Mar 09, 2026 11:50 | Münster (Germany) - The RENIXX declined last week and once again tested the 1,200-point mark. Market activity was largely driven by the crisis in the Middle East. Rapidly rising oil and gas prices following Iranian attacks on energy facilities in the Gulf region initially caused a shock freeze in the markets. read more... 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...News about wind energy
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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
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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10 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - Long-standing customer wpd has ordered 40 turbines from the Nordex Group for nine projects in Germany. The total capacity of the orders amounts to 279,2 MW. The orders also each include a Premium Service contract for the maintenance of the turbines over a period of 15 year... read more...
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...
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Nordex Group receives orders from wpd totaling nearly 280 MW in Germany
Construction Begins on Lüben Wind Farm in Germany
Nordex Group receives order from Qualitas Energy for 56 MW wind farm in Germany
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