Germany

/AACHEN, GERMANY, August 20, 2025, 12:45 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Voltfang, a prominent supplier of eco-friendly battery storage solutions for industrial, commercial, and large-scale applications, has officially launched its new production facility, the “Voltfang Future Fab,” located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The inauguration of the factory was carried out by Hendrik Wüst, the Minister-President of […]

/BERLIN, GERMANY, August 15, 2025, 9:00 CET, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCH™/ Germany added approximately 1.4 GW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity in July, as reported by Bundesnetzagentur. This figure increased from 1,033 MW in June and remained stable compared to about 1.4 GW in June 2024. During the first seven months of 2025, the total cumulative […]

/ESSEN, GERMANY, February 14, 2025, 10:00 CET, RWE/ RWE has commissioned one of the largest German battery storage systems at the Group’s Hamm and Neurath sites, with a total capacity of 220 megawatts (MW). It can reach its nominal capacity within seconds and provide power at that level for around one hour (235 megawatt hours, MWh). RWE is making the electricity from the battery storage systems available on various energy markets. The system contributes towards stabilising the electricity grid in particular through the balancing energy markets.

/LONDON, October 28, 2024, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the photovoltaic sector of the country for the next long-term period, 2024 ÷ 2033. Germany's photovoltaic sector has witnessed remarkable growth in the past two decades, positioning the country as the leader in Europe in installed solar photovoltaic capacity.

/ROME, April 29, 2024, 9:30 BST, RWE/ RWE has started the construction of its first solar plant in Italy. Bosco, an 8.3 megawatt (MWac) ground-mounted solar plant, will be installed in Partinico Municipality near Palermo, Sicily. On a 16-hectare site, around 15,000 bifacial modules1 will have the capacity to generate enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of 7,000 Italian homes. Commissioning of this solar powerr plant is planned for the end of the year.

/WUPPERTAL/LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY, April 19, 2024, 10:00 BST, Bayer AG/ Bayer AG has signed a long-term supply agreement for electricity from renewable energy sources with Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW), the public utility company of Wuppertal in North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany. The contract underlines Bayer's global commitment to sustainability. Under this supply agreement, WSW will deliver over 120 GWh of wind and/or solar power from German wind and solar parks to Bayer. This is equivalent to the annual power consumption of around 30,000 households.

/LEIPZIG, GERMANY, April 10, 2024, 9:00 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ Witznitz Energy Park, with 650 MW capacity, is located 30 km. south of Leipzig, in the Saxony Province of Germany. The plant was built on the plot of the former Witznitz II lignite mine. The developer of this largest solar power plant in Europe at the moment is MOVE ON Energy. The plant occupies an area of around 500 hectares covering the municipalities of Neukieritzsch, Böhlen and Rötha on Lake Hain, which corresponds to the average consumption of around 200,000…

/LONDON, March 21, 2024, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the photovoltaic sector of the country for the next long-term period, 2024 ÷ 2033. Germany's photovoltaic sector has witnessed remarkable growth in the past two decades, positioning the country as the leader in Europe in installed solar photovoltaic capacity.

/MUNICH, October 26, 2023, 14:30 GMT, BayWa r.e. Renewable Energy GmbH/ BayWa r.e. has secured €6.5 million in funding from the EU’s LIFE Programme, which will be used to develop six projects across five countries by 2027, combining agriculture with solar power generation. All six projects are either first or significant steps forward for their respective markets. Working closely with EU representatives, landowners, and local communities, BayWa r.e. aims to develop the commercial viability of Agri-PV and to demonstrate its benefits as an effective climate-adaptation strategy for fruit and crop…