Corus, Europe’s second largest steel producer, has announced its plans to construct a new £31.5-million manufacturing plant to produce steel monopile foundation structures for offshore wind turbines.
118 new offshore wind turbines were fully connected to the grid in the first half of 2010 according to new statistics released today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Those 118 turbines have a capacity of 333 MW – well over half the 577 MW installed offshore last year – showing continuing strong growth [...]
‘GRIDS 2010 – the backbone of Europe’s energy future’ is the title of a two-day conference and exhibition organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) on 23-24 November in Berlin.
The release by ENTSO-E of the revised pilot Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) today “marks a useful step towards a much-needed European electricity grid that interconnects national electricity systems, benefits consumers, and enables the integration of large amounts of wind energy” according to Justin Wilkes, Policy Director of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today released its forecast for wind power installations in 2010. It expects 10 gigawatt (GW) of new wind power capacity to be installed in the EU during 2010, taking total installed capacity by the end of 2010 to almost 85 GW – an increase of 13%.
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), announced today that it expects the European wind energy sector to create over 250,000 new jobs in Europe in the next decade. The belief that the European wind energy industry can make a serious contribution to green growth was backed by politicians of the left and right and trade [...]
“A truly European approach to grid planning, together with the integration of wholesale markets, are crucial to the large scale deployment of renewable energy, including wind power, and improving security of energy supply”, says EURELECTRIC and the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in a joint declaration.
As the Spanish EU Presidency launched the ‘European Wind Initiative’ (EWI) – a €6 billion ten year research and development roadmap for the wind energy sector – the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said that, if properly funded, it would give European companies a competitive boost.
Yesterday’s Energy Council call for an Energy Action Plan 2011-2020 to be adopted by the European Council as early as March 2011 is “an important signal that EU decision makers are serious about reaching the 2020 targets and thinking beyond 2020,” said Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive of the European Wind Energy Association.
Following the release by the European Commission of its analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today issued a briefing to MEPs, Commission and Member State officials that “urges Council and European Parliament to agree 30% domestic greenhouse gas reductions, in order to maintain Europe’s [...]
As BP continues to search for ways to plug the leak that occurred three weeks ago at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico spilling more than three million gallons of crude oil into the ocean, it is becoming more and more clear that the world needs alternative solutions.
O&M costs for wind power are far higher than originally projected, particularly in the U.S., now the world’s largest wind power market. Wind Energy Update’s recently published report ‘The Wind Energy Operations & maintenance Report’ explores the differences between Europe and North America.
Speaking at the EWEC Conference Dinner in Warsaw last night, European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger acknowledged that “Wind energy had over 10,000 Megawatt of newly installed capacity last year, making it the technology that supplied the most new electricity generation capacity in Europe.”
GE today introduced its latest, most comprehensive package of services for wind turbines—a “full service agreement” (FSA) designed to provide wind turbine owners with total support for all of their planned and unplanned maintenance and operations needs. The FSA is being introduced on all new GE 2.5xl wind turbines in Europe with plans to extend [...]
It takes on average 42 months to get a building consent for a wind farm in the EU, with Italy, Belgium and the UK among the quickest countries and Spain and Portugal among the slowest. These findings were disclosed by the EU-funded project, Wind Barriers, coordinated by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Wind power reduces electricity prices and CO2 emissions, a study published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) reveals.
Wind energy will meet 50% of the EU’s electricity demand in 2050, top wind energy personalities told Europe’s largest wind energy conference and exhibition.
Europe’s top 25 wind plant owners ended 2009 owning over 30 GW of net wind capacity combined, or approximately 40% of the region’s total installed wind capacity. Southern European players hold the top three positions in the ranking. Enel Green Power and RWE Innogy emerge as top players, jumping to rank four and five, respectively. [...]
Supporting today’s publication “RE-thinking 2050 – A 100% Renewable Energy Vision for the European Union”, by the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), said:
At the end of March, the construction of the so far biggest European wind farm of REpower Systems AG has been successfully achieved. The project Les Hauts Pays is located between Troyes and Nancy, in the French region of Haute Marne. Starting the erection end of November, a total of 39 REpower MM92 turbines have [...]
The expanding European offshore wind sector is once again the recipient of exciting news, this time in the form of planned market investments and new government policies designed to help the marine-based industry prosper, create thousands of well-paying jobs and harnessing increasing amounts of green electricity.
Organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), EWEC 2010 – Europe’s largest combined wind energy conference and exhibition – brings together business leaders, policy makers and stakeholders from all over Europe to debate key developments in the wind industry. Original post here
Wind energy, electricity consumers, job seekers and the environment all received good news last week with two announcements from the new European Commission designed to promote greater grid development and use of renewable energy sources over the next decade.
In May 2009 the Annual General Meeting approved the conversion of Nordex Aktiengesellschaft into a public limited company in European law. Since 4 March 2010 Nordex AG has been registered as Nordex SE (“Societas Europaea”) with the registry court of Rostock.
The European Commission’s ‘Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ published today contains grid and market commitments that will boost the growth of wind energy in Europe says the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
The European Commission’s ‘Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ published today contains grid and market commitments that will boost the growth of wind energy in Europe says the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
An offshore North and Baltic Sea electricity grid could be in place within 10-15 years, but its development is being slowed by political and regulatory differences between countries bordering the North and Baltic Seas, according to a report published by the OffshoreGrid consortium. The European Commission-funded consortium – made up of eight organizations* – stated [...]
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and the Community of European Shipyards’ Association (CESA) are calling on the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the building of new ships to serve the expanding offshore wind energy market over the coming years.
Today the European Parliament voted on a draft Council Regulation on the notification of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union. EWEA said that today’s vote in the European Parliament better reflects the reality of investments in today’s electricity sector than the Council proposal. The European Council proposed notification of investments in wind [...]
After the failure of the Copenhagen Accord to deal effectively with climate change, it comes as a pleasant surprise to hear visionary Microsoft founder Bill Gates say that society must find a way of eliminating its carbon emissions if it is to avoid a monumental catastrophe.
