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Deutsche WindGuard Brings AI to Asset Management: New AI Assistant Answers Operational Questions in Real Time

15 Sep 2026 17:09 | Berlin – Deutsche WindGuard Systems GmbH is continuing to expand its WONDER asset management system with an AI-powered conversational interface. The new digital assistant answers complex operational questions about renewable energy portfolios directly in natural language, without time-consuming searches or navigation. read more...

Technical Hurdle for AI Data Centers: Infineon and Solaredge Develop Ultra-Fast Circuit Breakers for 800-Volt DC Grids

15 Sep 2026 14:26 | Munich/Milpitas, California – Protecting high-voltage direct current grids in AI data centers from faults is considered a key technical challenge, as such networks require extremely fast fault isolation while conventional electromechanical circuit breakers are comparatively slow. To address this, Infineon and Solaredge are jointly developing semiconductor-based circuit breakers, known as solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs). read more...

Nordex to Supply Turbines on 199-Meter Towers Again: Nordex Secures Repowering Award in Hesse

15 Sep 2026 10:37 | Hamburg – EEF Erneuerbare Energien Fabrik has awarded Nordex Group a 34 MW order for the Rauschenberg wind farm in Hesse. The order comprises five N175/6.X turbines on 199-meter towers as well as a 20-year service agreement. read more...

Power Market: Oil and Gas Price Shock Fuels Inflation Pressure – Renewables and Storage Offer Best Protection

15 Sep 2026 10:12 | Münster – A renewed price shock in oil and gas markets is intensifying inflationary pressure in Europe and again drawing attention to the region's dependence on fossil fuel imports. In IWR's view, domestic renewable energy combined with battery storage offers the best protection against such price shocks. read more...

Stock Markets, Week 37/26: RENIXX World Nearly Unchanged, Bloom Energy and Nordex Lead Gains, Ormat Biggest Loser of the Week

14 Sep 2026 14:48 | Münster – The RENIXX World renewable energy stock index traded volatile last week. After testing the chart resistance zone identified the week before, the index failed to break through by midweek and fell to a weekly low on Thursday. It recovered toward the end of the week and closed almost unchanged from the previous week. read more...

Battery Research Germany: Fraunhofer ISE Increases Energy Density of Battery Cells by Up to 15 Percent

11 Sep 2026 16:02 | Freiburg, Germany – Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, together with partners from research and industry, have developed a new electrode architecture that allows battery cells to store 10 to 15 percent more energy at the same weight. The concept has been experimentally validated for lithium-ion, sodium-ion and zinc-ion batteries and, for lithium-ion cells, has already been transferred to pouch cells manufactured under near-industrial conditions. read more...

Oil Price Shock: Fossil Fuels Drive Prices and Inflation Higher Again – ECB Raises Interest Rates Again

11 Sep 2026 15:56 | Muenster, Germany – The renewed surge in fossil fuel prices is pushing inflation in the euro area significantly higher. The European Central Bank (ECB) has responded by raising all three of its key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points each. The deposit rate thus rises to 2.50 percent. read more...

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...