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24 Feb 2026
| Oldenburg/London (renewablepress) - Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy, and emsys VPP, a leading Virtual Power Plant provider, have reached an important milestone in their collaboration. Following the successful connection of the 300 MW Thurrock battery storage facility in 2025... read more...
24 Feb 2026
| Munich/Pforzheim (renewablepress) - The European solar market continues to grow. According to SolarPower Europe’s latest European Market Outlook, 2025 marked another strong year for photovoltaics (PV) within the European Union. When it comes to annual expansion rates, Germany is at the top of the li... read more...
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...
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emsys VPP and Statkraft Integrate 300 MW Thurrock Battery Storage Facility into Virtual Power Plant
European Solar Industry Responds to Market Changes: Focus on Hybrid PV and New Financing Models
8Energies, enspired and GOLDBECK SOLAR present groundbreaking white paper on the economic efficiency of co-located battery storage systems
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Tuesday,
24.02.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 24.02.
202601.01. - 24.02.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.655
1.907
94.1
81.6
Hydropower*
0.847
1.087
50.3
48.3
Solar
0.563
0.587
18.0
19.9
Biomass
0.195
0.232
12.9
12.6
Geothermal
0.012
0.012
0.8
0.2
Subtotal Renewable
2.273
3.824
176.1
162.5
Nuclear
1.397
1.861
105.6
109.8
Gas
1.119
0.968
84.4
76.6
Lignite (brown coal)
0.423
0.323
27.2
29.4
Hard coal
0.305
0.215
23.6
24.4
Waste
0.040
0.047
2.7
3.5
Oil
0.019
0.023
1.8
1.4
Subtotal Conventional
3.303
3.438
245.4
245.2
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TOTAL
5.577
7.262
421.5
407.8
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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