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Largest Offshore Wind Farm in the German Baltic Sea: Gennaker Reaches Key Milestone
26 Oct 2026 12:51 | Hamburg – The two substation platforms Darß and Zingst have been successfully installed at the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The wind farm, with a planned capacity of just under 1,000 MW, is scheduled to start operations at the end of 2028. read more...
Weltec Biopower Enters Battery Storage Market: Biogas Plant Builder Weltec Expands Business Areas
26 Oct 2026 12:00 | Vechta (Germany) – Lower Saxony-based biogas plant builder Weltec Biopower is adding battery storage solutions to its portfolio. Under the name Weltec Battery Hub, the company will offer storage technology going forward, as well as services for the planning and implementation of storage projects. read more...
Cadeler Ahead of Group Restructuring: Offshore Wind Specialist Plans UK Parent Company – Share Exchange Nears 90 Percent Threshold
26 Oct 2026 11:31 | Copenhagen – Offshore wind specialist Cadeler has reached an acceptance rate of 89.5 percent in the share exchange for the planned move of its parent company from Denmark to the United Kingdom. Completion requires 90 percent, and the offer period has therefore been extended to October 28, 2026. read more...
Stock Market Week 43/26: RENIXX Falls to New 2026 Low – Scatec, CATL, SMA, Solaria Energia and Bloom Energy Lose Double-Digit Percentages, Cadeler Surges
26 Oct 2026 10:24 | Münster – The RENIXX World extended its decline in the past trading week, falling sharply by 4.2 percent. Scatec, CATL and SMA Solar came under particular pressure. Offshore wind specialist Cadeler led the gainers with a double-digit rise. read more...
Bloom Energy Posts 138 Percent Revenue Growth in Q3 – Profit Jumps and Guidance Raised, Shares Initially Under Pressure
23 Oct 2026 13:16 | San Jose (USA) – U.S. fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy increased its revenue in the third quarter of 2026 by 138.1 percent year on year to USD 1.24 billion. Operating profit rose sharply, and full-year guidance was raised again. read more...
Home Battery Storage Pioneer Sonnen Files for Insolvency Just Two Months After Shell Sale – Group Revenue Slumps 55 Percent, Heavy Losses
23 Oct 2026 10:23 | Wildpoldsried (Germany) – German home battery storage pioneer Sonnen has filed for insolvency. Energy group Shell sold the company to investor Tiven only in August. read more...
Nordex Enters New Zealand Wind Market with First Order for 192 MW – 30-Year Service Agreement
22 Oct 2026 16:56 | Hamburg – Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received its first order from New Zealand, a large 192 MW order. The customer is energy utility Mercury, which is building a new wind farm on New Zealand’s South Island. read more...
Hybrid Parks on the Rise: Swisspower Renewables Opens Solar Park in Brandenburg – Wind and Solar Share One Grid Connection
22 Oct 2026 14:18 | Wainsdorf (Germany) – Swisspower Renewables has opened the Prösen Solar Park in Wainsdorf, Brandenburg. The photovoltaic plant shares the grid connection point at the Gröditz substation with the existing Elsterwerda Wind Farm. read more...
Fraunhofer ISE High-Energy Battery Cells Retain Over 83 Percent Capacity After 1,000 Full Cycles
22 Oct 2026 14:12 | Freiburg, Germany – Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have made progress in developing long-life lithium-ion batteries with silicon-rich anodes. In long-term tests, in-house-manufactured high-energy battery cells showed high cycle stability combined with high energy density. read more...
Hydrogen Ramp-Up Falls Short of Expectations – German Government Presents 10-Point Plan
22 Oct 2026 14:01 | Berlin – The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) presented a 10-point plan on October 19, 2026, aimed at advancing Germany’s stalled hydrogen market development. The plan provides for more favourable production conditions, demand-oriented infrastructure expansion and additional demand incentives. read more...
Scatec Shares Plunge Almost 18 Percent by Midday – Solar and Storage Operator Cuts Earnings Guidance Significantly
22 Oct 2026 13:48 | Oslo – Shares in Norwegian solar and storage operator Scatec fell almost 18 percent on Thursday morning after the company substantially lowered its 2026 earnings guidance. Scatec cited regulatory intervention, the impact of the war in Ukraine, project delays and currency effects. read more...
Battery Storage Boom in Lithuania: Capacity Rises to Almost 1,200 MW – Ignitis and Emsys VPP Expand Virtual Power Plant for Balancing Power
21 Oct 2026 10:53 | Vilnius/Oldenburg – Lithuania’s battery storage market is growing rapidly: installed capacity rose from around 700 MW at the end of June to nearly 1,200 MW in early October 2026. Lithuanian energy company Ignitis and Germany’s Emsys VPP are expanding their cooperation so that battery storage assets can also be marketed for balancing power in future. read more...
Nel ASA Reports Surge in PEM Electrolyser Orders as Alkaline Revenue Plunges and Losses Widen
20 Oct 2026 16:48 | Oslo – Norwegian hydrogen company Nel ASA recorded a sharp rise in orders for PEM electrolysers in the third quarter of 2026. At the same time, revenue from alkaline electrolysers plunged, while group losses increased significantly. read more...
Hydrogen Expansion in Austria and Denmark Could Affect German Power Prices – Fraunhofer Calculates 2030 Impact
20 Oct 2026 16:35 | Kassel/Münster – The planned expansion of hydrogen production in Austria and Denmark could also affect German power prices. Model calculations by Fraunhofer IEE for 2030 show a moderate increase in German wholesale electricity prices. read more...
Balancing Power Market in Transition: Vattenfall Enters with 200 MW of Offshore Wind Capacity
20 Oct 2026 16:26 | Hamburg - With 200 MW of balancing capacity from the Veja Mate wind farm in the North Sea, offshore wind energy is playing a growing role in stabilising the German power grid. Vattenfall is entering offshore balancing power marketing in Germany for the first time. read more...
