01 Sep 2026 14:47 | Fredericia – Danish energy group Ørsted has celebrated the completion of construction on its second gigawatt-scale offshore wind complex off the coast of Taiwan. With the addition of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 wind farms, the existing Changhua offshore wind cluster reaches a new capacity milestone. read more... 01 Sep 2026 11:51 | Stuttgart – Stadtwerke Stuttgart is further developing the Green Hydrogen Hub Stuttgart at the port into a flexible, market-oriented hydrogen production facility. With the installation of several buffer storage tanks and a parallel research project on AI-supported operational optimization, both the construction and control-technology sides of the project are taking shape. read more... 31 Aug 2026 13:22 | Münster – The RENIXX World remained volatile during the reporting week and again closed trading below its 200-day moving average, posting a slight decline. After a low at the start of the week, the index recovered significantly by Thursday before losing ground again toward the end of the week. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
Taiwan Offshore Wind Expansion: Ørsted Advances 920 MW Wind Farm Complex off Changhua Toward Completion
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26 Aug 2026
| - 24/7 control centre ensures reliable availability of renewable energy assets
Varel (renewablepress) - Deutsche WindGuard’s technical management division in Varel has reached a major growth milestone: For the first time, its 24/7 control centre is monitoring renewable energy assets with a comb... read more...
26 Aug 2026
| Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - Capcora has been mandated as exclusive M&A adviser for the intended sale of renewable energy project rights held by SoWiTec Operation GmbH and related companies of the SOWITEC Group. The mandate was awarded by the creditors’ committee following a proposal by inso... read more...
21 Aug 2026
| - Capacity market, EEG amendment and grid connection package shift control of the power system away from the competitive market toward grid operators and state-organized capacity mechanisms
Münster (renewablepress) - Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche promises supply security, predictabi... read more...
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Deutsche WindGuard: one gigawatt under technical management
Capcora mandated as exclusive M&A adviser for SOWITEC’s renewable energy project portfolio
Energy Policy: Reiche's Approach Will Lead to Higher Electricity Prices for Industry and Consumers
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Thursday,
03.09.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 03.09.
202601.01. - 03.09.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.073
0.703
298.2
276.7
Hydropower*
0.031
0.578
182.6
195.1
Solar
0.001
1.233
248.7
214.9
Biomass
0.015
0.192
52.8
51.5
Geothermal
0.001
0.000
3.6
1.9
Subtotal Renewable
0.121
2.704
785.8
740.2
Nuclear
0.098
1.467
394.8
408.7
Gas
0.084
1.114
252.1
238.3
Lignite (brown coal)
0.031
0.354
91.0
95.1
Hard coal
0.019
0.321
71.2
67.8
Waste
0.005
0.050
13.6
13.4
Oil
0.002
0.031
8.0
7.4
Subtotal Conventional
0.240
3.337
830.8
830.7
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TOTAL
0.361
6.042
1 616.6
1 570.9
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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