Mar 18, 2026 10:06 | Dresden (Germany) - Project developer VSB Gruppe has received approval for the Pfaffenhausen wind farm in the Main-Kinzig district. The Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt has granted permission for the construction of five wind turbines with a combined capacity of 36 megawatts in the municipality of Jossgrund. read more... Mar 17, 2026 17:01 | Fredericia, Denmark - Danish energy company Ørsted has begun producing electricity at the US offshore wind farm Revolution Wind. Following disputes over temporary halts imposed by the Trump administration, the project has now reached a key milestone. read more... Mar 17, 2026 12:28 | Hamburg (Germany) - The Nordex Group has received two orders for repowering projects on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn. The stock is gaining. read more...News about wind energy
VSB Secures Another Wind Farm Permit: Company Plans Construction of Pfaffenhausen Wind Farm in Hesse - Construction Start in 2026
Revolution Wind Feeds Electricity Into the Grid - Ørsted Offshore Wind Project Back on Track After US Government Work Stops
Nordex Stock Rises: Nordex Secures 137 MW Orders for Repowering on Fehmarn in Germany
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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17 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received two new orders for repowering projects on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn in Germany. For the two wind farms Fehmarn-Mitte I and Fehmarn-Mitte II, Nordex will supply and install 24 wind turbines of the N163/5.X type. The total capacity of the... read more...
18 Mar 2026
| Pfaffenhausen/Dresden (renewablepress) - Construction of the Pfaffenhausen wind farm in the municipality of Jossgrund, located in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse, is expected to begin at the end of 2026. Project developer VSB has received approval from the Darmstadt Regional Council to build the w... read more...
12 Mar 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order totaling 49 MW for a new community wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. As part of the Heek-Strönfeld project for Bürgerwind Heek-Strönfeld GmbH & Co. KG, Nordex will deliver seven N175/6.X wind turbines with a hub height of ... read more...
Press releases
Nordex Group receives new orders for 137 MW for repowering projects on the island of Fehmarn in Germany
VSB Wind Farm Pfaffenhausen in Hesse Receives Approval
Nordex Group to supply turbines for 49 MW community wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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