Wind News

Ørsted and Nuveen Inaugurate 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2026 15:32 | Hamburg – Danish energy company Ørsted and infrastructure investor Nuveen have officially inaugurated the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm, which has an installed capacity of 913 MW. Located in the German North Sea, the project is one of Germany's largest offshore wind farms and, according to the companies, can theoretically supply almost one million households with electricity. read more...

Nordex Expands Delta4000 Series with N193/7.X – New High-Capacity Wind Turbine for Low-Wind Regions

Sep 23, 2026 12:07 | Hamburg – The Nordex Group has unveiled its new N193/7.X wind turbine at WindEnergy Hamburg, featuring a rotor diameter of 193 metres and a capacity of up to 7.3 MW. For the German market, the turbine will initially be offered with a maximum capacity of 6.6 MW. Series production is scheduled to start in 2029. read more...

LEAG's First GigawattFactory Becomes Reality: Construction Starts on Germany's Largest Battery Storage Project

Sep 23, 2026 11:38 | Cottbus – Energy company LEAG has commissioned the Forst-Briesnig 2 wind farm and the first construction phase of the Bohrau Energy Park and started construction of the GigaBattery Jänschwalde 1000. With its GigawattFactory, the company is advancing the transformation of the former Lusatia lignite region into an integrated energy hub. For the first time, it is combining wind power, photovoltaics and battery storage at gigawatt scale in a single system of generation, storage and dispatchable capacity. read more...

Navaris Secures Onshore Wind Awards for All Submitted Projects Totalling 304.5 MW

Sep 23, 2026 11:25 | Berlin – Wind energy project developer Navaris has won awards for eleven projects with a combined capacity of 304.5 MW in the latest onshore wind tender round. According to the company, all of its submitted bids were successful. read more...

Total Energies Brings German Power Business Together Under “Integrated Power Germany” – New Unit Links VSB, Kyon Energy and Quadra

Sep 23, 2026 11:15 | Dresden – Total Energies is bringing its German power business together under a new unit, “Integrated Power Germany”. The subsidiaries VSB, Kyon Energy and Quadra energy Sales & Origination will be more closely integrated with the group’s German offshore wind business in order to combine generation, storage and marketing along the value chain. read more...

Vestas Secures Three New Wind Farm Orders in Europe: Vestas to Supply 119 Megawatts of Wind Turbines for Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland

Sep 22, 2026 16:20 | Aarhus – Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced three new onshore wind farm orders in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland this week. Customers include a Dutch wind farm operator, an undisclosed customer in Belgium, and a Polish subsidiary of energy group Orlen. read more...

50Hertz Places Major Order for 2 GW Offshore Platform in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Sep 21, 2026 10:46 | Berlin/Rostock – Transmission system operator 50Hertz has awarded Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) of Rostock the contract for the LanWin3 offshore converter platform. The platform, with a transmission capacity of 2 GW, is to be built in Rostock-Warnemünde and in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. It will convert North Sea offshore wind power for transmission via the direct current grid. read more...

Stock Market Week 38/26: RENIXX Holds 1,200-Point Mark – Canadian Solar and Array Technologies Down by Double Digits, Meridian Energy and Northland Power Lead

Sep 21, 2026 10:16 | Münster – The RENIXX World tested the 1,200-point mark again last week, this time from below. After a weekly low on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, the index recovered to above 1,200 points by Thursday, September 17, 2026, but gave back ground at the end of the week and closed only just above the mark. read more...

Wpd Windmanager Expands Operations Management from Plant Monitoring to Asset and Security Management

Sep 18, 2026 10:44 | Bremen – Wpd Windmanager GmbH & Co. KG is significantly broadening the scope of its operations management for wind and solar farms beyond classic plant monitoring. The company, which oversees wind and solar assets worldwide, is expanding its service portfolio with a range of new offerings. read more...

Windpunx Expands Operations Management Portfolio by 287 MW to 2.85 GW: Windpunx at WindEnergy Hamburg

Sep 18, 2026 09:59 | Berlin – Windpunx, the Berlin-based wind energy operations manager, has expanded its managed portfolio by 287 MW since the beginning of the year. The company is now responsible for the technical operations management of more than 1,200 wind turbines with a combined installed capacity of 2.85 GW. According to the company, a further 161 MW has already been contractually secured. read more...

TEUT Energieprojekte Places Tenth Order with Nordex for Wind Farm in the Uckermark – Brandenburg Leads Eastern German States with Nearly 10 GW

Sep 18, 2026 09:49 | Hamburg – The Nordex Group and project developer TEUT Energieprojekte are further expanding their long-standing partnership on wind power expansion in Brandenburg. With a new order for a wind farm in the Uckermark, TEUT extends its order history with the Hamburg-based turbine manufacturer while also committing to its service offering over the long term. read more...

Germany's Largest Offshore Wind Farm He Dreiht Inaugurated with 960 MW

Sep 18, 2026 09:22 | Karlsruhe/Hamburg – EnBW and its co-investors have inaugurated the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, in the presence of Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider. With 64 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 960 MW, He Dreiht is currently Germany's largest offshore wind farm. Construction has been completed, and the wind farm is set to be brought fully into operation in stages over the coming months. read more...

Ørsted's Errboe Takes Over WindEurope Chairmanship as Europe's Wind Sector Eyes Record 24 GW of New Capacity

Sep 18, 2026 09:05 | Brussels – Rasmus Errboe, CEO of Danish energy group Ørsted, has taken over the 18-month chairmanship of European wind industry association WindEurope. Salvatore Bernabei, CEO of Enel Green Power, was elected Vice-Chair. The new leadership takes office as Europe is on track to install a record 24 GW of new wind capacity in 2026. read more...

Deutsche WindGuard Brings AI to Asset Management: New AI Assistant Answers Operational Questions in Real Time

Sep 15, 2026 17:09 | Berlin – Deutsche WindGuard Systems GmbH is continuing to expand its WONDER asset management system with an AI-powered conversational interface. The new digital assistant answers complex operational questions about renewable energy portfolios directly in natural language, without time-consuming searches or navigation. read more...

Nordex to Supply Turbines on 199-Meter Towers Again: Nordex Secures Repowering Award in Hesse

Sep 15, 2026 10:37 | Hamburg – EEF Erneuerbare Energien Fabrik has awarded Nordex Group a 34 MW order for the Rauschenberg wind farm in Hesse. The order comprises five N175/6.X turbines on 199-meter towers as well as a 20-year service agreement. read more...