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North Sea Summit ‘Investment Pact’ to mobilise €1tn in offshore wind investments for Europe
Seven Heads of State and Government and the Energy Ministers of the 9 North Seas countries gathered in Hamburg yesterday to boost the expansion of offshore wind. Together with industry and transmission system operators they signed the “Investment Pact for the North Seas”. Governments commit [...]
BWO: European offshore wind cooperation significantly increases electricity yields and reduces costs
Berlin, January 26, 2026. On the occasion of the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, a new study by Fraunhofer IWES on behalf of the German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) shows [...]
ENTSO-E closes 2025 with a successful programme of achievements and looks forward to the new Annual Work Programme for 2026
In 2025, ENTSO-E delivered a comprehensive set of legally mandated activities that reinforces its role in supporting the secure and efficient operation of Europe’s power system. In total, 96.3% of projected deliveries under the AWP 2025 were successfully completed. Key achievements of 2025 [...]
In 2025, the Nordex Group accounted for approx. 32% of new onshore wind turbine installations (MW) in Germany
Hamburg, 15 January 2026. In 2025, the Nordex Group was responsible for supplying more than 31% of all newly-grid connected onshore wind turbines installations (in MW) in Germany. Data from the German Onshore Wind Energy Agency (Fachagentur Windenergie an Land) confirm that [...]
Ostwind 3 grid connection project on the home stretch: Offshore platform precisely installed in the sea off Rügen
Windanker wind farm is to feed electricity into the 50Hertz transmission grid from October. Stefan Kapferer: "50Hertz is making a significant contribution to tapping the great wind energy potential of the Baltic Sea." Work on the OST-6-1 grid connection project for the Gennaker wind farm [...]
Growth in renewable energy in 2025
The Bundesnetzagentur has released its preliminary figures on growth in renewable electricity generation capacity in 2025. Renewable installed capacity increased by nearly 21 gigawatts (GW) to a total of just under 210 GW. This represents a year-on-year increase of 11%. The increase is mainly accounted for by [...]
BEE on the EEG amendment: Renewables are the foundation of energy supply
The German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) presented a position paper on the planned EEG amendment. In it, the association shows how the transformation course that has been embarked upon can be consistently continued and systemically optimized. “The upcoming EEG amendment will [...]
Industry demands protection of network data after attacks in Germany
Alleged sabotage of a cable bridge in Berlin has sparked a debate in Germany that strikes at the foundations of renewable energy investment planning. The German association BDEW is appealing: we must stop serving up data on critical infrastructure “on a [...]
windpunx and solarpunx realign management
- Realignment strengthens operational structures and accelerates growth in dynamic market environment Berlin - windpunx GmbH & Co. KG and solarpunx GmbH & Co. KG have realigned their management structure in order to meet increased market demands and accelerate the development [...]
Press invitation – Status of offshore wind energy expansion in Germany in 2025
The first German offshore wind farm, Alpha Ventus, went into operation in 2010. In 2025 – 15 years later – the offshore industry faced various challenges: for the first time, there were no bids in a tender in August 2025. In [...]
Why the Baltic Sea moved to the centre of Europe’s energy map
As Europe’s energy landscape evolves new strategic hotspots for resilience and growth are emerging, notably the Baltic Sea. The countries of the Baltic Sea region and Central and Eastern Europe have built their energy policies around security of supply for many [...]
Maintaining security by ensuring our defence readiness: Foreign Minister Wadephul visits Lithuania
Lithuania and Germany are the closest of partners in the European Union and in NATO. Not only do we share common values, but we are also united by action as we assume greater responsibility than ever before for the security of our [...]
Orsted and Skyborn joint venture moves to court (again) over US lease suspension as project nears completion
Revolution Wind LLC has announced that it will seek a preliminary injunction against the lease suspension order issued by the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), escalating a dispute that now threatens one of the most [...]
Deinhard: “Those who support the energy transition should not be penalized”
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce for East Frisia and Papenburg (IHK) has criticized the planned distribution of trade tax revenues from offshore wind energy. New regulation jeopardizes acceptance of the energy transition “Those who support the energy transition should not [...]
8.2 cents subsidy expected for new onshore wind turbines
Berlin: (hib/BAL) A total of 30,225 wind turbines with a capacity of 67,038 megawatts are located onshore in Germany. In addition, there are 1,637 offshore turbines with a capacity of 9,215 watts, as stated by the German government in its response [...]

























