21 May 2026 16:29 | Cuxhaven – PNE AG intends to strengthen its financing structure with a new corporate bond. As the listed project developer announced, the management board, with approval of the supervisory board, has resolved to issue a bond with a volume of up to €65 million. The issuance is planned for the second quarter of 2026. It will be the fourth bond issued by PNE over the past 13 years. read more... 21 May 2026 16:01 | Münster – Commercial nuclear power generation in Germany has come to an end. Even though public debate continues over a possible renaissance or reactivation of nuclear power plants, the future use of former nuclear power plant sites has already largely been determined – and in some cases is already being implemented. read more... 21 May 2026 10:14 | Swindon – The North Falls offshore wind project by energy companies RWE and SSE has received final development consent from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The companies announced that the consent covers the construction of up to 57 offshore wind turbines as well as the associated offshore infrastructure. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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21 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - On May 20, Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice‑President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, visited the Nordex Group’s main office and Global Technical Academy in Hamburg. Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco and CFO Dr Ilya Hartmann hosted the event... read more...
20 May 2026
| Munich (renewablepress) - Tion Renewables GmbH (“Tion Renewables” or “Tion”), a leading European independent power producer (IPP), and IONITY GmbH (“IONITY”), a leading pan–European high–power charging point operator (CPO), have signed a long–term agreement to power IONITY’s renewable-powered HPC si... read more...
19 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received new orders from Westfälisch-Niedersächsische Energie GmbH & Co. KG (WNE) in Germany for the supply and installation of twelve N175/6.X wind turbines. The turbines, each with a hub height of 179 meters, will be installed across three projects i... read more...
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Thursday,
21.05.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 21.05.
202601.01. - 21.05.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.569
1.147
199.9
174.6
Hydropower*
0.442
0.742
119.2
119.0
Solar
0.938
1.219
104.3
94.7
Biomass
0.122
0.196
32.3
31.2
Geothermal
0.008
0.001
2.1
0.5
Subtotal Renewable
2.080
3.306
457.7
420.0
Nuclear
0.930
1.401
243.1
246.9
Gas
0.383
0.641
154.9
150.6
Lignite (brown coal)
0.250
0.378
58.9
63.0
Hard coal
0.147
0.248
46.4
48.4
Waste
0.030
0.046
7.8
8.1
Oil
0.006
0.014
4.2
3.9
Subtotal Conventional
1.746
2.729
515.2
521.0
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TOTAL
3.825
6.034
972.9
940.9
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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