21 Oct 2026 10:53 | Vilnius/Oldenburg – Lithuania’s battery storage market is growing rapidly: installed capacity rose from around 700 MW at the end of June to nearly 1,200 MW in early October 2026. Lithuanian energy company Ignitis and Germany’s Emsys VPP are expanding their cooperation so that battery storage assets can also be marketed for balancing power in future. read more... 20 Oct 2026 16:48 | Oslo – Norwegian hydrogen company Nel ASA recorded a sharp rise in orders for PEM electrolysers in the third quarter of 2026. At the same time, revenue from alkaline electrolysers plunged, while group losses increased significantly. read more... 20 Oct 2026 16:35 | Kassel/Münster – The planned expansion of hydrogen production in Austria and Denmark could also affect German power prices. Model calculations by Fraunhofer IEE for 2030 show a moderate increase in German wholesale electricity prices. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
Battery Storage Boom in Lithuania: Capacity Rises to Almost 1,200 MW – Ignitis and Emsys VPP Expand Virtual Power Plant for Balancing Power
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| - Virtual Power Plant Enables Balancing Services in Lithuania’s Electricity Market
Vilnius/Oldenburg (renewablepress) - Lithuania’s Ignitis and Germany’s emsys VPP are expanding their Virtual Power Plant (VPP) partner-ship to strengthen the stability of the Baltic power grid. As part of expande... read more...
16 Oct 2026
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16 Oct 2026
| Berlin/Röderland (renewablepress) - The Swisspower Renewables Group officially opened the Prösen Solar Park in Wainsdorf on 15 October 2026. The ground-mounted photovoltaic plant generates enough renewable electricity to meet the equivalent of around 4,200 households’ annual consumption. Together wi... read more...
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Press releases
Battery Storage Enters the Balancing Market to Strengthen Grid Stability: Ignitis and emsys VPP Expand Partnership
Nordex Group reports strong preliminary Q3/2026 results and raises EBITDA margin guidance for full year 2026
Swisspower Renewables opens Prösen Solar Park in Wainsdorf: Integrated site combines wind, solar and battery storage
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Wednesday,
21.10.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 21.10.
202601.01. - 21.10.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
1.691
1.521
362.4
338.2
Hydropower*
0.527
0.582
208.9
225.3
Solar
0.583
0.623
298.4
252.5
Biomass
0.222
0.234
63.1
61.9
Geothermal
0.013
0.004
4.3
2.7
Subtotal Renewable
3.036
2.964
937.0
880.5
Nuclear
1.299
1.440
466.3
488.0
Gas
1.043
1.257
305.0
287.5
Lignite (brown coal)
0.482
0.541
112.8
112.8
Hard coal
0.327
0.366
86.5
79.7
Waste
0.050
0.052
16.6
16.0
Oil
0.028
0.028
10.0
8.8
Subtotal Conventional
3.229
3.684
997.3
992.8
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TOTAL
6.264
6.648
1 934.3
1 873.3
Note
26 out of 27 EU countries
No data from: Malta
The data from the European transmission system operators reflect the net electricity feed-in to their national power grids. Not taken into account are electricity for the self-consumption of power plants, self-used electricity (own use), power plants without grid connection, etc.
Current Grid Status Renewables - Europe
Renewables in Europe - Records - All Time Highs
Source
Record 2026
All Time High
[MW]
[Date]
[MW]
[Date]
Wind energy total
0
01.01.1970
134 967
22.02.2024
Onshore
0
01.01.1970
121 052
22.02.2024
Offshore
0
01.01.1970
17 912
20.02.2025
Solar
0
01.01.1970
140 469
30.07.2024
Hydropower
0
01.01.1970
201 493
06.03.2024
Bioenergy
0
01.01.1970
11 209
14.02.2025
Geothermal
0
01.01.1970
717
07.02.2023
Total
0
01.01.1970
246 299
02.04.2024
Source: © IWR 2026, Data: ENTSO-E
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