17 Apr 2026 10:37 | Bremen (Germany) - Wind and solar developer Wpd has secured contracts for a total of nine projects with a combined capacity of around 300 megawatts (MW) in the February onshore wind auction round conducted by the German Federal Network Agency. read more... 17 Apr 2026 09:33 | Münster (Germany) - The hydrogen market is currently receiving unexpectedly renewed momentum on both sides of the Atlantic, and Plug Power Inc. is positioning itself as one of the most visible beneficiaries. This new development could benefit the entire hydrogen and fuel cell sector. read more... 17 Apr 2026 09:19 | Berlin (Germany) - At Deutsche WindGuard Systems GmbH, Leif Rehfeldt assumes the role of Managing Director and will jointly lead the company in the future together with long-standing Managing Director Falko Feßer.
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17 Apr 2026
| • Qualitas Energy has secured 126 MW in the February onshore wind energy tender, reinforcing its role in Germany’s energy transition
• The award comprises three projects including a total of 18 wind turbines
• The tender round was once again heavily oversubscribed, underscoring the strong market ... read more...
14 Apr 2026
| - Overall stable pricing environment continued
- Order intake mainly driven by Germany, Türkiye and Sweden
Hamburg (renewablepress) - In the first quarter of 2026, the Nordex Group recorded 1,869 MW of orders in the Projects segment, excluding Service business (Q1/2025: 2,182 MW). The average sa... read more...
14 Apr 2026
| - Leif Rehfeldt and Falko Feßer develop growth for WONDER and AI solutions
Varel/Berlin (renewablepress) - Leif Rehfeldt has joined the management team of Deutsche WindGuard Systems GmbH. The 40-year-old now jointly heads the company, which is part of Deutsche WindGuard Group, together with its l... read more...
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Qualitas Energy secures 126 MW in latest onshore wind energy tender in Germany
Nordex Group announces 1.9 GW of order intake in the first quarter 2026
Strong leadership team at Deutsche WindGuard Systems
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Saturday,
18.04.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 18.04.
202601.01. - 18.04.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.495
0.534
164.2
146.2
Hydropower*
0.628
0.839
94.9
90.4
Solar
0.816
1.097
65.4
60.6
Biomass
0.104
0.174
24.9
24.3
Geothermal
0.014
0.003
1.6
0.4
Subtotal Renewable
2.057
2.646
351.0
321.9
Nuclear
1.379
1.624
195.1
200.8
Gas
0.411
0.771
131.1
128.9
Lignite (brown coal)
0.269
0.374
48.6
53.1
Hard coal
0.154
0.259
38.9
42.0
Waste
0.033
0.047
5.8
6.4
Oil
0.018
0.023
3.2
3.0
Subtotal Conventional
2.264
3.099
422.7
434.4
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TOTAL
4.321
5.745
773.6
756.3
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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