Offshore News
Largest Offshore Wind Farm in the German Baltic Sea: Gennaker Reaches Key Milestone
Oct 26, 2026 12:51 | Hamburg – The two substation platforms Darß and Zingst have been successfully installed at the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The wind farm, with a planned capacity of just under 1,000 MW, is scheduled to start operations at the end of 2028. read more...
Cadeler Ahead of Group Restructuring: Offshore Wind Specialist Plans UK Parent Company – Share Exchange Nears 90 Percent Threshold
Oct 26, 2026 11:31 | Copenhagen – Offshore wind specialist Cadeler has reached an acceptance rate of 89.5 percent in the share exchange for the planned move of its parent company from Denmark to the United Kingdom. Completion requires 90 percent, and the offer period has therefore been extended to October 28, 2026. read more...
Stock Market Week 43/26: RENIXX Falls to New 2026 Low – Scatec, CATL, SMA, Solaria Energia and Bloom Energy Lose Double-Digit Percentages, Cadeler Surges
Oct 26, 2026 10:24 | Münster – The RENIXX World extended its decline in the past trading week, falling sharply by 4.2 percent. Scatec, CATL and SMA Solar came under particular pressure. Offshore wind specialist Cadeler led the gainers with a double-digit rise. read more...
Battery Storage Boom in Lithuania: Capacity Rises to Almost 1,200 MW – Ignitis and Emsys VPP Expand Virtual Power Plant for Balancing Power
Oct 21, 2026 10:53 | Vilnius/Oldenburg – Lithuania’s battery storage market is growing rapidly: installed capacity rose from around 700 MW at the end of June to nearly 1,200 MW in early October 2026. Lithuanian energy company Ignitis and Germany’s Emsys VPP are expanding their cooperation so that battery storage assets can also be marketed for balancing power in future. read more...
Balancing Power Market in Transition: Vattenfall Enters with 200 MW of Offshore Wind Capacity
Oct 20, 2026 16:26 | Hamburg - With 200 MW of balancing capacity from the Veja Mate wind farm in the North Sea, offshore wind energy is playing a growing role in stabilising the German power grid. Vattenfall is entering offshore balancing power marketing in Germany for the first time. read more...
PIK Study: Climate Action Opens New Economic Prospects – Fossil-Fuel States Face Challenges
Oct 16, 2026 09:32 | Potsdam – A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows how climate action could affect the economic assets of 169 countries. While avoided climate damage and renewable energy offer economic benefits and new potential, 19 countries heavily dependent on fossil fuels could face economic disadvantages. read more...
Germany: Wind Capacity Additions Rise 63 Percent in January–September 2026 – Solar PV Additions Hold Steady
Oct 14, 2026 09:04 | Münster – Wind energy deployment in Germany grew sharply in the first nine months of 2026. Newly installed solar PV capacity remained almost unchanged despite a clear drop in the number of systems, according to IWR analyses of the Federal Network Agency’s Market Master Data Register (Marktstammdatenregister). read more...
Stock Market Week 41/26: RENIXX Marks New Annual Low and Recovers by Week’s End – Xpeng and Samsung SDI Lead, Plug Power and Nordex Fall Sharply
Oct 12, 2026 10:36 | Münster – The RENIXX World set a new annual low on a closing basis last Thursday, but it narrowly held its support zone and recovered somewhat by the end of the week. Battery and electric mobility stocks such as Xpeng, Samsung SDI and CATL were the week’s winners. Plug Power and Nordex were among the losers. read more...
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...