02 Mar 2026 16:24 | Münster (Germany) - With the official commissioning of new offshore wind turbines, Germany has exceeded the milestone of 10,000 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity. Crossing the 10-gigawatt threshold not only marks a national expansion milestone, but also represents another country-specific building block in the fundamental structural transformation of the North Sea from the historic center of European oil production into a central “green” energy hub in Europe. read more... 02 Mar 2026 15:08 | Lausanne (Switzerland) - The Swiss energy company Alpiq reported a significant decline in earnings in the 2025 financial year following the unplanned shutdown of the Gösgen nuclear power plant (KKG). Adjusted EBITDA fell to CHF 572 million (2024: CHF 962 million). Nevertheless, the company points to a robust financial base and considers itself strategically well positioned. read more... 02 Mar 2026 13:13 | Münster (Germany) - The RENIXX reached a new yearly closing high of 1,288.68 points last week but was unable to maintain this elevated level in subsequent trading. The sometimes significant price movements were triggered by numerous Q4 and full-year 2025 results, which were received differently by the markets. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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03 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has obtained a 56 MW order from Qualitas Energy Deutschland, a company belonging to the Qualitas Energy Group headquartered in Spain. The contract for the Wippershainer Höhe wind farm covers the delivery and installation of eight N163/6.X turbines on 164‑m... read more...
03 Mar 2026
| Dresden/Hamburg (renewablepress) - The project developer VSB Integrated Energy Solutions (VSB IES), part of VSB Group and a TotalEnergies company, is commencing the implementation of a rooftop photovoltaic system on the newly built METRO store in Hamburg. The project is being realised as an on-site ... read more...
27 Feb 2026
| Münster (renewablepress) - With the official commissioning of three offshore wind turbines in the He Dreiht and Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farms on February 26, 2026, Germany has surpassed the mark of 10,000 megawatts (MW) of installed offshore wind capacity. This is based on evaluations of the Market ... read more...
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Nordex Group receives order from Qualitas Energy for 56 MW wind farm in Germany
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Germany Surpasses the 10,000 MW Offshore Wind Capacity Mark
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Tuesday,
03.03.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 03.03.
202601.01. - 03.03.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.667
1.209
103.0
89.5
Hydropower*
0.573
1.035
57.3
54.0
Solar
0.593
0.824
23.2
23.6
Biomass
0.140
0.234
14.4
14.2
Geothermal
0.010
0.008
0.9
0.2
Subtotal Renewable
1.983
3.309
198.8
181.6
Nuclear
1.082
1.717
117.7
123.0
Gas
0.694
1.106
91.3
86.0
Lignite (brown coal)
0.286
0.412
29.8
33.5
Hard coal
0.187
0.260
25.1
27.4
Waste
0.032
0.054
3.1
3.9
Oil
0.017
0.030
2.0
1.7
Subtotal Conventional
2.299
3.579
269.0
275.4
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TOTAL
4.281
6.889
467.9
457.0
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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