Category Archives: GWEC in press

environmentalresearchweb.com

Strong markets in China, India and Brazil, as well as in new markets in Latin America, Africa and the rest of Asia will drive global wind capacity growth during the next five years, according to the Global Wind Energy Council’s Annual Market Update.

“Wind power may be variable, but the greatest threat to the continued stable growth of the industry is …

CNBC

When President Barack Obama called for the United States to lead energy innovation in his inauguration speech in January, he spoke with a sense of urgency. He put energy at the forefront of the country’s industrial competitiveness. And the rival at the forefront of his mind was no doubt China.

It was an acknowledgement of how close the world’s two biggest …

Chinamining.org

China’s wind power production grew more than coal power production for the first time ever in 2012, according to statistics from the China Energy Council. Thermal power using mostly coal increased by only about 0.3% in China last year, the statistics noted, an addition of roughly 12 terawatt hours (TWh) more electricity.

“In contrast, wind power production expanded by about 26 …

Tree Hugger

Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide. With total capacity exceeding 280,000 megawatts, wind farms generate carbon-free electricity in more than 80 countries, 24 of which have at least 1,000 megawatts. At the European level of …

Mondiaal Nieuws

Na records in 2012 zal de wereldwijde capaciteit van windenergie waarschijnlijk nog dit jaar de grens van 300.000 megawatt overschrijden. Windenergie kan globaal nu al aan de energievraag van 450 miljoen mensen voldoen.

Producenten van windenergie kampen met onzekere beleidskaders en verouderde stroomnetten. Toch slaagden ze er volgens de Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) vorig jaar in om voor 44.000 …

The9billion.com

We recently reported that the United States managed to top the list for new wind power installations in 2012. In fact, 2012 was also a record-breaking year for worldwide wind power installations, with 44,000 megawatts installed and total capacity exceeding 280,000 megawatts. More than 80 countries now receive a portion of their electricity from wind power.

According to the Global Wind …

Energias Renovables

El Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE), Tecnalia y el Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC) van a reunir en Euskadi, a partir de mañana y hasta el 19 de abril, a la flor y nata de las energías renovables marinas. Para ello, han organizado dos ciclos de conferencias sin desperdicio –eólica marina y Ocean Energy– y toda una feria-exposición que …

The International Resource Journal

Latin America’s renewables sector has experienced steady growth in recent years. It is fuelled by a mix of rising energy demands, decreasing technology costs, availability of renewable resources and policy changes aimed at promoting sustainable development in the region. This article explores the outlook for the sector and the challenges facing its development.

The year of 2012 was …

HmephΣia.gr

Κατά 19% αναπτύχθηκε ο κλάδος της αιολικής ενέργειας παγκοσμίως το 2012 με τη συνολική εγκατεστημένη ισχύ να ανέρχεται σε 282 Γιγαβάτ, σύμφωνα με στοιχεία του Παγκόσμιου Συμβουλίου Αιολικής Ενέργειας (Global Wind Energy Council- GWEC).

Αναλυτικότερα, το 2012 προστέθηκαν 44,7 Γιγαβάτ αιολικής ενέργειας παγκοσμίως.

Ηγέτες του κλάδου με μεγάλη διαφορά αναδείχτηκαν η Κίνα και οι ΗΠΑ με 13 Γιγαβάτ νέας ισχύος …

All Africa

The Global Wind Energy Council released its Annual Market Update today, with a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry at the end of 2012, along with a 5-year forecast out to 2017. Although policy uncertainty in the main OECD markets is a cause for concern, strong markets in China, India and Brazil, as well as in new markets …