Aug 04, 2026 15:38 | Berlin/Münster – Onshore wind expansion in Baden-Württemberg continues to progress slowly and, despite a slight uptick, remains well behind the state's targets. Investment and project development company Qualitas Energy has now begun construction on a repowering project in the state. read more... Aug 04, 2026 15:21 | Hamburg/Münster – The expansion of wind energy in the United States continues despite political uncertainty under the Trump administration. At the federal level, construction halts and delayed permitting are slowing individual projects, while the market continues to grow across the country. Wind turbine manufacturers such as Nordex are benefiting from this trend with new major orders. read more... Aug 03, 2026 17:14 | Oslo/Bucharest – Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec is expanding its European business and entering the onshore wind sector in Europe for the first time. The company is acquiring the 77 MW Urleasca wind farm project in southeastern Romania from Swedish project developer OX2. read more...News about wind energy
Qualitas Energy Starts Wind Farm Repowering in Ingstetten – Baden-Württemberg Lags Behind Expansion Targets
US Wind Market Grows Despite Headwinds from Washington: Nordex Secures New Major Orders
Scatec Enters Europe's Onshore Wind Market for First Time with 77 MW Project in Romania – Nordex to Supply Turbines
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 Aug 2026
| Hamburg / Chicago (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has secured three new orders in the United States with a combined capacity of more than 480 MW. The contracts comprise the supply of 81 N163/5.X turbines.
The names of the customers and of the projects are not being disclosed.
The project... read more...
03 Aug 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order from the Swedish renewable energy company OX2 for the supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X turbines in Romania. The contract for the Urleasca wind farm with a total installed capacity of 77 MW also includes a 35-year Premium Service... read more...
04 Aug 2026
| Münster (renewablepress) - Germany's photovoltaic sector reached a historic milestone in July 2026. For the first time, 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of solar power were fed into the public electricity grid in a single month. This is the result of an analysis of quarter-hourly feed-in data from th... read more...
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Nordex Group secures new U.S. orders totaling more than 480 MW
Nordex Group obtains 77 MW order in Romania
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