12 Nov 2026 11:26 | Essen/London – Energy company RWE and US financial investor KKR have closed the financing for two offshore wind farms in the UK with a combined capacity of around 2.8 GW. The investment volume for Vanguard West and Vanguard East, including grid connection, amounts to around GBP 12 billion. Full commissioning is planned for 2030. read more... 11 Nov 2026 17:09 | Heidenheim – Technology group Voith, together with Chinese company Powerchina, has been awarded the contract for the electromechanical equipment of Vietnam’s first pumped storage power plant. The 1,200 MW Bac Ai project is scheduled to start operations in stages by the end of 2030. read more... 11 Nov 2026 14:27 | Washington – US power sector generation is forecast to rise 2.7 percent in 2026 to a record of nearly 4,390 TWh. According to the latest forecast by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), large solar farms will supply the largest share of the additional electricity. Their share of power generation is expected to climb to almost 10 percent in 2027. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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11 Nov 2026
| • Patented C1 Wedge Connection™ technology and core engineering team to join the Nordex Group
• Strengthens Nordex’s tower technology and engineering capabilities
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09 Nov 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group is entering the Albanian market for the first time. The company has received an order from Austrian energy company VERBUND for the supply and installation of twelve N163/6.X wind turbines for an 84 MW wind farm, project Spille, in Albania. The contract als... read more...
05 Nov 2026
| • Order intake of 2.8 GW, up 30 percent year-on year
• EBITDA more than doubled to EUR 278 million, with an EBITDA margin of 12.7 percent
• Net income of EUR 147 million in Q3/2026 versus EUR 52 million in the previous year quarter
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Thursday,
12.11.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 12.11.
202601.01. - 12.11.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.393
0.525
392.4
374.5
Hydropower*
0.232
0.645
220.3
240.6
Solar
0.036
0.170
309.8
262.5
Biomass
0.041
0.106
68.0
66.7
Geothermal
0.006
0.011
4.6
3.0
Subtotal Renewable
0.708
1.458
995.0
947.3
Nuclear
0.599
1.409
497.9
524.2
Gas
0.517
1.379
336.6
310.0
Lignite (brown coal)
0.102
0.253
123.3
121.0
Hard coal
0.120
0.282
94.0
85.6
Waste
0.011
0.024
17.8
17.3
Oil
0.008
0.023
10.7
9.4
Subtotal Conventional
1.358
3.371
1 080.2
1 067.6
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TOTAL
2.066
4.828
2 075.3
2 014.9
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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