Category Archives: Press releases

5 June, 2012

Berlin, June 5, 2012. A major expansion of renewable energy and more energy efficient vehicles can end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels and save the fragile Arctic from the destruction of oil exploration, according to a new comprehensive energy roadmap launched today by Greenpeace, the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

The …

 21 May, 2012

European leaders meeting on 23 May to discuss how to achieve growth despite massive budgetary challenges must turn to wind energy for immediate job-creating and economic benefits.

Every EU citizen is paying more than €700 for energy imports and this is increasing as prices climb and domestic resources deplete. But wind energy replaces imported fuel – saving €5.7 billion …

4  May, 2012

Dr Klaus Rave was unanimously re-elected for a two year term as GWEC Chairman at the latest Board meeting which took place in Copenhagen. Dr Rave has been Chairman since 2010.

The GWEC Board also elected a new Executive Committee to support the work of the Chairman, Secretary General Steve Sawyer and the GWEC staff. The ExCo members are …

3 May, 2012

On 29 April some media sources published reports on new research into wind farms, claiming that wind farms can cause local temperature increases. The news, based on a study carried out on large wind farms in Texas, has been falsely linked to global climate change. The wording is misleading in this context and conflates small-scale, local impacts on …

16 April, 2012

Copenhagen, 17 April 2012. The global wind industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2012, according to a five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen. By the end of 2016, total global wind power capacity will be …

 13 April, 2012

The wind energy industry increased its contribution to the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 33% between 2007 and 2010. In 2010, the industry’s growth was twice that of the EU’s GDP overall, with the sector contributing €32 billion to an EU economy in slowdown.

Key figures from ‘Green Growth’ report released today by the European Wind Energy Association …

6 April, 2012

Press conference on 17 April 2012, 13:00-14:00 at EWEA 2012,

Press conference Room, Bella Center, Copenhagen

A buffet lunch will be served.

Key points presented by GWEC Secretary General Steve Sawyer followed by Q&A with leading experts from China, US, Japan, India, Brazil and South Africa.

GWEC’s new annual report on the status of the global wind industry provides you with a …

6 April, 2012

Energy Secretary Ed Davey welcomes Charter and commitments of industry to jobs and investment

RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewables industries, has today launched the UK Wind Energy Charter. The Charter sets out three principles that the wind energy industry will apply in order to ensure that the UK maintains its position …

21 March, 2012

 The power sector is the one of the world’s biggest consumers of water, but one source – wind power – uses very little water to produce electricity. All fossil fuels and nuclear need significant quantities of water to pump crude oil out of the ground, remove pollutants from power plant exhausts, flush residues after fossil fuels are burned …

16 March, 2012

It has been evident for years that Europe needs an energy system that can cut dependence on fossil fuels, bring down future energy costs, and fight climate change. But the Fukushima accident in Japan one year ago underscored the need for an energy source that will fill the gap left by declining nuclear power. Many ask: is …