03 Aug 2026 17:14 | Oslo/Bucharest – Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec is expanding its European business and entering the onshore wind sector in Europe for the first time. The company is acquiring the 77 MW Urleasca wind farm project in southeastern Romania from Swedish project developer OX2. read more... 03 Aug 2026 16:45 | Vancouver – Ballard Power Systems improved its gross margin for the fourth consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2026 and significantly expanded its order backlog. The Canadian hydrogen specialist is also pressing ahead with its previously announced acquisition of UK-based GeoPura, a deal intended to transform Ballard into an energy-as-a-service provider. read more... 03 Aug 2026 11:49 | Münster – The RENIXX World initially extended its downward trend last week, hitting its weekly low on Tuesday. As the week progressed, the index reversed course and gained noticeably. By the end of the week, RENIXX closed just above the previous week's level. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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03 Aug 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order from the Swedish renewable energy company OX2 for the supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X turbines in Romania. The contract for the Urleasca wind farm with a total installed capacity of 77 MW also includes a 35-year Premium Service... read more...
03 Aug 2026
| Münster (renewablepress) - Germany's photovoltaic sector reached a historic milestone in July 2026. For the first time, 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of solar power were fed into the public electricity grid in a single month. This is the result of an analysis of quarter-hourly feed-in data from th... read more...
31 Jul 2026
| • Qualitas Energy has commenced construction of the Ingstetten wind farm in Baden-Württemberg, replacing five existing turbines with six modern Enercon E-175 wind turbines
• The groundbreaking ceremony on 29 July brought together representatives from politics, public administration, industry and th... read more...
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Nordex Group obtains 77 MW order in Romania
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Monday,
03.08.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 03.08.
202601.01. - 03.08.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.621
0.635
269.7
249.6
Hydropower*
0.368
0.477
167.1
175.4
Solar
1.379
1.497
210.0
181.4
Biomass
0.159
0.199
47.0
45.5
Geothermal
0.011
0.000
3.1
1.5
Subtotal Renewable
2.538
2.808
696.9
653.5
Nuclear
1.085
1.392
355.4
360.3
Gas
0.792
0.848
222.7
211.7
Lignite (brown coal)
0.275
0.301
81.6
85.8
Hard coal
0.208
0.233
63.3
61.8
Waste
0.041
0.052
11.9
11.9
Oil
0.028
0.038
6.6
6.4
Subtotal Conventional
2.428
2.864
741.5
737.8
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TOTAL
4.966
5.673
1 438.5
1 391.3
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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