GERMANY
GERMANY
EDITOR’S CHOICE
LATEST ARTICLES
German onshore wind auction oversubscribed again as Routing Energy clients secure 90 MW
Germany's 1 May onshore wind tender drew bids worth 6,409 MW for 2,495 MW on offer, pushing award prices lower; clients of purchasing group Routing Energy won 90.1 MW.
BOREAS appoints Alexander Kunsch to management board as Uwe Berg steps down
The Dresden-based renewable energy developer BOREAS has appointed Alexander Kunsch as a managing director, while long-serving commercial director Uwe Berg steps down.
German foreign minister calls Baltic Sea the frontline of Europe’s security
At the Kiel Security Conference, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the Baltic Sea Europe's most obvious theatre of confrontation with Russia, citing repeated threats to critical maritime infrastructure.
HUSUM WIND and WAB plan Europe’s largest offshore excursion
HUSUM WIND and WAB will run what they call Europe's largest offshore field trip on 31 August, taking around 500 participants past up to 25 North Sea wind farms and converter stations.
Qualitas Energy wins 113 MW in oversubscribed German onshore wind auction
Qualitas Energy has won 113.2 MW across three onshore wind projects in Germany's latest tender, which drew bids worth more than 2.5 times the available volume.
Alterric names Ingmar Schmitt as chief financial officer
The onshore wind and hybrid park operator Alterric has appointed finance veteran Ingmar Schmitt as chief financial officer, effective 1 July 2026.
German renewables hit employment record, but Bertelsmann study warns of policy risk to jobs
Germany's renewable energy sector set a new employment record in 2025, but a Bertelsmann Stiftung study warns that a shift in federal energy policy could endanger thousands of jobs.
Night-time noise limits squeeze German wind project economics as auction prices fall
With German onshore wind auction prices down to 5.54 ct/kWh, night-time noise curtailment is becoming a decisive factor in whether projects are financially viable, sound-optimisation firm Dezibel Engineering says.
Europe’s largest energy trade fair closes in Munich with 105,000 visitors
Europe's largest energy trade fair alliance ended its 2026 edition in Munich, with organisers reporting 2,650 exhibitors and around 105,000 visitors under the banner of round-the-clock renewable power.
Nordex wins 112 MW order from NeXtWind for Altmark wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt
Nordex has won a 112 MW order from NeXtWind for the Altmark wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt, supplying 16 N175/6.X turbines for one of the region's larger repowering projects.
ENERTRAG brings first phase of Bütow II repowering online in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
ENERTRAG has brought the first six Nordex N163 turbines of its Bütow II repowering online in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, part of a scheme replacing 32 turbines from 1999 with 14 modern machines.
AI study values all 28 million German rooftops, finds €45 billion in untapped solar savings
An AI study has valued every one of Germany's 28 million residential rooftops, finding around €45 billion in unrealised annual electricity savings — even as home solar installations fell 21% in early 2026.
VSB takes a 303 MWp Polish solar-and-storage project to Intersolar Europe
VSB is presenting solar projects from Germany, Italy and Poland at Intersolar Europe, led by a 303 MWp solar-plus-storage development at Brzezinka, one of Poland's largest.
Amazon signs Germany’s largest power purchase agreement for Baltic Sea wind farm Gennaker
Amazon and Skyborn Renewables have signed a 600 MW power purchase agreement for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, the largest single corporate PPA in Germany and a decisive step toward financing the country's biggest Baltic wind project.
Stronger grid links could unlock 27 TWh of renewables by 2040, Aurora study finds
A 25% increase in cross-border grid interconnection could let Europe use an extra 27 TWh of wind and solar by 2040 and avoid 16.3 million tonnes of CO2, an Aurora Energy Research study finds — warning that curtailment could double by 2030 without timely network investment.
Strategic Partners
STRATEGISCHE PARTNER
