04 Aug 2026 15:38 | Berlin/Münster – Onshore wind expansion in Baden-Württemberg continues to progress slowly and, despite a slight uptick, remains well behind the state's targets. Investment and project development company Qualitas Energy has now begun construction on a repowering project in the state. read more... 04 Aug 2026 15:21 | Hamburg/Münster – The expansion of wind energy in the United States continues despite political uncertainty under the Trump administration. At the federal level, construction halts and delayed permitting are slowing individual projects, while the market continues to grow across the country. Wind turbine manufacturers such as Nordex are benefiting from this trend with new major orders. read more... 04 Aug 2026 11:26 | Essen – Facing growing electricity demand, American technology companies are increasingly securing their own solar and wind capacity through long-term supply agreements. RWE is among the utilities signing such contracts with US hyperscalers, further expanding its portfolio of renewable generation capacity in the United States. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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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...
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...
04 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...
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Power generation in Europe (MW)
Tuesday,
04.08.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 04.08.
202601.01. - 04.08.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.619
0.849
270.6
250.7
Hydropower*
0.392
0.541
167.7
176.1
Solar
1.429
1.521
211.6
182.5
Biomass
0.163
0.205
47.2
45.7
Geothermal
0.011
0.001
3.2
1.5
Subtotal Renewable
2.614
3.117
700.2
656.4
Nuclear
1.111
1.422
356.9
361.7
Gas
0.927
1.183
224.0
212.2
Lignite (brown coal)
0.267
0.369
81.9
86.0
Hard coal
0.228
0.274
63.6
61.9
Waste
0.041
0.052
12.0
12.0
Oil
0.031
0.040
6.7
6.4
Subtotal Conventional
2.605
3.340
745.1
740.2
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TOTAL
5.218
6.457
1 445.2
1 396.6
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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