Mar 05, 2026 15:05 | Essen (Germany) - The expansion of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Thor, has reached a decisive milestone: the first of a total of 72 wind turbines has been successfully installed off the west coast of Jutland. The project, with a capacity of 1.1 GW (1,100 MW), is therefore on schedule for full commissioning in 2027. read more... Mar 05, 2026 12:11 | Lüben (Germany) - Energiequelle GmbH has begun construction of the Lüben Wind Farm in the village of Lüben, within the municipality of Wittingen in the Gifhorn district of Lower Saxony. Five Enercon turbines of the E-138 model with a hub height of 160 meters are planned. Each turbine has a capacity of 4.26 MW. read more... Mar 04, 2026 15:04 | Berlin (Germany) - Vattenfall and Terralayr have launched a nationwide, decentralized battery storage network in Germany for active market participation. The goal is to provide scalable flexibility and stability in the electricity market in order to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral energy system and reduce reliance on fossil-fuel peak-load power plants. read more...News about wind energy
Siemens Gamesa Turbines with Recyclable Rotor Blades: RWE Installs First Wind Turbine in Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Thor
Citizens Benefit from Energiequelle Wind Farm: Energiequelle Begins Construction of Five Enercon Turbines in Lower Saxony’s Gifhorn District
Vattenfall and Terralayr Launch Nationwide First: Go-live of virtual 5 MW Battery Portfolio for a Flexible Power Grid
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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04 Mar 2026
| - Energiequelle GmbH to install five Enercon E-138 turbines in Lower Saxony
Lüben (renewablepress) - Energiequelle GmbH has begun construction of the Lüben Wind Farm in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony (Germany). The project consists of five state-of-the-art Enercon E 138 turbines with a... read more...
03 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has obtained a 56 MW order from Qualitas Energy Deutschland, a company belonging to the Qualitas Energy Group headquartered in Spain. The contract for the Wippershainer Höhe wind farm covers the delivery and installation of eight N163/6.X turbines on 164‑m... read more...
03 Mar 2026
| Dresden/Hamburg (renewablepress) - The project developer VSB Integrated Energy Solutions (VSB IES), part of VSB Group and a TotalEnergies company, is commencing the implementation of a rooftop photovoltaic system on the newly built METRO store in Hamburg. The project is being realised as an on-site ... read more...
Press releases
Construction Begins on Lüben Wind Farm in Germany
Nordex Group receives order from Qualitas Energy for 56 MW wind farm in Germany
VSB to deliver 1.3 MWp photovoltaic project for new METRO store in Hamburg
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