U.S. government says ‘consistent policy’ key to wind energy growth
The wind industry is the fastest-growing source of power in the United States and employs over 80,000 American workers, two new government studies show. “The tremendous growth in the U.S. wind industry...
View ArticleHitting the jackpot with wind energy in Poland
“We feel like we’ve won the lottery.” Mirosława and Mieczysław Horodiuk sit on a couch in their living room, their aged cat stares through the window. Here in Kończewo in north western Poland a late...
View ArticleIKEA ups its wind energy investments
The announced purchase last week of an Irish wind farm by IKEA is just the latest indication that the world’s biggest home furniture company may succeed in its stated aim of becoming totally energy...
View ArticleRomanian monks turn to wind energy
You could call Father Iustin a pioneer. He installed a wind turbine long before the hundreds that you can now see from this hill appeared. He was the first monk in the Constanța region to power his...
View Article67% of Brits favour local wind farms
More than two-thirds of UK citizens support building more wind farms in their immediate areas. The poll, conducted by market research agency ComRes, also shows that only 33% of people support fracking...
View ArticleJobs in UK wind energy climb by 70% in three years
The number of people working in the UK wind industry has risen to 9,900 up from 6,600 by 2010 – a climb of 70% – new research shows. “When indirect employment is included, the report shows a total of...
View ArticleBird charity proposes wind turbine at its UK headquarters
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the UK’s largest nature conservation charity, is to install a wind turbine at its headquarters. An RSPB press release said the organisation...
View ArticleIPCC: fossil fuels must remain in ground to avoid climate catastrophe
Significant, concerted action is now required to stop the continued growth of toxic greenhouse gases caused by burning fossil fuels, says the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
View ArticleCampaign replaces fiction with facts
Think wind turbines cost too much taxpayer money? That the wind farm planned for the neighbourhood will bring down your house price? That you won’t be able to sleep for the noise? The ‘Act on Facts’...
View ArticleWind power could provide up to 18% of global electricity demand by 2050
Wind generation now meets a significant percentage of electrical demand globally and last year the world added a record 44.8 gigawatts (GW) of wind power, bringing the total to more than 282.5 GW,...
View ArticleFloating offshore wind turbines could drive Japan’s green energy future
Less than three years after the disaster at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, a hotly-anticipated floating offshore wind turbine began operating 20 kilometres from the damaged site on Monday. A...
View ArticleUN conference overlooks the rising power of wind and other renewables
Another annual United Nations conference on climate change has ended and international negotiators once again failed to agree to a new treaty on reducing global greenhouse gas emissions from burning...
View Article2030 renewables target: Germany gets on board
The issue of 2030 renewable energy and climate targets – will we have them? How many? – has been gathering momentum in the press and media lately. The upcoming proposal from the European Commission –...
View ArticleEU offshore wind has a bright future, EWEA conference track chairs agree
The next two years will be critical to further establishing and expanding the European offshore wind sector, especially in Britain and Germany, one of the track chairs at the recent offshore conference...
View ArticleNew EU funding available for the growing wind power industry
Interest in the ambitious EU research programme Horizon 2020, which begins in January and is open to different aspects of the wind power sector, continued to build last week in Brussels during a...
View ArticleAn industry-wide gathering: EWEA 2014 Annual Event approaching
EWEA expects thousands of people from all across the wind energy industry to attend its upcoming Annual Event, which it will be hosting at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via from 10-13 March. The EWEA 2014...
View ArticleEnergy a hot topic in the media following Commission’s 2030 framework...
Last week, the European Commission released its communication on a 2030 climate and energy framework including targets, initiating a dramatic spike in both positive and negative media coverage of the...
View ArticleIs Europe’s energy policy undermining its competitiveness?
– Renewable energy CEOs discuss with journalists – Wednesday 12 February 2014, 10:30-12:00 plus lunch, Brussels – Press member? Register now by contacting Sarah Azau: sarah.azau@ewea.org Two weeks...
View ArticleEnergy prices have limited impact on competitiveness
Energy prices have only minimal impact on Europe’s economic competitiveness, new research reveals. While some commentators have used the need to stay competitive as an argument against a strong 2030...
View ArticleFuture of Europe’s energy discussed by industry leaders at 2030...
CEOs of six leading European energy companies voiced their support for a strong 2030 climate and energy framework at a EuropeBusiness press conference on Wednesday 12 February. As stated in a...
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