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Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Takes Shape: Vattenfall Completes Foundation Installation for Nordlicht I Ahead of Schedule
04 Nov 2026 08:50 | Berlin - Vattenfall has completed the installation of all 68 foundations ahead of schedule at the Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. With an installed turbine capacity of 1,020 MW, Nordlicht I is currently set to become Germany’s largest offshore wind farm. read more...
South Africa’s Power Market in Transition: PNE Sells 250 MW Solar Project
04 Nov 2026 08:41 | Cuxhaven – Wind and solar project developer PNE has sold a photovoltaic project with a planned capacity of 250 MW in South Africa. The buyer is a South African independent power producer (IPP), which was not named. read more...
Solar and Wind Boom: India Reaches 308 GW of Non-Fossil Power Capacity – USD 220 Billion Investment Needed by 2030
03 Nov 2026 13:27 | New Delhi – India has increased its installed non-fossil power capacity to around 308 GW by the end of September 2026. For further expansion to 500 GW by 2030, the Indian government estimates a capital requirement of around USD 220 billion. read more...
Solar Power Feed-In Up 40 Percent in October – Renewables Share Above 63 Percent Since Start of Year
03 Nov 2026 10:11 | Münster – Solar power feed-in in Germany rose by around 40 percent in October 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. Wind energy and hydropower, by contrast, fed in less electricity. This is shown by an analysis by the Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR) of data from European transmission system operators (ENTSO-E). read more...
Renewable Energy: IRENA Chief Expects Fewer Additions in 2026 for First Time – Power Grids Slow Growth
03 Nov 2026 09:51 | Abu Dhabi – After a global record addition of around 693 GW in 2025, IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera expects annual renewable energy additions to decline in 2026 for the first time in five years. He cites inadequate power grids and trade restrictions as obstacles. read more...
Esmera Partners Advises on Sale of Onshore Wind Farm with Repowering Prospect
02 Nov 2026 16:15 | Grünwald/Konstanz – Renewable energy M&A advisory firm Esmera Partners has advised a German utility on the sale of an existing onshore wind farm in Germany. The transaction covers the ongoing operation of the wind farm as well as the prospect of a future repowering of the site. read more...
Four-Hour Gigawatt-Class Battery Storage: ADS-TEC Energy Expects Building Permit for 4 GWh Project
02 Nov 2026 14:30 | Nürtingen – ADS-TEC Energy expects to receive the building permit shortly for one of the largest battery storage projects planned in Europe. The facility in Markgröningen, in the Ludwigsburg district of Baden-Württemberg, is designed to have a power capacity of 1 GW and a storage capacity of 4 GWh. read more...
Electric Trucks Gain Ground: Over 40 Percent of Surveyed Fleet Decision-Makers See Cost Advantage Over Diesel
02 Nov 2026 14:27 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen – More than 40 percent of fleet decision-makers surveyed by Daimler Truck consider battery-electric trucks more economical than diesel trucks in terms of total cost. Current EU registration figures also show strong growth in electrically chargeable trucks, although their market share remains low. read more...
Stock Market Week 44/26: RENIXX World Stabilises After Losses – Scatec and Ballard Surge, Enphase Plunges
02 Nov 2026 12:11 | Münster – The RENIXX World, the international equity index for renewable energies, ended the trading week from October 26 to 30, 2026 with a slight gain. After the sharp losses of the previous week, the index rose 0.3 percent to 1,075.65 points. Scatec and Ballard Power posted particularly strong gains, while Enphase Energy and SolarEdge fell by double-digit percentages. read more...
AI Data Centres as a Growth Market: 1Komma5° and 2G Energy Partner on Decentralised Power Supply
02 Nov 2026 09:13 | Berlin – 1Komma5°, a provider of decentralised energy solutions, and 2G Energy, a manufacturer specialising in combined heat and power plants and decentralised energy technology, have agreed a technology partnership to supply power to AI data centres. The companies plan to intelligently link gas engine plants, photovoltaics and battery storage and optimise the energy supply. read more...
Scatec Doubles Investment Targets Through 2030 – Heavy Impairments Weigh on Quarterly Result
30 Oct 2026 15:04 | Oslo – Norwegian renewable energy group Scatec booked a consolidated loss of around EUR 110 million in the third quarter of 2026, despite higher operating earnings. At the same time, the company announced it would double its average annual equity investments for 2027 to 2030 to around EUR 194 million. read more...
Nordex and Denker Wulf Continue Cooperation: New Wind Power Order for Nordex in Schleswig-Holstein
30 Oct 2026 12:15 | Hamburg – Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received an order from project developer Denker Wulf for nine wind turbines with a total capacity of 51.3 MW. The turbines are intended for the Bredenbek Wind Farm in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in Schleswig-Holstein. read more...
China Surpasses 2,000 GW of Wind and Solar Capacity – Coal Share Falls Below 50 Percent
30 Oct 2026 11:19 | Beijing – China’s installed wind and solar capacity exceeded 2,000 GW for the first time by the end of September 2026. While renewables are contributing a growing share of the country’s power supply, the share of coal-fired generation is declining. This is shown by current data from China’s energy authority NEA. read more...
Enphase Energy Shares Plunge After Earnings – AI Data Centres as New Growth Prospect
29 Oct 2026 15:53 | Fremont, USA – US solar technology company Enphase Energy reported a sharp drop in revenue and profit for the third quarter of 2026. Facing weak demand in the residential solar market, the company is expanding its product portfolio and developing power electronics for AI data centres. read more...
Vattenfall Expands Battery Portfolio to Nearly 1.3 GW – Large-Scale Storage in Germany and the Netherlands Drives Growth
29 Oct 2026 15:13 | Berlin – Swedish energy group Vattenfall has expanded its European battery portfolio to almost 1,300 MW. A large-scale storage project in Brunsbüttel and an agreement on battery capacity in the Netherlands contribute to this. About 240 MW of the portfolio is in operation so far. read more...
