26 Mar 2026 12:17 | Berlin (Germany) - The proposed Building Modernization Act is intended to set the framework for the heating transition, but key decisions are controversial. In particular, the role of gas heating is drawing criticism - not only from a climate policy perspective, but increasingly with regard to long-term rising heating costs for consumers.
read more... 26 Mar 2026 11:52 | Hamburg (Germany) - The grid package planned by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche threatens to significantly slow down the expansion of wind and solar energy in Germany. According to a recent study, wind and solar projects with a capacity of 32 gigawatts and private investments totaling €45 billion could be at risk—particularly in Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, and Bavaria. read more... 25 Mar 2026 14:35 | Hamburg (Germany) - The Nordex Group has secured additional projects in the onshore wind segment in Germany and Serbia, continuing its positive momentum in order intake. The focus is on the N175/6.X turbine, which is designed for a range of site conditions with large hub heights and tailored technical solutions. The company’s shares are up today. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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26 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received a 28 MW order from Windpark Nuscheler GmbH. For the Beesenstedt 3 site in the Saale District of Saxony-Anhalt, Nordex Group will deliver three N163/6.X turbines with a hub height of 164 meters, as well as one additional N163/6.X on a 118-meter... read more...
25 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received its first order for the N175/6.X turbine with a hub height of 199 meters. The 21 MW Marienmünster-Altenbergen project in North Rhine-Westphalia thus marks another milestone in the technological development of modern onshore turbines. With the ... read more...
23 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received a new order for the supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X wind turbines for the Jasikovo wind farm in eastern Serbia. The turbines will be installed on 119‑metre tubular steel towers and will be operated with a rating of up to 7 MW per turbin... read more...
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Nordex Group receives order for 28 MW in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Nordex Group receives first order for N175/6.X turbine with 199-meter hub height
Nordex Group receives new order from Serbia for 70 MW
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Thursday,
26.03.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 26.03.
202601.01. - 26.03.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.040
2.518
132.7
117.6
Hydropower*
0.008
0.720
76.7
72.0
Solar
0.000
0.814
42.3
40.1
Biomass
0.002
0.219
19.7
19.4
Geothermal
0.001
0.005
1.2
0.3
Subtotal Renewable
0.051
4.276
272.7
249.5
Nuclear
0.012
1.695
156.6
163.8
Gas
0.016
0.640
112.2
110.6
Lignite (brown coal)
0.011
0.309
40.1
44.1
Hard coal
0.008
0.247
32.3
35.4
Waste
0.000
0.044
4.5
5.2
Oil
0.001
0.027
2.6
2.4
Subtotal Conventional
0.048
2.962
348.2
361.3
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TOTAL
0.099
7.238
620.9
610.8
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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