23 Feb 2026 12:38 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen (Germany) - With the new Mercedes-Benz eArocs 400, Mercedes-Benz Trucks underscores its strategy to develop battery-electric commercial vehicles tailored for different transport segments. After successful winter testing under extreme conditions, another milestone has been reached on the path to series production. read more... 23 Feb 2026 12:15 | Münster (Germany) - The year 2025 in Germany marks a new record year for onshore wind and solar tenders by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA). The successful tenders from last year are expected to help keep the expansion of onshore wind and solar energy on track. read more... 23 Feb 2026 11:22 | Münster (Germany) - The RENIXX posted significant gains in the past trading week. However, in the absence of fresh momentum from corporate news or political developments, the index continues to fluctuate around the psychologically important 1,200-point mark. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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23 Feb 2026
| Berlin/Vienna/Hirschberg (renewablepress) - In light of declining solar capture rates, 8Energies, enspired and Goldbeck Solar have jointly presented a holistic approach to implementing ‘grey’ battery energy storage systems (BESS) at existing and new photovoltaic sites in their white paper. The white... read more...
16 Feb 2026
| Berlin (renewablepress) - The greenwind Group has taken over the project rights for four wind turbines in the Freudenberg wind farm (Brandenburg). Four Vestas V150-5.6 MW turbines with a hub height of 166 meters each will now be constructed. Green Wind Construction GmbH will be responsible for imple... read more...
12 Feb 2026
| • Qualitas Energy Credit Fund is managed by Qualitas Energy, a global investment firm specialising in renewable energy, the energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure.
• The operation will broaden non‑bank financing options for small and medium‑sized businesses developing energy transition s... read more...
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8Energies, enspired and GOLDBECK SOLAR present groundbreaking white paper on the economic efficiency of co-located battery storage systems
Successful: greenwind acquires wind project with 22.4 MW
The Spanish Regional Resilience Fund invests €62 million of NextGenerationEU funds through the EIF in the Qualitas Energy Credit Fund to support renewable energy infrastructure
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Monday,
23.02.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 23.02.
202601.01. - 23.02.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
1.685
2.001
93.3
79.6
Hydropower*
0.887
1.003
49.3
47.6
Solar
0.570
0.474
17.7
19.4
Biomass
0.202
0.223
12.6
12.4
Geothermal
0.013
0.008
0.8
0.2
Subtotal Renewable
3.357
3.710
173.7
159.1
Nuclear
1.539
1.776
103.9
108.0
Gas
0.791
0.707
83.1
75.5
Lignite (brown coal)
0.259
0.223
26.8
28.9
Hard coal
0.183
0.170
23.3
24.1
Waste
0.040
0.046
2.7
3.5
Oil
0.020
0.022
1.8
1.4
Subtotal Conventional
2.831
2.944
241.6
241.3
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TOTAL
6.188
6.654
415.3
400.4
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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