(IN BRIEF) RWE has commissioned several new solar farms along the A44n motorway in North Rhine-Westphalia, adding 86.5 megawatts peak of renewable capacity on recultivated land at the former Garzweiler opencast mine. The installations will supply clean electricity for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged A44n motorway, battery storage, Bedburg 3 wind farm, Dr Lars Kulik, energy transition, Garzweiler opencast mine, Hambach opencast mine, Katja Wünschel, Manheimer Bucht, North Rhine-Westphalia, photovoltaic projects, recultivated land, renewable energy, Rhenish region, RWE, RWE Advances Renewable Energy Road Concept with New Solar Installations Near Bedburg and Jüchen, RWE Renewables, solar farms, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) RWE has launched operations at its repowered Muel wind farm in Aragon, replacing 27 ageing turbines with three high-capacity Nordex models and raising total capacity from 16.2 MW to 19.97 MW. The upgrade more than doubles the electricity … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain
Tagged 000 homes, 19.97 MW, 21, Aragon, Bureau Veritas, Circularity, Katja Wünschel, Muel wind farm, NextGenerationEU, Nordex N163/6.X, Nordtank 600kW, onshore wind, Recovery and Resilience Facility, RenerCycle, renewable energy, repowering, Repowering Milestone in Spain as RWE Upgrades Muel Wind Farm with Higher Capacity and ZeroWaste Certification, RWE, RWE Renewables Iberia, Spain, turbine recycling, Zaragoza, ZeroWaste
(IN BRIEF) RWE announced that Katja Wünschel, CEO of its renewables business in Europe and Australia, will leave the company on 31 March 2026 to join Vonovia as Chief Development Officer. Sopna Sury, currently Executive Board member at RWE Generation … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News
Tagged battery storage, corporate appointment, E.ON, executive change, hydrogen business, Katja Wünschel, leadership transition, Leadership transition at RWE as Katja Wünschel departs for Vonovia and Sopna Sury moves into renewables CEO role, Markus Krebber, Nikolaus Valerius, onshore wind, renewables strategy, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, solar development, Sopna Sury, Uniper, Vonovia
(IN BRIEF) RWE has completed the repowering of the Lasbek wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, replacing six older turbines with four more powerful units, increasing capacity from 10.8 MW to 22.8 MW. The upgrade boosts renewable output fivefold, enabling the site … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged 000 annual benefit, 000 households, 18, 22.8 MW capacity, 760 MW in operation, BladeReUse project, doubling capacity to 22.8 MW and benefiting local municipalities, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Katja Wünschel, Lasbek wind farm, Lasbek wind farm enters operation after repowering project, municipal revenue, noise barrier walls, onshore wind construction 145 MW, onshore wind Germany, renewable electricity, repowering project, rotor blade reuse, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, Stormarn Schleswig-Holstein, turbine recycling, wind energy expansion, €124
(IN BRIEF) RWE has won contracts for difference for four renewable projects in Italy during the FER-X auction, covering one wind farm and three solar and Agri-PV developments. The portfolio includes the 42 MW Serra Giannina wind farm in Basilicata, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, News
Tagged Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Carcitella Agri-PV, Clean Energy Capacity, construction 2026, FER-X auction, green electricity, Italy, Katja Wünschel, Ponte Valentino solar plants, renewable expansion, renewables, RWE, RWE Expands Italian Renewable Portfolio with Wind and Agri-PV Wins in Latest National Auction, Serra Giannina wind farm, Sicily, Solar PV, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) RWE has secured three new Agri-PV projects under Italy’s PNRR program, adding 30.2 MWac of solar capacity across Campania, Sicily, and Calabria. The projects will feature elevated solar structures designed to accommodate agricultural use—either crops or grazing—beneath the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, News
Tagged Acquafredda 2, Agri-PV, agrivoltaics, Calabria, Campania, capacity addition, Cave, commissioning 2026, crop production, dual-use land, elevated mounting structures, energy transition, energy-agri system, Enna Piscopo, Italy, Katja Wünschel, land optimization, PNRR auction, renewable energy, RWE, RWE Advances Dual-Use Solar Solutions with 30 MW Agri-PV Portfolio Gain Across Southern Italy, RWE Renewables Italia, sheep grazing, Sicily, solar energy, solar modules, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) RWE has commissioned its first wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Kail wind farm, located on the Moselle plateau near Koblenz. The three turbines, with a total capacity of 12.9 MW, will generate enough renewable power for 7,500 households … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Retail
