Nov 03, 2026 10:11 | Münster – Solar power feed-in in Germany rose by around 40 percent in October 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. Wind energy and hydropower, by contrast, fed in less electricity. This is shown by an analysis by the Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR) of data from European transmission system operators (ENTSO-E). read more... Nov 03, 2026 09:51 | Abu Dhabi – After a global record addition of around 693 GW in 2025, IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera expects annual renewable energy additions to decline in 2026 for the first time in five years. He cites inadequate power grids and trade restrictions as obstacles. read more... Nov 02, 2026 16:15 | Grünwald/Konstanz – Renewable energy M&A advisory firm Esmera Partners has advised a German utility on the sale of an existing onshore wind farm in Germany. The transaction covers the ongoing operation of the wind farm as well as the prospect of a future repowering of the site. read more...News about wind energy
Solar Power Feed-In Up 40 Percent in October – Renewables Share Above 63 Percent Since Start of Year
Renewable Energy: IRENA Chief Expects Fewer Additions in 2026 for First Time – Power Grids Slow Growth
Esmera Partners Advises on Sale of Onshore Wind Farm with Repowering Prospect
Windenergy up to date in Europe
| Global wind power generation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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29 Oct 2026
| Grünwald/Constance (renewablepress) - esmeraPartners GmbH (“esmera”) has advised a German utility on the successful sale of an operational onshore wind farm in Germany. In addition to the existing wind farm operations, the transaction includes the long-term repowering potential of the site.
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27 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group and DenkerWulf are continuing their collaboration in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with a new wind energy project. For the Bredenbek wind farm, DenkerWulf has ordered nine N149/5.X wind turbines with a total capacity of 51.3 MW from the Nordex Group. Instal... read more...
22 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received its first order from New Zealand. Mercury, one of New Zealand’s major electricity generation and retail companies, has ordered 40 N133/4.8 wind turbines with a total capacity of 192 MW for a wind farm in the Otago region of New Zealand’s South... read more...
Press releases
esmeraPartners advises German utility on the sale of an operational wind farm with repowering potential
Nordex Group to supply DenkerWulf with turbines for a 51 MW wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Nordex Group enters New Zealand market with 192 MW order from Mercury
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