07 Jul 2026 15:09 | Hamburg – Wind energy expansion in Germany is gaining further momentum following EEG auction awards in recent tender rounds. In late June, Nordex Group received orders worth around 700 MW from German project developer UKA, extending its long-standing partnership with the Meissen-based company. read more... 06 Jul 2026 16:50 | Berlin – Qualitas Energy has brought the Nachtsheim-Luxem wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate, located around 50 kilometers west of Koblenz, into full operation. The wind farm comprises eight Enercon E-138 turbines with a combined capacity of 33.6 MW. read more... 06 Jul 2026 12:30 | Oslo/Belo Horizonte — Renewable power producer Scatec ASA has brought the 142 MW Rio Urucuia solar park in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais into commercial operation. The project is Scatec's third solar plant in Brazil and brings the Norwegian company's total installed capacity in the country to 835 MW. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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07 Jul 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - At the end of June, the Nordex Group received orders totalling around 700 MW from the wind and solar park developer UKA (Umweltgerechte Kraftanlagen GmbH & Co. KG). The orders cover 100 N175/6.X and N163/6.X turbines with a rated capacity of 7 MW for several projects acros... read more...
06 Jul 2026
| • Qualitas Energy has completed the commissioning of all eight Enercon E-138 turbines at the 33.6 MW Nachtsheim‑Luxem wind farm in Germany
• The project is expected to generate more than 92 million kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity per year, supplying clean electricity to more than 29,000 hou... read more...
03 Jul 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - End of June, the Nordex Group received new orders from the wind energy companies ENOVA and BMR energy solutions for the supply and installation of a total of 30 wind turbines with a combined capacity of more than 197 MW in Germany. The projects are located in Lower Saxony,... read more...
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Nordex Group receives orders totalling 700 MW from UKA in Germany
Qualitas Energy completes commissioning of 33.6 MW Nachtsheim-Luxem wind farm in Germany
The Nordex Group receives new orders totalling more than 197 MW from ENOVA and BMR in Germany
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Tuesday,
07.07.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 07.07.
202601.01. - 07.07.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.750
1.317
245.0
225.6
Hydropower*
0.303
0.564
152.4
155.4
Solar
0.616
1.389
169.8
150.9
Biomass
0.105
0.183
41.5
40.2
Geothermal
0.008
0.000
2.8
1.1
Subtotal Renewable
1.782
3.454
611.4
573.1
Nuclear
0.904
1.676
312.9
316.4
Gas
0.554
0.909
194.7
187.7
Lignite (brown coal)
0.153
0.236
72.3
75.6
Hard coal
0.087
0.174
56.5
56.3
Waste
0.028
0.051
10.3
10.5
Oil
0.018
0.040
5.4
5.3
Subtotal Conventional
1.744
3.087
652.1
651.7
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TOTAL
3.526
6.541
1 263.5
1 224.9
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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