Tagged archaeological preservation, Cochem-Zell district, community benefit, energy transition, Essen, Germany, green electricity, Kail wind farm, Katja Wünschel, Moselle plateau, onshore wind, renewable energy, Rhineland-Palatinate, RWE, RWE expands onshore wind portfolio with 12.9 MW Kail project in Rhineland-Palatinate, RWE launches first wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate to deliver renewable power to 7500 households, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) RWE’s agrivoltaics demonstration project in Bedburg has delivered promising first results, showing that solar electricity production and crop farming can successfully coexist. Since early 2024, about 6,100 solar modules have generated enough green power for 1,044 German homes … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture, agrivoltaics, barley, Bedburg, climate protection, energy transition, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Fraunhofer ISE, Garzweiler, Katja Wünschel, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, photovoltaics, progres.nrw, raspberries, renewable energy, RWE, solar energy, sustainability, Wheat
(IN BRIEF) RWE has strengthened its renewable energy portfolio in France by commissioning four new wind farms and one solar plant with a combined capacity of 83 MW. Located across Hauts-de-France, Normandy, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the projects can supply enough green … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 265 MW capacity, Catésis-Bois Marronnier, Catillon-Fumechon, CRE tenders, energy transition, France, French Energy Regulatory Commission, French renewables, green electricity, Hauts-de-France, Katja Wünschel, Les Pierrières, Normandy, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nouvions, Ormesnil, partnership, RWE, RWE Renewables, solar farm, sustainability, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) RWE has commissioned a new 13.9 MW solar farm at Hambach opencast mine near Niederzier, Germany, capable of supplying renewable electricity for around 4,500 households. Built in under five months, the project used AI-powered drone monitoring to track … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AI construction monitoring, battery storage, Drone Technology, Elsdorf, energy transition, green electricity, Hambach opencast mine, Jülich, Katja Wünschel, Kerpen, Merzenich, NEULAND HAMBACH, Niederzier, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, Photovoltaic Plant, renewable energy, Rhenish region, RWE, solar power, sustainability, Titz
(IN BRIEF) RWE has commissioned the Aldenhoven wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia, featuring six 5.7 MW turbines on recultivated land at the Inden opencast mine, with the capacity to power 24,000 households. The project will provide up to €150,000 annually … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aldenhoven wind farm, community benefit, Düren-Merken, energy transition, Germany, green electricity, Inden opencast mine, Katja Wünschel, North Rhine-Westphalia, onshore wind, partnership, renewable energy, Rhenish Lignite Area, RWE, sustainability, wind power
(IN BRIEF) RWE has won two new solar projects in North Rhine-Westphalia, securing development rights for the 17.2 MWp Manheimer Bucht solar farm in the Rhein-Erft district and a 19.9 MWp expansion of its ongoing A44n motorway photovoltaic project. Together, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 1&1, 300 households, A44n motorway, battery storage, energy transition, Garzweiler opencast mine, German Federal Network Agency, Hambach opencast mine, Jüchen, Katja Wünschel, Kolpingstadt Kerpen, Manheimer Bucht, Niederzier, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, Photovoltaic, renewable energy, Rhein-Erft district, RWE, solar farms, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) RWE has officially commissioned the 53.1 MW Mondonuovo wind farm in Apulia, featuring nine 5.9 MW turbines to supply green power for up to 55,000 households. This milestone brings RWE’s total Italian renewables capacity to 589 MW across 17 wind farms … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 5.9 MW turbines, Acquafredda Agri‑PV, Apulia, Brindisi, FER 1 auction, Italy renewable energy, Katja