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WindEnergy Hamburg 2026 Expects 43,000 Attendees – Storage to Get Its Own Exhibition Focus for the First Time

09 Sep 2026 12:23 | Hamburg, Germany – The international wind industry will gather in Hamburg from September 22 to 25, 2026, for WindEnergy Hamburg. Organizers expect around 43,000 attendees from around the world and more than 1,600 exhibiting companies. The trade fair will be opened by Hamburg's First Mayor, Dr. Peter Tschentscher. read more...

Russia Builds and Operates Russian Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey – Akkuyu NPP Nears Start-Up

08 Sep 2026 12:24 | Muenster – Turkey's first nuclear power plant is nearing the start-up of its first unit. Yet contrary to what the term "Turkish nuclear power plant" suggests, the Akkuyu NPP is not owned by the Turkish state. It is owned by the Russian state corporation Rosatom, which is financing, building and also operating the nuclear power plant in Turkey. read more...

Offshore Wind Farm Oranje Wind Begins Construction Phase – RWE and TotalEnergies Link 795 MW Wind Farm to Storage and Hydrogen

08 Sep 2026 12:16 | Essen/Utrecht, Netherland – The Oranje Wind offshore wind farm developed by RWE and TotalEnergies has entered its offshore construction phase. The first of a total of 53 monopile foundations has been installed in the Dutch North Sea. The wind farm, with a capacity of 795 MW, is scheduled to be fully operational in early 2028. read more...

EU Releases Further €661 Million for the Netherlands – Offshore Wind, Building Renovation and Green Hydrogen in Focus

08 Sep 2026 12:11 | Brussels, Belgium – The Netherlands is making progress in implementing its EU-funded recovery program. The European Commission has given a preliminary positive assessment of the fourth payment request, worth €661 million. Targets achieved include measures to expand offshore wind energy, more than 820,000 energy-efficiency improvements to residential buildings, and research and demonstration projects for green hydrogen. read more...

Stock Markets, Week 36/26: RENIXX Weaker – Bloom Energy Posts Double-Digit Gain, JinkoSolar Double-Digit Loss, Nordex Jumps 10 Percent Today on BofA Recommendation

07 Sep 2026 18:13 | Muenster, Germany – The RENIXX World traded weaker over the reporting week, falling to a weekly low of 1,192.74 points by Wednesday, September 2, 2026, before recovering slightly toward the end of the week. read more...

Vattenfall Accelerates Wind and Solar Expansion in Germany as Project Pipeline Grows

07 Sep 2026 18:06 | Berlin, Germany – Vattenfall continues to expand its renewables portfolio in Germany. The energy company has commissioned the 46 MWp Nauen solar park in Brandenburg and, in parallel, expanded its onshore wind portfolio through the acquisition of a 43 MW project in Rhineland-Palatinate. read more...

Taiwan Offshore Wind Expansion: Ørsted Advances 920 MW Wind Farm Complex off Changhua Toward Completion

01 Sep 2026 14:47 | Fredericia – Danish energy group Ørsted has celebrated the completion of construction on its second gigawatt-scale offshore wind complex off the coast of Taiwan. With the addition of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 wind farms, the existing Changhua offshore wind cluster reaches a new capacity milestone. read more...

Stuttgart's Hydrogen Hub Expands: Four Storage Tanks and AI for Greater Flexibility

01 Sep 2026 11:51 | Stuttgart – Stadtwerke Stuttgart is further developing the Green Hydrogen Hub Stuttgart at the port into a flexible, market-oriented hydrogen production facility. With the installation of several buffer storage tanks and a parallel research project on AI-supported operational optimization, both the construction and control-technology sides of the project are taking shape. read more...

Stock Market Week 35/26: RENIXX Under Fed Rate Pressure – JinkoSolar and Canadian Solar Down By Double Digits, Cadeler, Bloom Energy and Ørsted Lead Gains

31 Aug 2026 13:22 | Münster – The RENIXX World remained volatile during the reporting week and again closed trading below its 200-day moving average, posting a slight decline. After a low at the start of the week, the index recovered significantly by Thursday before losing ground again toward the end of the week. read more...

Power: Reiche's New Energy Policy Course Shifts Control – Costly Gas-Fired Power Plants Drive Up Electricity Prices

31 Aug 2026 08:47 | Münster - The energy policy realignment planned by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche will lead to higher, not lower, electricity prices for industry and consumers, according to an analysis by the Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR). If the expansion of renewable energy is slowed and retiring coal-fired capacity is increasingly replaced by gas-fired power plants, the high costs of gas-fired generation will increasingly determine the exchange electricity price going forward. read more...

Canadian Solar Shifts Focus to US Manufacturing as Second-Quarter Loss Widens Sharply

28 Aug 2026 13:38 | Kitchener, Ontario — Canadian Solar is restructuring its business: the Canadian solar company is shifting its strategic focus from global volume growth in solar modules to higher-value business segments, led by manufacturing in the United States. The loss widened significantly in the second quarter, while the storage business is gaining increasing importance. read more...

Sowitec Insolvency: Capcora Mandated to Advise on Sale of Wind Project Rights Totaling Around 32 GW

27 Aug 2026 16:10 | Frankfurt am Main – Capcora is coordinating the planned sale of the international wind project rights held by the insolvent Sowitec Group on behalf of the creditors' committee. The financial advisory boutique was awarded the mandate on the recommendation of insolvency administrator Dr. Holger Leichtle of law firm GÖRG and will serve as the central point of contact for potential investors throughout the M&A process. read more...

Storage Market Gains Momentum: Lindhorst Group Expands Storage Business with Tesvolt

27 Aug 2026 12:48 | Winsen (Aller)/Wittenberg – Germany's battery storage market is gaining significant momentum, with renewable project developers increasingly adding large-scale storage systems to their portfolios. Lindhorst Group, a family-owned corporate group focused on renewable energy, is expanding its storage business together with manufacturer Tesvolt through a new battery storage project. read more...

Deep Geothermal Energy: DMT Launches 3D Seismic Survey to Assess Geothermal Potential in Greater Munich Area

27 Aug 2026 11:41 | Munich – To systematically develop the deep geothermal potential of densely populated urban areas, TÜV NORD subsidiary DMT is deploying large-scale 3D seismic subsurface exploration. On behalf of Stadtwerke München, DMT is launching the survey campaign in the greater Munich area as part of the GIGA-M project. read more...

From Lab to Industrial-Scale Production: Organic PV Overcomes Scaling Hurdle

27 Aug 2026 11:29 | Freiburg – Organic photovoltaics has made the leap from lab-scale cells to an industry-ready manufacturing process. A research team from the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, working with industry partners, has produced semitransparent organic solar modules on significantly larger areas than before. read more...