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... Mar 04, 2026 10:03 | Hamburg (Germany) – Nordex has secured another order in the German onshore market. According to the Hamburg-based company, Qualitas Energy Germany has ordered eight N163/6.X turbines with a total capacity of 56 MW for the Wippershainer Höhe wind farm. read more... Mar 02, 2026 16:24 | Münster (Germany) - With the official commissioning of new offshore wind turbines, Germany has exceeded the milestone of 10,000 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity. Crossing the 10-gigawatt threshold not only marks a national expansion milestone, but also represents another country-specific building block in the fundamental structural transformation of the North Sea from the historic center of European oil production into a central “green” energy hub in Europe. read more...News about wind energy
Vattenfall and Terralayr Launch Nationwide First: Go-live of virtual 5 MW Battery Portfolio for a Flexible Power Grid
Qualitas Opts for Nordex Turbines: Nordex Receives 56 MW Order from Qualitas Energy for Wind Farm in Germany
From Oil to Wind Power: Germany Surpasses 10,000 MW Offshore Capacity - North Sea Becomes Europe’s Energy Hub
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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