Mar 24, 2026 16:02 | Münster (Germany) - The German federal government’s shift in energy policy is becoming increasingly obvious. This is particularly clear following Katherina Reiche’s appearance at a major oil and gas conference in the U.S. read more... Mar 24, 2026 14:50 | Bremen (Germany) - Deutsche Windtechnik (DWT) has secured new contracts in Taiwan for the operation and maintenance of substations at the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms. read more... Mar 23, 2026 11:08 | Münster (Germany) - The RENIXX declined slightly over the past week. Despite high prices for fossil fuels - which generally support renewable energy - short-term developments are being held back by opposing factors. In particular, interest rate trends, corporate earnings prospects, and long-term market expectations play a central role. read more...News about wind energy
What German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche Surprisingly Demands at an Oil and Gas Conference in the USA
Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market: Deutsche Windtechnik Secures O&M Contracts for Substations of the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farms
Stock Market Week 12/26: RENIXX Declines - Solaredge up Nearly 40% - Nordex: Additional Orders - Vestas Continues Share Buyback - Ormat Convertible Bonds – Canadian Solar Plunges
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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25 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received its first order for the N175/6.X turbine with a hub height of 199 meters. The 21 MW Marienmünster-Altenbergen project in North Rhine-Westphalia thus marks another milestone in the technological development of modern onshore turbines. With the ... read more...
23 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received a new order for the supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X wind turbines for the Jasikovo wind farm in eastern Serbia. The turbines will be installed on 119‑metre tubular steel towers and will be operated with a rating of up to 7 MW per turbin... read more...
20 Mar 2026
| Dresden (renewablepress) - With today’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Löberitz wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt, the VSB Group is consistently advancing its European growth strategy: repowering existing sites combined with hybrid generation structures at a shared grid connection point.
The project re... read more...
Press releases
Nordex Group receives first order for N175/6.X turbine with 199-meter hub height
Nordex Group receives new order from Serbia for 70 MW
VSB combines repowering and hybridisation in the Löberitz project to accelerate expansion in Europe
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