Category Archives: GWEC in press

BUSINESS TODAY

A survey by the Environmental Protection Agency based on consumption per year shows that global brands, including computer companies, topped the list in 2012.

Intel had the greatest use of renewable energy, with three trillion watt-hours of power: that’s 3 terawatt-hours (3TWh), which represents 100% of its electricity requirements.

Microsoft came second with 1.936TWh, but still sources one fifth of its …

Clean Edge

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 …

Metal Supply

The Global Wind Energy Council released its Annual Market Update, 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 in Latin …

Oil Price.com

The latest edition of the annual market report released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) claims that global installed capacity for wind power is now at 282.5GW.

A total of 44.8GW of new wind capacity was installed around the world in 2012, a 10% increase over installed capacity in 2011.

The US was the largest contributor to new wind energy …

North American Wind Power

Record installations in the U.S. and Europe helped contribute to 44.8 GW of new wind power globally in 2012, 10% more than what was installed in 2011, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). Global installed capacity has now reached 282.5 GW, a cumulative increase of almost 19%.However, GWEC’s Annual Market Update …

Carbon News

Wind power surged to a new record in 2012, with the United States emerging as the dominant player.

The Global Wind Energy Council’s annual market update shows that while in New Zealand there was no growth last year, globally there were nearly 45 gigawatts of new installations.

Energy Matters

Worldwide installations of wind power grew by 10 percent in 2012 and with the exception of 2013, this trend will continue over the next five years according to latest figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).    The GWEC’s Annual Market Update (PDF) sums up the state of the industry at the end of 2012, along …

Energy and Environmental Management (EAEM) Magazine

A survey by the Environmental Protection Agency based on consumption per year shows that global brands, including computer companies, topped the list in 2012.

Intel had the greatest use of renewable energy, with three trillion watt-hours of power: that’s 3 terawatt-hours (3TWh), which represents 100% of its electricity requirements.

Microsoft came second with 1.936TWh, but still sources …

Reuters

The world will see a sharp drop in the number of new wind turbines installed this year after record growth in 2012, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said.

It predicted a strong recovery in 2014 but also cited risks to investment, chiefly policy uncertainty.

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

Le Figaro

Avec 44800 mégawatts (MW) supplémentaires connectés en 2012 dans le monde, la capacité éolienne a progressé de 19% selon les chiffres publiés mercredi par le Gwec (Global wind energy council). La puissance cumulée des éoliennes dans le monde représente 282 500 MW, soit l’équivalent de 171 réacteurs nucléaires EPR.

C’est aux Etats-Unis qu’ont été raccordées le plus de mégawatts éoliens …