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Major Hydrogen Project in Australia: Plug Power to Supply Electrolyser for Orica's Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub
10 Jul 2026 15:19 | Slingerlands — Australia's hydrogen sector has reached a key milestone as the first project under the Hydrogen Headstart program advances to construction. Mining and explosives group Orica has taken a final investment decision (FID) for the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub. US company Plug Power will supply a PEM electrolyser for the project. read more...
Agri-PV Growth in Saxony-Anhalt: Tion Renewables Acquires 69 MWp Solar Park from FEFA
10 Jul 2026 12:14 | Munich – Agri-PV combines solar power generation with agricultural use of the same land, easing potential land-use conflicts in solar deployment. Tion Renewables GmbH has acquired an already operational Agri-PV park in Saxony-Anhalt from FEFA Projekt GmbH. read more...
Nordex Group Lifts Q2 Order Intake 32 Percent to 3.1 GW on Stable Prices, Shares Rise
10 Jul 2026 09:17 | Hamburg – German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex continues to see strong demand driven by the international expansion of wind energy. The Nordex Group recorded a significantly higher order intake in the second quarter of 2026 than in the same period last year, further strengthening its position in its core markets of Germany, the United States and Turkey. Price levels remained stable over the period. read more...
German Wind Power Additions Accelerate in First Half of 2026 on Offshore Comeback – New Solar Installations Decline
09 Jul 2026 10:30 | Münster — Wind power expansion in Germany accelerated markedly in the first half of 2026, while fewer new photovoltaic systems were connected to the grid. The growth in wind is driven mainly by a revived offshore sector, according to current data from the Bundesnetzagentur's (BNetzA) Marktstammdatenregister. read more...
Storage Solutions Against Negative Power Prices: Enercon Signs First Own Wind+ Storage Projects with Planungsbüro Düser
09 Jul 2026 09:44 | Aurich/Ense (Germany) — Enercon has signed contracts with Planungsbüro Düser GmbH for the first two projects under its own Wind+ Storage brand, which combines wind turbines with battery storage systems and intelligent hybrid control. The move comes as increasingly volatile power prices and periods of negative pricing, driven by high renewable feed-in, put pressure on the economics of standalone wind farm projects. read more...
PNE Sells Ready-to-Build "Romescamps" Wind Farm Project in France to JPEE
08 Jul 2026 17:05 | Cuxhaven — PNE Group has completed the sale of its "Romescamps" wind farm project in France to French green power producer JP Energie Environnement (JPEE), marking the second project transaction between the two companies. Alongside project sales, PNE is also building up its own operating portfolio in France. read more...
More Solar Power despite Congested Grids: Thüga Moves Medium-Voltage Series Regulator into Series Production
08 Jul 2026 09:16 | Munich — Rising rooftop solar installations are challenging distribution grid operators to make more efficient use of existing grid capacity. Thüga Aktiengesellschaft has therefore developed a compact medium-voltage series regulator (MSLR) together with TEN Thüringer Energienetze and Hitachi Energy, designed to enable more PV capacity without grid expansion. read more...
EU Financing Exclusion for High-Risk Country Inverters: S&P Global Data Show Sufficient Capacity among Western Manufacturers
08 Jul 2026 08:50 | Brussels – The planned exclusion of inverters from high-risk countries from EU financing instruments has put the question of supply security in the European solar market into focus. The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) points to market data from S&P Global Energy, which it says show that Western manufacturers can already meet demand today. read more...
German Wind Market: UKA Orders 100 Turbines with Around 700 MW from Nordex Group – Nordex Shares Slip Nonetheless
07 Jul 2026 15:09 | Hamburg – Wind energy expansion in Germany is gaining further momentum following EEG auction awards in recent tender rounds. In late June, Nordex Group received orders worth around 700 MW from German project developer UKA, extending its long-standing partnership with the Meissen-based company. read more...
Qualitas Energy Wind Farm Pipeline Grows as Nachtsheim-Luxem Project Reaches Full Operation in Rhineland-Palatinate
06 Jul 2026 16:50 | Berlin – Qualitas Energy has brought the Nachtsheim-Luxem wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate, located around 50 kilometers west of Koblenz, into full operation. The wind farm comprises eight Enercon E-138 turbines with a combined capacity of 33.6 MW. read more...
Scatec Commissions 142 MW Rio Urucuia Solar Park in Brazil, Share Up 6.9 Percent for the Week
06 Jul 2026 12:30 | Oslo/Belo Horizonte — Renewable power producer Scatec ASA has brought the 142 MW Rio Urucuia solar park in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais into commercial operation. The project is Scatec's third solar plant in Brazil and brings the Norwegian company's total installed capacity in the country to 835 MW. read more...
Stock Markets, Week 27/26: RENIXX Recovers – BYD, Goldwind, Bloom Energy and Xpeng Gain Double Digits – US Solar Stocks Under Heavy Pressure
06 Jul 2026 10:19 | Münster — The RENIXX World recovered markedly last trading week from the previous week's consolidation. After slipping to 1,318.58 points on Monday, June 29, 2026, close to the previous week's low, the index climbed to a weekly high of 1,370.19 points by Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The recovery was led by electric mobility and wind energy stocks. read more...
Order Boost in Germany: Nordex Secures Orders from Enova, BMR and Continental – Shares Gain
03 Jul 2026 14:35 | Hamburg — Nordex Group reported strong order intake from its German home market at the end of the second quarter. Wind energy company Enova, its partner BMR Energy Solutions, and tire manufacturer Continental placed several new orders with the Hamburg-based turbine maker in late June, totaling more than 217 MW. read more...
SuedLink Power Line Reaches Construction Milestone with Completion of First Underground Cable Section
03 Jul 2026 11:49 | Scheeßel, Lower Saxony — The expansion of Germany's major transmission grid is progressing further, with attention currently focused on the north-south direct current links Ultranet (commissioning planned for 2026), A-Nord (2027), and SuedLink and SuedOstLink (both 2028). SuedLink, one of the central projects of Germany's energy transition, has now reached a further important construction milestone. read more...
Vattenfall Installs First Monopile at Nordlicht I, Germany's Largest Offshore Wind Project
03 Jul 2026 11:38 | Hamburg — The expansion of offshore wind energy in the North Sea is advancing. Vattenfall has installed the first monopile for the Nordlicht I wind farm, marking a key construction phase for what is so far Germany's largest offshore wind project and advancing the expansion of fossil-free power generation in Europe. read more...
