Offshore News
Europe's Wind Market Heads for Record Year – Permitting Remains Key Challenge
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...
Capital from Abu Dhabi for Offshore Wind and Battery Storage: Masdar and Luxcara Explore Investments of More Than EUR 5 Billion
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...
Stock Markets, Week 40/26: RENIXX Tests Annual Low – New Constituents Samsung SDI and SMA Solar Gain Strongly – XPeng, Cadeler and Grenergy at Bottom of Index
Oct 05, 2026 10:35 | Münster – The RENIXX World set a new annual low last week. The index of the renewable energy sector recovered somewhat by the end of the week but still closed marginally lower on a weekly basis. The composition of the RENIXX was adjusted last week as part of the regular major rebalancing date. read more...
Solar Power Feed-In Up 33 Percent in September – Renewables Up 9.5 Percent Year to Date
Oct 02, 2026 12:02 | Münster, Germany – Solar feed-in in Germany rose well above the level of the same month a year earlier in sunny September. Feed-in from wind and hydropower was lower. This is shown by an IWR analysis of data from the European transmission system operators (ENTSO-E). read more...
EU Power Mix in Transition: Wind and Solar Almost on Par with Nuclear and Coal from January to September 2026
Oct 02, 2026 11:56 | Münster – The EU's power generation fleet continued its shift toward renewable energy in 2026. From January to September, wind and solar plants fed almost as much electricity into the EU grid as nuclear, lignite and hard coal plants combined. read more...
Europe's Wind Market Grows – Nordex Secures 220 MW in Orders
Sep 30, 2026 14:57 | Hamburg – Europe's wind market is expanding, and turbines from the Nordex Group are in demand across several markets. The turbine manufacturer has reported new orders totalling around 220 MW from Germany, France, Portugal and Spain so far this week. read more...
Mediterranean Region Eyes Growth Surge as Wind and Solar Pipeline Reaches 552 GW
Sep 28, 2026 10:09 | Münster – The expansion of renewable energy is increasingly taking on a cross-border dimension in southern Europe. While North Sea countries are already advancing offshore wind and shared energy infrastructure, the Mediterranean region is emerging as another major cross-border growth area for wind and solar power. read more...
Stock Markets, Week 39/26: RENIXX Slides Below 1,200 Points as Grenergy and First Solar Post Double-Digit Losses, Bloom Energy and EDP Renováveis Lead Gains
Sep 28, 2026 09:25 | Münster – Rising US interest rates pushed the RENIXX World clearly below the 1,200-point mark last week. On Thursday, September 24, 2026, the index tumbled 3.51 percent to close at 1,172.78 points, dragged down by the highest ten-year US Treasury yield since 2007. That marked the index's lowest level since January 5, 2026. read more...
Chinese Rotor Blade Manufacturer Sinoma Secures Wind Tunnel Capacity at Deutsche WindGuard Through 2030
Sep 25, 2026 09:29 | Hamburg – Chinese rotor blade manufacturer Sinoma has secured long-term wind tunnel capacity in Germany for the development of its next blade generation. The contract partner is Deutsche WindGuard Engineering. read more...
Vestas Debuts New 7.2 MW Wind Turbine in Sweden – Series Production to Begin at End of 2027
Sep 24, 2026 08:21 | Hamburg – Vestas received the first order for its new V182-7.2 MW onshore wind turbine one day after launching the model. Swedish project developer SR Energy has ordered four turbines with a total capacity of 28.8 MW for the Staverhult Wind Farm in southern Sweden. Commissioning is scheduled for the third quarter of 2028. read more...
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...
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...
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...