Sep 23, 2026 15:32 | Hamburg – Danish energy company Ørsted and infrastructure investor Nuveen have officially inaugurated the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm, which has an installed capacity of 913 MW. Located in the German North Sea, the project is one of Germany's largest offshore wind farms and, according to the companies, can theoretically supply almost one million households with electricity. read more... Sep 23, 2026 12:07 | Hamburg – The Nordex Group has unveiled its new N193/7.X wind turbine at WindEnergy Hamburg, featuring a rotor diameter of 193 metres and a capacity of up to 7.3 MW. For the German market, the turbine will initially be offered with a maximum capacity of 6.6 MW. Series production is scheduled to start in 2029. read more... Sep 23, 2026 11:38 | Cottbus – Energy company LEAG has commissioned the Forst-Briesnig 2 wind farm and the first construction phase of the Bohrau Energy Park and started construction of the GigaBattery Jänschwalde 1000. With its GigawattFactory, the company is advancing the transformation of the former Lusatia lignite region into an integrated energy hub. For the first time, it is combining wind power, photovoltaics and battery storage at gigawatt scale in a single system of generation, storage and dispatchable capacity. read more...News about wind energy
Ørsted and Nuveen Inaugurate 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm
Nordex Expands Delta4000 Series with N193/7.X – New High-Capacity Wind Turbine for Low-Wind Regions
LEAG's First GigawattFactory Becomes Reality: Construction Starts on Germany's Largest Battery Storage Project
Windenergy up to date in Europe
| Global wind power generation | ||
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| 2015 [bn. kWh] | 2014 [bn. kWh] | |
| World | 700 | |
| Europe | ||
| USA | 191 | 182 |
| China | 154 | |
| Germany | 79 | 57 |
| Spain | 48 | |
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Last Update: 05.12.2016 Data: IWR, BMWi, GWEC, IRENA, EIA ©IWR, 2016 |
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22 Sep 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group is expanding its product portfolio with a new variant of its globally successful Delta4000 series. The N193/7.X turbine combines proven technology with targeted enhancements to optimize energy yield, permitting viability, and cost effectiveness.
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22 Sep 2026
| • Navaris secures 304.5 MW across 11 onshore wind projects in the latest German tender
• The company achieved a 100% success rate for all submitted bids, representing 46 wind turbines and more than 12% of the total volume awarded
• Navaris current portfolio comprises 1.3 GW of assets in operation ... read more...
22 Sep 2026
| Dresden (renewablepress) - TotalEnergies is reorganizing its power business in Germany and will bring its activities together under “Integrated Power Germany”. The new business unit will more closely integrate its affiliated subsidiaries QUADRA energy Sales & Origination, Kyon Energy and VSB as well... read more...
Press releases
Nordex Group expands its Delta4000 series with new N193/7.X turbine
Navaris secures 304.5 MW in latest German onshore wind tender
TotalEnergies brings VSB and its German power activities together under “Integrated Power Germany” to develop profitable low carbon energy solutions
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