Wünschel, Mesagne, Mondonuovo wind farm, Morcone Agri‑PV, partnership, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, Serra Palino wind farm, solar plant, sustanability, Venusia wind farm, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) RWE energised the 35 MW (AC) Langford Solar Farm in Devon—its first UK solar project—on 2 July 2025. The site, equipped with an innovative 35 MW (AC) hybrid battery storage system, will generate approximately 49,500 MWh per year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity net gain, clean electricity, Clean Power Mission, community benefit fund, CO₂ savings, Devon, hybrid battery storage, Katja Wünschel, Langford Solar Farm, partnership, renewable energy, RWE, solar power, Solar Roadmap, sustainability, UK Solar Developers Charter
(IN BRIEF) RWE and KRONOS TITAN have entered a PPA-based collaboration to erect a 24.7 MWp ground-mounted solar farm on a 20 hectare site at KRONOS’s Nordenham facility. With roughly 38,200 photovoltaic modules expected to generate about 22,000 MWh per … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged 000 MWh per year, 200 solar modules, 22, 24.7 MWp, 38, Carsten Büsing, commissioning spring 2026, Community Engagement, ground-mounted photovoltaic plant, Industrial Transformation, Katja Wünschel, KRONOS TITAN, Lower Saxony, Nordenham, partnership, Power Purchase Agreement, PPA, renewable energy development, RWE, sustainability, sustainable energy
(IN BRIEF) RWE has started construction on a new 22.8 MW onshore wind farm near Papenhagen, Germany, with commissioning expected by mid-2026. The site will generate enough green electricity to power around 20,000 households. As part of a community benefit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged energy transition, Federal Network Agency, Germany, green electricity, Grimmen, Katja Wünschel, land leasing, local communities, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, onshore wind, Papenhagen, partnership, renewable energy, RWE, sustainability, Vorpommern-Rügen, wind farm
(IN BRIEF) RWE has initiated construction of a new photovoltaic plant near Niederzier in North Rhine-Westphalia at the Hambach opencast mine. Covering 12 hectares, the plant will feature over 22,000 solar modules and generate up to 13.9 MW peak (12 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged 13.9 MW peak, 47.2 MW, 500 households, Andreas Heller, battery storage, Dr Lars Kulik, Frank Rombey, Hambach Lake, Hambach opencast mine, Katja Wünschel, NEULAND HAMBACH, Niederzier, North Rhine-Westphalia, partnership, Photovoltaic Plant, renewable energy, Rhenish mining area, RWE, solar modules, sustainability, sustainable economy, wind farms, £4
(IN BRIEF) At a recent WindEurope conference in Copenhagen, ENERCON and RWE signed a Memorandum of Understanding that sets out a long-term, multi-year collaboration to jointly develop onshore wind projects across Europe. This MoU establishes ENERCON’s role in supplying, installing, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged climate-neutral, Copenhagen, cost-effective energy solutions, Enercon, energy transition, European supply chain, installation, Katja Wünschel, long-term partnership, market-driven innovation, Memorandum of Understanding, onshore wind projects, partnership, planning certainty, renewable energy, renewable power, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, self-performance strategy, servicing, supply, sustainability, Ulrich Schulze Südhoff, WindEurope conference
(IN BRIEF) RWE has secured a total of 93 MW of onshore wind capacity in Italy, winning contracts for two wind farm projects through the latest renewables auction. The projects include the 45 MW Venusia wind farm in Basilicata and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Italy
Tagged 16 wind farms, Acquafredda, Agri-PV, Apulia, Basilicata, Bosco solar plant, Campania, energy transition, green electricity, Italy, Katja Wünschel, Mondonuovo wind farm, Morcone, onshore wind capacity, renewables auction, RWE, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, RWE Renewables Italia, Serra Palino wind farm, Sicily, Venusia wind farm
(IN BRIEF) RWE has inaugurated its first solar plant in Italy, the 8.3 MWac Bosco facility, which will provide green electricity to 7,000 households. The project features a wildlife-friendly fence and is integrated with RWE’s local wind farms to optimize … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Italy
Tagged Agri-PV, biodiversity, Bosco solar plant, green electricity, Italy, Katja Wünschel, Mondonuovo, renewable energy, RWE, Sicily, solar energy, wind energy
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