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Nordex Shares Rise: Wpd Orders Nordex Wind Turbines Totaling Almost 280 MW for Projects in Germany

Mar 10, 2026 15:19 | Hamburg (Germany) - Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has received orders from project developer Wpd totaling 279.2 MW for several onshore wind projects in Germany. The Wpd order includes the delivery of a total of 40 turbines for nine wind farms, as well as a 15-year premium service contract for each project. read more...


Stock Market Week 10/26: RENIXX in Geopolitical Crisis Mode - RENIXX ETF Planned - Plug Power Shares Jump After Results - BYD Charges Cars in Nine Minutes - Nordex Scores with Qualitas

Mar 09, 2026 11:50 | Münster (Germany) - The RENIXX declined last week and once again tested the 1,200-point mark. Market activity was largely driven by the crisis in the Middle East. Rapidly rising oil and gas prices following Iranian attacks on energy facilities in the Gulf region initially caused a shock freeze in the markets. read more...


Siemens Gamesa Turbines with Recyclable Rotor Blades: RWE Installs First Wind Turbine in Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Thor

Mar 05, 2026 15:05 | Essen (Germany) - The expansion of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Thor, has reached a decisive milestone: the first of a total of 72 wind turbines has been successfully installed off the west coast of Jutland. The project, with a capacity of 1.1 GW (1,100 MW), is therefore on schedule for full commissioning in 2027. read more...


Citizens Benefit from Energiequelle Wind Farm: Energiequelle Begins Construction of Five Enercon Turbines in Lower Saxony’s Gifhorn District

Mar 05, 2026 12:11 | Lüben (Germany) - Energiequelle GmbH has begun construction of the Lüben Wind Farm in the village of Lüben, within the municipality of Wittingen in the Gifhorn district of Lower Saxony. Five Enercon turbines of the E-138 model with a hub height of 160 meters are planned. Each turbine has a capacity of 4.26 MW. read more...


Vattenfall and Terralayr Launch Nationwide First: Go-live of virtual 5 MW Battery Portfolio for a Flexible Power Grid

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...


Qualitas Opts for Nordex Turbines: Nordex Receives 56 MW Order from Qualitas Energy for Wind Farm in Germany

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...


From Oil to Wind Power: Germany Surpasses 10,000 MW Offshore Capacity - North Sea Becomes Europe’s Energy Hub

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...


Stock Market Week 09/26: RENIXX Hits New Yearly High - Nordex With Strong Performance - US Solar Stocks Under Pressure: Sunrun, Array Technologies, First Solar and Canadian Solar Post Double-digit Losses

Mar 02, 2026 13:13 | Münster (Germany) - The RENIXX reached a new yearly closing high of 1,288.68 points last week but was unable to maintain this elevated level in subsequent trading. The sometimes significant price movements were triggered by numerous Q4 and full-year 2025 results, which were received differently by the markets. read more...


Statkraft Reaches Milestone in the United Kingdom: Statkraft and Emsys VPPFfocus on Flexibility with 300-MW Battery Storage System “Thurrock”

Feb 26, 2026 07:34 | Oldenburg (Germany) / London (UK) - Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, and Emsys VPP have reached a significant milestone in their collaboration with the successful grid connection of the 300-MW battery storage facility “Thurrock.” read more...


Nordex Achieves Record Figures in Q4/2025 - Share Jumps 19 Percent to Over €41

Feb 25, 2026 17:13 | Hamburg (Germany) - Nordex SE not only met all of its financial and operational targets with its Q4 and full-year 2025 figures released today, but also set new benchmarks in several areas. The share price responded with a strong increase of almost 19 percent, rising above €41 - a level not seen since the early 2000s. read more...