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AI Data Centres: Sunrun and SPAN Plan Additional Computing Power with Solar and Storage Systems in US Residential Developments

25 Sep 2026 10:17 | San Francisco – US solar and storage provider Sunrun and energy technology company SPAN plan to expand their cooperation to distributed AI data centres. In newly built residential developments, compute nodes are to be combined with solar systems, battery storage and smart electrical panels. The first deployments are planned in Texas and other markets that have not yet been named. read more...

Huge Power Demand from AI Data Centers: 2G Energy Wins Major Order from Energy Vault

25 Sep 2026 09:50 | Heek, Germany – No electricity, no data center: the rapidly growing power demand of data centers for artificial intelligence is making an adequate and reliable power supply a central challenge for operators and developers worldwide. 2G Energy AG has received a major order from US company Energy Vault for power generation systems for AI data centers in the United States. read more...

Chinese Rotor Blade Manufacturer Sinoma Secures Wind Tunnel Capacity at Deutsche WindGuard Through 2030

25 Sep 2026 09:29 | Hamburg – Chinese rotor blade manufacturer Sinoma has secured long-term wind tunnel capacity in Germany for the development of its next blade generation. The contract partner is Deutsche WindGuard Engineering. read more...

Vestas Debuts New 7.2 MW Wind Turbine in Sweden – Series Production to Begin at End of 2027

24 Sep 2026 08:21 | Hamburg – Vestas received the first order for its new V182-7.2 MW onshore wind turbine one day after launching the model. Swedish project developer SR Energy has ordered four turbines with a total capacity of 28.8 MW for the Staverhult Wind Farm in southern Sweden. Commissioning is scheduled for the third quarter of 2028. read more...

PNE and Enercon Plan Energy Park with 98 MW of Wind Capacity in Brandenburg

24 Sep 2026 08:15 | Cuxhaven/Aurich – Wind farm developer PNE and Enercon are developing an energy park with around 98 MW of wind capacity and a battery storage system with 32 MW of output and 70 MWh of storage capacity in Beerfelde, in the Oder-Spree district of Brandenburg. The project also includes its own substation. read more...

Ørsted and Nuveen Inaugurate 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm

23 Sep 2026 15:32 | Hamburg – Danish energy company Ørsted and infrastructure investor Nuveen have officially inaugurated the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm, which has an installed capacity of 913 MW. Located in the German North Sea, the project is one of Germany's largest offshore wind farms and, according to the companies, can theoretically supply almost one million households with electricity. read more...

Electric Cars Gain Ground in the EU: Germany Leads Market – High Fuel Prices Drive Switch in 2026

23 Sep 2026 12:22 | Wiesbaden – Battery electric cars accounted for a record 17.3 percent of new passenger car registrations in the EU in 2025. Germany was the largest market, with around 545,100 newly registered electric cars and a 28.9 percent share of EU-wide registrations, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said, citing data from the European statistics agency Eurostat. read more...

Nordex Expands Delta4000 Series with N193/7.X – New High-Capacity Wind Turbine for Low-Wind Regions

23 Sep 2026 12:07 | Hamburg – The Nordex Group has unveiled its new N193/7.X wind turbine at WindEnergy Hamburg, featuring a rotor diameter of 193 metres and a capacity of up to 7.3 MW. For the German market, the turbine will initially be offered with a maximum capacity of 6.6 MW. Series production is scheduled to start in 2029. read more...

LEAG's First GigawattFactory Becomes Reality: Construction Starts on Germany's Largest Battery Storage Project

23 Sep 2026 11:38 | Cottbus – Energy company LEAG has commissioned the Forst-Briesnig 2 wind farm and the first construction phase of the Bohrau Energy Park and started construction of the GigaBattery Jänschwalde 1000. With its GigawattFactory, the company is advancing the transformation of the former Lusatia lignite region into an integrated energy hub. For the first time, it is combining wind power, photovoltaics and battery storage at gigawatt scale in a single system of generation, storage and dispatchable capacity. read more...

Navaris Secures Onshore Wind Awards for All Submitted Projects Totalling 304.5 MW

23 Sep 2026 11:25 | Berlin – Wind energy project developer Navaris has won awards for eleven projects with a combined capacity of 304.5 MW in the latest onshore wind tender round. According to the company, all of its submitted bids were successful. read more...

Total Energies Brings German Power Business Together Under “Integrated Power Germany” – New Unit Links VSB, Kyon Energy and Quadra

23 Sep 2026 11:15 | Dresden – Total Energies is bringing its German power business together under a new unit, “Integrated Power Germany”. The subsidiaries VSB, Kyon Energy and Quadra energy Sales & Origination will be more closely integrated with the group’s German offshore wind business in order to combine generation, storage and marketing along the value chain. read more...

Vestas Secures Three New Wind Farm Orders in Europe: Vestas to Supply 119 Megawatts of Wind Turbines for Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland

22 Sep 2026 16:20 | Aarhus – Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced three new onshore wind farm orders in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland this week. Customers include a Dutch wind farm operator, an undisclosed customer in Belgium, and a Polish subsidiary of energy group Orlen. read more...

SMA Opens Gigawatt Factory, Strengthens Large-Scale Systems Segment — More Than 60 GW of Production Capacity

22 Sep 2026 16:09 | Niestetal, Germany — SMA Solar Technology AG has officially opened its new Gigawatt Factory at its headquarters in Niestetal, near Kassel. At full capacity, the plant can produce more than 60 GW annually and is geared toward technologies for large-scale photovoltaic, storage and hybrid energy systems. read more...

50Hertz Places Major Order for 2 GW Offshore Platform in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

21 Sep 2026 10:46 | Berlin/Rostock – Transmission system operator 50Hertz has awarded Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) of Rostock the contract for the LanWin3 offshore converter platform. The platform, with a transmission capacity of 2 GW, is to be built in Rostock-Warnemünde and in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. It will convert North Sea offshore wind power for transmission via the direct current grid. read more...

Mercedes-Benz Trucks Plans First Electric Truck Circumnavigation of the Globe – eActros 600 Set for 45,000-Kilometre Tour

21 Sep 2026 10:37 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen – Mercedes-Benz Trucks is planning the world's first circumnavigation of the globe with a battery-electric long-haul truck, aiming to demonstrate the performance and real-world suitability of battery-electric trucks beyond established European markets. DHL is supporting the tour with international vehicle transport by sea. read more...