07 Aug 2026 10:42 | Offenbach – Dry conditions in Germany are continuing to worsen. Particularly in the southern central regions and the south of the country, soils have become exceptionally dry and are in some areas even drier than during the drought years of 2018 and 2022. According to the German Weather Service (DWD), no relief is currently in sight, and dry conditions could persist until the beginning of September. read more... 07 Aug 2026 10:30 | Stockholm – Italy’s energy storage market is entering another phase of expansion: preparations are underway for a second auction under the MACSE tender mechanism to support the country’s large-scale storage development targets. Against this backdrop, Swedish project developer OX2 is strengthening its presence in Italy and has acquired two battery storage projects in southern Italy from Hanwha Energy Europe. read more... 06 Aug 2026 13:15 | San Francisco – US solar and storage provider Sunrun reported second-quarter 2026 results and lowered its full-year guidance, even as quarterly revenue rose sharply. The company attributed the cut to higher financing costs, a slower ramp-up in direct sales, and somewhat higher capital costs. Shares fell sharply. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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06 Aug 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received a new order in Türkiye from Türkerler Holding for a total capacity of around 525 MW. The contract covers the supply and installation of 72 N175/6.X turbines and also includes a 10-year Premium Service agreement with an extension possibility up... read more...
05 Aug 2026
| Dauerthal (renewablepress) - On 4 August 2026, ENERTRAG Service put a new training and qualification centre into operation in Dauerthal. To mark the start, the company welcomed four new service technicians from South Africa, five trainee electronics technicians for industrial engineering, and one tr... read more...
04 Aug 2026
| Hamburg / Chicago (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has secured three new orders in the United States with a combined capacity of more than 480 MW. The contracts comprise the supply of 81 N163/5.X turbines.
The names of the customers and of the projects are not being disclosed.
The project... read more...
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Nordex Group secures a major order in Türkiye totalling 525 MW
ENERTRAG opens new training and qualification centre in Dauerthal
Nordex Group secures new U.S. orders totaling more than 480 MW
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Saturday,
08.08.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 08.08.
202601.01. - 08.08.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.083
0.933
274.1
254.6
Hydropower*
0.048
0.476
169.5
178.3
Solar
0.002
1.494
216.2
186.1
Biomass
0.023
0.207
47.9
46.3
Geothermal
0.002
0.002
3.2
1.6
Subtotal Renewable
0.158
3.111
710.8
666.9
Nuclear
0.121
1.434
361.6
367.0
Gas
0.166
1.186
228.1
214.6
Lignite (brown coal)
0.041
0.349
83.1
86.7
Hard coal
0.028
0.270
64.5
62.4
Waste
0.005
0.050
12.2
12.1
Oil
0.004
0.039
7.0
6.5
Subtotal Conventional
0.365
3.328
756.5
749.4
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TOTAL
0.523
6.439
1 467.3
1 416.3
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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