Category Archives: GWEC in press

Climate Spectator

Chile’s environmental regulator has given the green light to the third and last portion of energy firm E-CL’s $685 million wind park project, which is expected to generate up to 310 megawatts, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

EcoGeneration — May/June 2013

Following his keynote presentation at the New Zealand Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition in late March 2013, Global Wind Energy Council Secretary-General Steve Sawyer spoke to EcoGeneration’s Melanie Ryan about the challenges and growth predictions facing the international wind market over the next five years.

Worldwide, the wind energy sector is expected to undergo …

Modern Distribution Management

State renewable energy standards, driven by environmental and economic factors, have created a larger market for wind energy in the U.S. Federal and local incentives, combined with improved efficiencies and reduced costs, have supported the industry development needed to meet this demand. MDM spoke with wind association leaders, distributors and manufacturers to learn more about what’s driving wind …

businessGreen

The WindMade labelling scheme yesterday unveiled its latest draft product standard, opening the new certification scheme up for consultation.

The Windmade Product Label sets out the technical requirements that individual products will have to meet if they are to display the industry-backed label demonstrating that a product or service have been provided using renewable energy.

Jixing Wind News Portal

北极星风力发电网讯:4月17日，全球风能理事会在布鲁塞尔发布全球风电市场发展报告，该报告详尽描述了全球风电市场在2012年的发展情况， 并发布未来五年(2013-2017)的风电发展预测。尽管经济合作组织国家(OECD)的政策发展充满不确定性, 并将显著影响未来几年全球的风电市场， 然而几个稳健的市场，如中国、印度和巴西，以及拉丁美洲、非洲和亚洲的一些新兴市场，将成为未来一段时间拉动全球市场的主要力量。

Magazine of Environmental Protection and Energy conservation

China Energy News

China Economics and Information magazine

China Electricity Council

4月17日，全球风能理事会在布鲁塞尔发布全球风电市场发展报告，该报告详尽描述了全球风电市场在2012年的发展情况， 并发布未来五年（2013-2017）的风电发展预测。尽管经济合作组织国家（OECD）的政策发展充满不确定性, 并将显著影响未来几年全球的风电市场， 然而几个稳健的市场，如中国、印度和巴西，以及拉丁美洲、非洲和亚洲的一些新兴市场，将成为未来一段时间拉动全球市场的主要力量。

　　“尽管风电存在变化性，但是对于产业稳定发展的真正影响并非来自风电自身的变化性，而是设计能源政策的决策者的变化和不可预测性。”全球风能理 事会秘书长Steve Sawyer说，“所有那些一直以来推动风电发展的驱动因素依然存在，如保障能源安全， 不受燃料价格波动 的影响， 促进区域经济发展，减缓气候变化，减少地区的空气和水污染等。目前，风电的价格正在越来越多的市场里变得具有竞争力， 而众多政府依然 大量补贴化石燃料，相当于鼓励排放二氧化碳，在2012年，这些排放所得到的补贴相当于$110/吨二氧化碳。”

PennEnergy

Worldwide wind power market will see a sharp drop in the number of new wind turbines installed in 2013, even though global installations increased by 10% to 44.8GW in 2012, according to a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

The report reveals that the global wind power installed capacity reached 282.5GW in 2012, an increase of about 19% compared …