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22 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received its first order from New Zealand. Mercury, one of New Zealand’s major electricity generation and retail companies, has ordered 40 N133/4.8 wind turbines with a total capacity of 192 MW for a wind farm in the Otago region of New Zealand’s South... read more...
19 Oct 2026
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16 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group today announced third-quarter results above market expectations and an upward revision of its EBITDA margin guidance for the full year 2026. Based on the preliminary unaudited third-quarter results and the updated full-year forecast, the Group now expects ... read more...
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Nordex Group enters New Zealand market with 192 MW order from Mercury
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Nordex Group reports strong preliminary Q3/2026 results and raises EBITDA margin guidance for full year 2026
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Friday,
23.10.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 23.10.
202601.01. - 23.10.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.662
2.218
365.4
340.7
Hydropower*
0.145
0.522
209.6
226.1
Solar
0.008
0.698
299.1
253.0
Biomass
0.074
0.225
63.6
62.2
Geothermal
0.006
0.003
4.3
2.7
Subtotal Renewable
0.895
3.667
942.0
884.6
Nuclear
0.486
1.447
468.4
490.3
Gas
0.317
0.923
306.4
289.2
Lignite (brown coal)
0.168
0.503
113.5
113.4
Hard coal
0.114
0.326
87.0
80.1
Waste
0.018
0.053
16.7
16.1
Oil
0.008
0.031
10.1
8.8
Subtotal Conventional
1.109
3.284
1 002.0
998.0
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TOTAL
2.004
6.951
1 944.0
1 882.6
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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