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Global Wind Power Market Could Triple by 2020
New Global Wind Energy Outlook released today
Beijing, 14 November. Greenpeace International and the Global Wind Energy Council released their bi-annual report on the future of the wind industry in Beijing today. The fourth edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook shows that wind power could supply up to 12% of global electricity by 2020, creating 1.4 million new jobs and …
November 14, 2012 |
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Media Invitation: Release of the Global Wind Energy Outlook 2012
Press Conference
14 November 2012, 10:00-11:30 at Kempiski Hotel, Room: Kaifeng, Beijing (50, Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, 100125 Beijing)
How will the wind industry look in 2020, 2030 and beyond? How much of the global electricity demand will it cover? How much CO² will be saved by wind power? How many people will be …
November 13, 2012 |
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Green light in South Africa
The REIPPP will be extended into a rolling procurement programme with an additional allocation of 1,470 MW for onshore wind by 2020
South African Department of Energy has announced that the South African Treasury has signed off on the PPAs for the first round wind projects (630 MW). Following several delays, the government …
October 31, 2012 |
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The growth of wind power is taking place against the backdrop of debate
Steve Sawyer in the Economist Global Energy Conversation
Due to both technology improvements and market forces, wind equipment costs have come down significantly in the past few years. This is making wind farms cost-competitive and allowing them to compete for market share against subsidised incumbents. Offshore wind is, in development terms, where onshore wind was 15 years ago – as it …
October 29, 2012 |
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Wind potential blown away by grid monopolies in China
GWEC at Asia Future Energy Forum, Singapore
The mainland’s wind power generators will reach their full potential only if the state-owned power distribution giants lose their monopolies, said Liming Qiao, the China Director of the Global Wind Energy Council.
The stranglehold of grid operators on the market means a reluctance to invest in the equipment needed to distribute wind power. “However, the …
October 25, 2012 |
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IKEA will rely on the wind and the sun to produce all the power it uses at its stores and buildings by 2020
IKEA uses wind and sun to become energy independent & to protect itself from higher energy prices in the future
Ikea, which phased out plastic bags in 2007 and stopped selling incandescent bulbs in 2010, believes energy independence is “the right thing to do,” not only because it’s concerned about climate change but also because it wants …
October 24, 2012 |
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Ten, five years ago everybody said renewables are just too expensive..that is just no longer true
GWEC at Windaba, Cape Town
“Ten, five years ago everybody said renewables are just too expensive. . . Every situation is different but on the whole, as a general statement, that is just no longer true. And that not only goes for wind but it also goes for solar [photovoltaic] and we have to combat that at …
October 23, 2012 |
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U.S. wind-power installations soared in Q3
Newly installed U.S. wind capacity reached 1,832.7 megawatts in the third quarter, taking the nation’s total wind capacity to 51,630 MW, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
The U.S. installed 40% more wind power in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, partly because developers are racing to complete their …
October 22, 2012 |
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Today over half of Americans (58%) say they are “somewhat” or “very worried” about global warming
New report ‘Americans’ Global Warming Beliefs & Attitudes’ released by the Yale University
Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say …
October 19, 2012 |
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New wind energy projects are expected to add almost 1,200 MW of clean energy by the close of 2012 in Canada
Clean wind energy grows by nearly 20% in Canada in 2012; Industry injects over $2.5 billion, creates 10,500 jobs
CanWEA expects new wind energy projects to add almost 1,200 MW of clean energy by the close of 2012. This will mark the second consecutive year with well over 1,000 MW of newly installed capacity, maintaining Canada’s position …
October 17, 2012 |
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Windaba 2013
Call for abstracts closes on 31 May!