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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...
Green Hydrogen from Hydropower: EnBW and Naturenergie Expand Electrolysis Capacity in Wyhlen to 6 MW
07 Oct 2026 11:52 | Grenzach-Wyhlen – EnBW and Naturenergie have inaugurated a new 5 MW electrolyser for green hydrogen production at the Grenzach-Wyhlen hydropower plant. Together with the existing 1 MW unit, electrolysis capacity at the site rises to 6 MW. Commercial operation of the new unit is scheduled for early 2027, following completion of commissioning and a trial period. read more...
High Oil and Gas Prices Fuel Inflation: Vattenfall Calls for Faster Electrification in Germany
07 Oct 2026 11:43 | Berlin – Vattenfall has warned of the economic risks of Germany's and Europe's heavy reliance on fossil energy imports, following the recent rise in oil and gas prices. The energy company is calling for faster expansion of renewable energy, power grids and storage, as well as greater electrification of heating, transport and industry. read more...
Battery Storage Now Supports Grid Stability: SMA and M.O.E. Deliver Practical Proof for Grid-Forming Inverter
07 Oct 2026 11:32 | Itzehoe/Niestetal, Germany – SMA has received a prototype confirmation for grid-forming capabilities for its Sunny Central Storage UP-S 4600 battery inverter with "Full Boost". According to the certification body M.O.E., it is the first confirmation of its kind in the industry based on VDE FNN Guideline 2.1. The new verification procedure has thus been implemented in practice for the first time, from test measurements through model validation to certification. read more...
Large-Scale Battery Storage for the German Market: Lynus Starts Production in Bavaria
06 Oct 2026 09:44 | Tuggen – Swiss company Lynus AG has begun manufacturing large-scale battery storage systems in Germany. At its site in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, the company, which is part of the Enerfin AG corporate network, has started producing modular systems that combine battery storage, energy management and marketing and were developed for the German market. read more...
Capital from Abu Dhabi for Offshore Wind and Battery Storage: Masdar and Luxcara Explore Investments of More Than EUR 5 Billion
06 Oct 2026 09:27 | Hamburg/Berlin – Abu Dhabi-based investor Masdar and Hamburg-based asset manager Luxcara are exploring a partnership for investments in offshore wind energy and battery storage in Germany. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the state visit of the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Masdar also signed a separate MoU with RWE. read more...
Egypt Turns to Wind Energy: Scatec and EDF Start Construction of 900 MW Shadwan Wind Farm
06 Oct 2026 09:04 | Oslo/Cairo – Norway's Scatec and France's EDF Power Solutions have started construction of the 900 MW Shadwan onshore wind farm in Egypt. The project, with an investment volume of USD 716 million, is expected to generate around 4 billion kWh of electricity per year. The first phase is scheduled to begin operations at the end of 2027. read more...
Stock Markets, Week 40/26: RENIXX Tests Annual Low – New Constituents Samsung SDI and SMA Solar Gain Strongly – XPeng, Cadeler and Grenergy at Bottom of Index
05 Oct 2026 10:35 | Münster – The RENIXX World set a new annual low last week. The index of the renewable energy sector recovered somewhat by the end of the week but still closed marginally lower on a weekly basis. The composition of the RENIXX was adjusted last week as part of the regular major rebalancing date. read more...
Lower Austria Bets on More Wind Energy: Nordex to Supply First N175/6.X Turbines to Austria for WEB Repowering
02 Oct 2026 14:54 | Hamburg – Lower Austria raised its wind energy expansion target in 2025. In the district of Gänserndorf, WEB Windenergie AG is now having existing turbines replaced with N175/6.X turbines from the Nordex Group, which will be used in Austria for the first time. read more...
RENIXX Under Pressure in Third Quarter – Year-to-Date Gain Shrinks – Energy Storage Gains Importance
02 Oct 2026 12:09 | Münster – The global renewable energy stock index RENIXX World ended the first nine months of 2026 in positive territory, but most of the gains from the first half were erased in the third quarter. Samsung SDI joined the index on October 1 as another battery manufacturer after CATL. read more...
Solar Power Feed-In Up 33 Percent in September – Renewables Up 9.5 Percent Year to Date
02 Oct 2026 12:02 | Münster, Germany – Solar feed-in in Germany rose well above the level of the same month a year earlier in sunny September. Feed-in from wind and hydropower was lower. This is shown by an IWR analysis of data from the European transmission system operators (ENTSO-E). read more...
EU Power Mix in Transition: Wind and Solar Almost on Par with Nuclear and Coal from January to September 2026
02 Oct 2026 11:56 | Münster – The EU's power generation fleet continued its shift toward renewable energy in 2026. From January to September, wind and solar plants fed almost as much electricity into the EU grid as nuclear, lignite and hard coal plants combined. read more...
Europe's Wind Market Grows – Nordex Secures 220 MW in Orders
30 Sep 2026 14:57 | Hamburg – Europe's wind market is expanding, and turbines from the Nordex Group are in demand across several markets. The turbine manufacturer has reported new orders totalling around 220 MW from Germany, France, Portugal and Spain so far this week. read more...
