Oct 07, 2026 17:01 | Hamburg/Brussels – Europe's wind market is heading for a record year in new installations, while permitting volumes are developing differently across individual markets. Against this backdrop, Nordex Group has received new orders from Türkiye and from Southern, Central and Eastern Europe. read more... Oct 07, 2026 11:43 | Berlin – Vattenfall has warned of the economic risks of Germany's and Europe's heavy reliance on fossil energy imports, following the recent rise in oil and gas prices. The energy company is calling for faster expansion of renewable energy, power grids and storage, as well as greater electrification of heating, transport and industry. read more... Oct 06, 2026 09:27 | Hamburg/Berlin – Abu Dhabi-based investor Masdar and Hamburg-based asset manager Luxcara are exploring a partnership for investments in offshore wind energy and battery storage in Germany. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the state visit of the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Masdar also signed a separate MoU with RWE. read more...News about wind energy
Europe's Wind Market Heads for Record Year – Permitting Remains Key Challenge
High Oil and Gas Prices Fuel Inflation: Vattenfall Calls for Faster Electrification in Germany
Capital from Abu Dhabi for Offshore Wind and Battery Storage: Masdar and Luxcara Explore Investments of More Than EUR 5 Billion
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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08 Oct 2026
| Dresden (renewablepress) - VSB has begun construction of the Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in the municipality of Rastede, Lower Saxony. Three new wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 18 megawatts (MW) will replace four existing turbines. The new wind farm is expected to generate e... read more...
07 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - In the past weeks of September, the Nordex Group secured several new orders totalling 389 MW in Türkiye - one of its main markets. The contracts include the supply and installation of 56 wind turbines of the Delta4000 series. Each contract also includes a multi-year servic... read more...
06 Oct 2026
| Hamburg (renewablepress) - End of September, the Nordex Group received several orders for the supply and installation of 35 wind turbines for projects in multiple countries in Europe. Together, the turbines will provide a total capacity of around 228 MW. The contracts include a Service of the turbin... read more...
Press releases
VSB begins construction of Liethe-Lehmden repowering wind farm in Lower Saxony
Nordex Group records 389 MW of new orders in Türkiye
Nordex Group secures 228 MW across South, Central and Eastern Europe
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