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Nordex Posts Sharp Earnings Jump in Third Quarter of 2026, Raises Full-Year Guidance – Shares Gain

16 Oct 2026 15:37 | Hamburg – Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex more than doubled its EBITDA in the third quarter of 2026 and significantly raised its full-year guidance for the EBITDA margin. The shares are rising. read more...

Major Order for Fluence: Vattenfall Awards 4-Hour Large-Scale Storage System at Brunsbüttel Nuclear Plant Site – Commissioning Planned for 2028

16 Oct 2026 10:26 | Brunsbüttel – Vattenfall has contracted US battery storage provider Fluence to build a turnkey large-scale battery storage system with 254 MW of power capacity and more than 1,000 MWh of storage capacity in Brunsbüttel. Designed for a storage duration of around four hours, the system is scheduled to enter operation at the end of 2028. read more...

Four-Hour Large-Scale Storage: Enlight and Enertrag Start Construction of 840 MWh Project in Brandenburg

16 Oct 2026 09:55 | Münster – Enlight Renewable Energy and Enertrag have begun construction of a battery storage system with 200 MW of power capacity and around 840 MWh of storage capacity in Bertikow, Brandenburg. Commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of 2027. read more...

PIK Study: Climate Action Opens New Economic Prospects – Fossil-Fuel States Face Challenges

16 Oct 2026 09:32 | Potsdam – A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows how climate action could affect the economic assets of 169 countries. While avoided climate damage and renewable energy offer economic benefits and new potential, 19 countries heavily dependent on fossil fuels could face economic disadvantages. read more...

Nel and Rheinmetall Team Up on E-Fuels – Decentralised Fuel Production Aims to Strengthen Security of Supply

14 Oct 2026 09:12 | Oslo – Norwegian electrolyser manufacturer Nel ASA and German defence group Rheinmetall plan to cooperate on the decentralised production of synthetic fuels. The two companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU). The initial focus is on the Norwegian market. read more...

Germany: Wind Capacity Additions Rise 63 Percent in January–September 2026 – Solar PV Additions Hold Steady

14 Oct 2026 09:04 | Münster – Wind energy deployment in Germany grew sharply in the first nine months of 2026. Newly installed solar PV capacity remained almost unchanged despite a clear drop in the number of systems, according to IWR analyses of the Federal Network Agency’s Market Master Data Register (Marktstammdatenregister). read more...

Fraunhofer Opens New ZESS Building for Solid-State Batteries and Hydrogen

13 Oct 2026 12:53 | Braunschweig – The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has opened the new building of the Fraunhofer Centre for Energy Storage and Systems (ZESS) in Braunschweig. Three Fraunhofer institutes are working there with TU Braunschweig to develop solid-state batteries and hydrogen technologies, with the aim of driving the transfer into industrial applications. read more...

Volkswagen Under Pressure Between Combustion Engines and EVs: Global Deliveries Fall 9 Percent – Europe and South America Grow Against the Trend

13 Oct 2026 12:40 | Wolfsburg – Volkswagen Group delivered 6.01 million vehicles worldwide in the first nine months of 2026, 9 percent fewer than in the same period last year. Deliveries in China fell 30.2 percent and in North America 4 percent, while group deliveries rose 1.7 percent in Europe and 4.3 percent in South America. read more...

Nordex Sharply Increases Order Intake as Türkiye, Germany and US Drive Business

12 Oct 2026 16:04 | Hamburg – Onshore wind turbine manufacturer Nordex booked more new project orders in the third quarter of 2026 than in the same period a year earlier. The strongest individual markets were Türkiye, Germany and the US. read more...

Stock Market Week 41/26: RENIXX Marks New Annual Low and Recovers by Week’s End – Xpeng and Samsung SDI Lead, Plug Power and Nordex Fall Sharply

12 Oct 2026 10:36 | Münster – The RENIXX World set a new annual low on a closing basis last Thursday, but it narrowly held its support zone and recovered somewhat by the end of the week. Battery and electric mobility stocks such as Xpeng, Samsung SDI and CATL were the week’s winners. Plug Power and Nordex were among the losers. read more...

VSB Starts Construction of Liethe-Lehmden Repowering Project: Its First Wind Farm in Lower Saxony

09 Oct 2026 11:06 | Dresden – VSB Group has begun construction of the Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in Rastede, Lower Saxony. read more...

Power: Storage Becomes an Economic Factor – Vattenfall to Market New 285 MW Battery Portfolio

08 Oct 2026 10:16 | Berlin – Energy company Vattenfall is expanding its battery storage business in Germany. The company is taking over the marketing of four large-scale battery storage systems with a combined power capacity of 285 MW. The facilities are being developed by an independent flexibility provider at four sites in different German control zones. Vattenfall did not name the project developer. read more...

Europe's Wind Market Heads for Record Year – Permitting Remains Key Challenge

07 Oct 2026 17:01 | Hamburg/Brussels – Europe's wind market is heading for a record year in new installations, while permitting volumes are developing differently across individual markets. Against this backdrop, Nordex Group has received new orders from Türkiye and from Southern, Central and Eastern Europe. read more...

Electric Cars Surge as Petrol and Diesel Lose Ground – BEV Share Rises to Record 34.5 Percent in September

07 Oct 2026 12:09 | Flensburg – Battery-electric passenger cars (BEVs) reached a record share of new registrations in Germany in September 2026, while fuel prices at the pump hit new highs. The BEV share of new passenger car registrations rose to the highest level recorded to date, while petrol and diesel cars lost significant ground year on year. The figures come from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and the ADAC automobile club. read more...

New Long-Duration Storage Scheme: UK Drives Battery Storage with Discharge Durations of up to 18 Hours – Market Trend Already Visible

07 Oct 2026 12:02 | Copenhagen – The UK is promoting the construction of batteries with long discharge durations through a dedicated long-duration storage scheme. Independent of the British scheme, the trend towards longer discharge durations is already visible in the market. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is building a four-hour storage system in Scotland, doubling the discharge duration compared with its three previous large-scale storage systems in the region. read more...