Category Archives: News
EU offshore wind energy sector posts solid 2012
Europe installed and grid connected 293 offshore wind turbines in 2012 – more than one per working day. This brings the total to 1,662 turbines, in 55 offshore wind farms in ten European countries.
The 293 turbines installed in 2012 represent 1,165 Megawatts (MW), an increase of 33% compared to 2011 installations of 874 MW. …
January 28, 2013 |
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Policy Choices Shape Wind Power Success
New GWEC/IRENA report presents a palette of key success factors for wind power development and discusses lessons from 12 mature wind markets
Abu Dhabi, 15 January 2013. A new report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) shows a set of conditions that must be fulfilled in order to best harness …
January 16, 2013 |
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Blowing hot and cold
Ethical Corporation Magazine
More commitment to wind power could mean hitting global emission targets. But it’s looking unlikely.
Unless market correction such as efficient carbon pricing and removal of fossil fuel subsidies are made now, the current opportunity to contain global warming will be missed, according to IEA projections.
However, governments continue to back the wrong horse. Subsidies to fossil fuels are now …
December 19, 2012 |
Posted in GWEC in press, spotlight
Waiting for a Miracle
COP18 Climate Change THE NEW ECONOMY
For most of the last two decades, frustrated climate campaigners have been saying that “the climate is changing faster than the pace of the climate negotiations”, or words to that effect. While we all hoped that that was not really true and that it would spur governments into action, it is …
December 14, 2012 |
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GWEC is looking to recruit an experienced Events and Business Development Manager
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2013
The Global Wind Energy Council is an international trade association representing the entire wind energy sector at global level. Our mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as one of the world’s leading energy sources, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits.
To help open up emerging wind markets, we work …
December 10, 2012 |
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Consumer Demand For Climate Solutions Leads To Expansion Of WindMade Label
WindMade welcomes more renewables
Supported by UN Global Compact, WWF, GWEC and Vestas, WindMade announces development of new renewable energy label to recognize a wide variety of renewable energy sources
Doha, 4 December 2012. The WindMade organisation announced today the development of a new consumer label for companies and products made using renewable energy. This will be backed by the …
December 4, 2012 |
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GWEC Chairman Dr Klaus Rave was awarded for his life-long work for renewable energy
GWEC Chairman Dr Klaus Rave was awarded for his Life-long work for the promotion of renewable energy at the German Renewables 2012 conference in Hamburg on 22 November.
The decision of the jury was based on Rave’s “decades of outstanding professional and volunteer work to make renewable energy as a mainstream energy source in the German and European energy supplies.”
Dr …
December 4, 2012 |
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Hon. Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah at the launch of India Wind Energy Outlook
At Wind Power India on 28 November 2012 in Chennai
Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Steve Sawyer, GWEC Secretary General and Ramesh Kymal, Chairperson of Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association at the release of India Wind Energy Outlook 2012, at the inaugural session of Wind Power India 2012, in Chennai on Wednesday. (©The Hindu …
November 29, 2012 |
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MEDIA INVITATION: Release of the India Wind Energy Outlook 2012
Press Conference
28 November 2012, 3:00pm at Wind Power India, Chennai Trade Centre
What are the projections for wind power development in India up to 2030? What are the key drivers, challenges and bottlenecks in the Indian market? What’s the role for offshore wind in India?
The Indian Wind Energy Outlook provides an in-depth analyses of the current status …
November 28, 2012 |
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Wind Power India 2012: the final programme online!
The second edition of WindPower India will take place in Chennai, India from 28-30 November 2012. The Indian market is growing at a rapid pace with current installed capacity of more than 16,000 MWand an annual market of up to 5 GW by 2015. Continued increase in demand and policy priority for renewables has turned India into one of the …
November 16, 2012 |
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Windaba 2013
Call for abstracts closes on 31 May!