01 Jun 2026 15:44 | Dauerthal/Versailles – Enertrag has announced an investment programme of €1.1 billion for the French market at the "Choose France" summit at the Palace of Versailles. Some of the planned projects are based on hybrid energy infrastructures that intelligently combine renewable generation, battery storage and grid flexibility. read more... 01 Jun 2026 14:22 | Berlin/Hamburg – Grid connection delays are threatening Germany's offshore wind expansion. According to research by NDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, TotalEnergies is expected to hand back its German offshore concessions. The German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) is calling for legislative consequences – and has put forward a concrete proposal. read more... 01 Jun 2026 14:04 | Karlsruhe – For an energy system based on renewable sources, storage solutions that can provide energy flexibly and on demand are a critical pillar. This was the starting point for the European research project StoRIES, coordinated by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), which has contributed to making Europe's energy supply more resilient and independent. read more...News of the Renewable Energy Industry
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01 Jun 2026
| Dauerthal/Versailles (renewablepress) - At the 9th edition of the Choose France summit, held on 1 June 2026 at the Château de Versailles, ENERTRAG announced a major commitment to the French energy transition with a €1.1 billion investment plan dedicated to building new energy infrastructure.
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26 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has secured a new order in Türkiye from Eksim Enerji A.Ş., comprising the supply and installation of 16 N175/6.X wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 110 MW. The turbines for the Balıkesir-3 wind farm will be installed on tubular steel towers w... read more...
22 May 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has successfully started production at its new blade manufacturing facility in Menemen, İzmir (Türkiye) in May 2026, further strengthening the continuous growing demand for high-efficiency onshore wind turbines in the country.
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ENERTRAG announces a €1.1 billion investment program in France by 2030 to support French energy transition and sovereignty
The Nordex Group gains new 110 MW order from Eksim Enerji in Türkiye
Nordex Group starts production at new blade manufacturing facility in Türkiye
Power generation in Europe (MW)
Monday,
01.06.2026
today
yesterday
01.01. - 01.06.
202601.01. - 01.06.
2025
Electricity generation EU 27
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
bn. kWh
Wind
0.296
0.592
208.7
188.3
Hydropower*
0.335
0.546
126.6
127.8
Solar
0.899
1.202
119.8
106.3
Biomass
0.122
0.187
34.4
33.3
Geothermal
0.007
0.002
2.2
0.6
Subtotal Renewable
1.659
2.528
491.8
456.4
Nuclear
0.792
1.234
257.2
262.1
Gas
0.431
0.613
162.8
156.8
Lignite (brown coal)
0.206
0.256
61.8
65.8
Hard coal
0.131
0.168
48.4
50.1
Waste
0.023
0.039
8.3
8.7
Oil
0.004
0.010
4.3
4.2
Subtotal Conventional
1.588
2.320
542.8
547.7
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TOTAL
3.247
4.848
1 034.6
1 004.1
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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