17 Jul 2026 08:27 | Armsheim (Germany) – The combination of agri-photovoltaics (agri-PV) and battery storage is emerging as an important building block of the energy transition. Agri-PV allows agricultural land to be used simultaneously for crop farming and solar power generation, while battery storage increases the flexibility of power supply and can relieve strain on electricity grids. read more... 17 Jul 2026 08:01 | Walldorf - Lanthan Safe Sky, a provider of demand-controlled aircraft warning lighting systems (ADLS) for wind turbines, is relaunching its business under the new brand name NOLITE. read more... 16 Jul 2026 09:58 | Berlin — The European Commission has approved a significant expansion of Germany's electricity price compensation scheme for energy- and trade-intensive companies, which has been in place since 2013. The number of sectors eligible for the scheme will grow from 11 to 31. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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15 Jul 2026
| Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are becoming a cornerstone of Europe's energy transition. As the market matures and project pipelines continue to grow, access to financing is emerging as a critical success factor for developers and investors alike. To suppo... read more...
13 Jul 2026
| • Increasing costs, falling revenues – pressure on many project developers to make decisions. In first half of 2026, developers chose UKA as partner for projects totaling around 900 megawatts (MA) capacity.
• UKA purchases projects in all development phases – from early planning to construction. C... read more...
10 Jul 2026
| Munich (renewablepress) - Tion Renewables GmbH (“Tion Renewables” or “Tion”), a leading European independent power producer, has completed the acquisition of an operational 69 MWp Agri-PV park in Schwarzholz, Saxony-Anhalt, from FEFA Projekt GmbH (“FEFA”).
The park became operational in February ... read more...
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Capcora and suena energy: New whitepaper highlights growing importance of commercial structures in BESS financing
Around 900 MW in first half of 2026 – project developers choose UKA Group
Tion Renewables acquires operational 69 MWp Agri-PV park from FEFA
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Friday,
17.07.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 17.07.
202601.01. - 17.07.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.500
0.538
253.4
234.3
Hydropower*
0.478
0.650
158.5
162.9
Solar
1.437
1.528
185.7
163.0
Biomass
0.163
0.194
43.5
42.1
Geothermal
0.012
0.000
2.9
1.3
Subtotal Renewable
2.590
2.909
643.9
603.5
Nuclear
1.262
1.532
328.8
333.2
Gas
1.036
1.401
206.5
197.1
Lignite (brown coal)
0.362
0.440
75.9
79.6
Hard coal
0.257
0.328
59.1
58.4
Waste
0.045
0.053
10.9
11.0
Oil
0.032
0.042
5.9
5.7
Subtotal Conventional
2.993
3.796
687.2
685.1
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TOTAL
5.583
6.705
1 331.2
1 288.7
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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