09 Sep 2026 12:23 | Hamburg, Germany – The international wind industry will gather in Hamburg from September 22 to 25, 2026, for WindEnergy Hamburg. Organizers expect around 43,000 attendees from around the world and more than 1,600 exhibiting companies. The trade fair will be opened by Hamburg's First Mayor, Dr. Peter Tschentscher. read more... 08 Sep 2026 12:24 | Muenster – Turkey's first nuclear power plant is nearing the start-up of its first unit. Yet contrary to what the term "Turkish nuclear power plant" suggests, the Akkuyu NPP is not owned by the Turkish state. It is owned by the Russian state corporation Rosatom, which is financing, building and also operating the nuclear power plant in Turkey. read more... 08 Sep 2026 12:16 | Essen/Utrecht, Netherland – The Oranje Wind offshore wind farm developed by RWE and TotalEnergies has entered its offshore construction phase. The first of a total of 53 monopile foundations has been installed in the Dutch North Sea. The wind farm, with a capacity of 795 MW, is scheduled to be fully operational in early 2028. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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| wpd windmanager: Managing over 7.2 gigawatts
Bremen (renewablepress) - Wind farm operators and investors are facing a growing number of challenges. Today, operations management requires striking a balance between day-to-day operations and future-oriented concerns. In addition to ensuring high tec... read more...
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...
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Wednesday,
09.09.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 09.09.
202601.01. - 09.09.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.000
0.465
305.4
283.1
Hydropower*
0.000
0.097
184.9
199.3
Solar
0.000
0.361
254.9
221.3
Biomass
0.000
0.083
54.0
52.9
Geothermal
0.000
0.000
3.6
2.0
Subtotal Renewable
0.000
1.006
802.8
758.5
Nuclear
0.000
0.418
401.5
419.0
Gas
0.000
0.253
256.8
243.5
Lignite (brown coal)
0.000
0.199
92.8
97.2
Hard coal
0.000
0.123
72.5
69.2
Waste
0.000
0.024
13.9
13.8
Oil
0.000
0.008
8.2
7.5
Subtotal Conventional
0.000
1.024
845.7
850.2
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TOTAL
0.000
2.031
1 648.5
1 608.7
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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