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Each new wind turbine installed in Europe generates €10m of economic activity
Wind energy is 300,000 jobs in Europe and contributes €37bn to EU GDP every year according to WindEurope’s new report: ‘Wind Energy and economic recovery in Europe – How wind energy will put communities at the heart of the European recovery”. European leadership in wind energy will continue to boost jobs and benefit communities. Delivering the National Energy and ...
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European Commission prepares offshore wind energy plan
The European Commission is inviting investors, project developers, wind turbine manufacturers, energy companies, government services, environmental NGOs and all other interested stakeholders, including the general public, to help identify the key barriers for the further development of offshore wind energy in Europe and what might be done to overcome them. On 23 January 2008 the Commission made a ...
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EU destroys competitiveness - throws away 1.1 billion Euros per day
More wind energy will increase Europe's competitiveness, which is being undermined by increasing fossil fuel import costs. As EU Heads of State and Government meet to discuss Europe's energy policy on 22 May, they should remember that the EU paid 406 billion Euros for oil and gas imports in 2012 (1.1 billion Euros per day), 3.2% of its GDP. The bill has gone up by 200 billion Euros over the past ...
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How wind energy could provide up to 28% of EU electricity consumption by 2030
In its newly released Strategic Research Agenda, the European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) presents an ambitious vision in which over a quarter of the EU’s electricity could be provided by wind in 2030. It describes the research priorities that tie in with this vision, and the financial and human resources these priorities will entail. According to the Strategic Research Agenda ...
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Onshore wind cheaper than coal, gas and nuclear, according to European Commission report
Based on EWEA's analysis of the data in the report, onshore wind has an approximate cost of EUR 105 per megawatt hour (MWh) which is cheaper than gas (up to EUR 164), nuclear (EUR 133) and coal (between EUR 162-233). Offshore wind comes in at EUR 186 and solar PV has a cost of around EUR 217 per MWh. The total cost of energy production, which factors in externalities such as air quality, climate ...
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Wind energy installations outperform gas and coal in 2014
Across the 28 Member States, the wind industry connected a total of 11,791 MW to the grid with coal and gas adding 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively. Moreover, the coal and gas industries in Europe both retired more capacity than they commissioned in 2014. In comparison, wind energy capacity in Europe increased 3.8% year on year from 2013, with cumulative installations now standing at 128.8 GW ...
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EU Wind Power Industry: 520,000 Employed by 2020
The European wind power industry's contribution to EU economic growth will increase almost threefold over the decade by 2020. More than half a million people will be working for the wind power industry in Europe by 2020. The sector has been proven to be a powerful motor against economic slowdown in Europe. This will be shown on Monday 16 April 2012, as the European Wind Energy Association ...
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EU wind power grows in 2012 - but industry challenged in 2013
The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to the 2012 annual statistics launched today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The 11.6 GW installed in 2012 is higher than the 9.4 GW installed in 2011. “The 2012 figures reflect orders made before the wave of political uncertainty that ...
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Romax Technology shares knowledge to solve key reliability issues at Wind Energy O&M Forum Europe
Romax Technology will be demonstrating how to enable predictive maintenance as part of an in-depth, three-hour workshop taking place at Wind Energy O&M Forum Europe 20-21, January, Hamburg, Germany. With an increasing focus on cost reduction for the operations and maintenance of wind energy, European operators are turning to companies like Romax to reduce the cost of running turbine fleets. ...
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EU wind industry faces tough challenge - and politicians should not make it worse
The wind industry is being hit by the economic crisis and austerity across Europe, and a difficult situation should not be made worse by politicians undermining investor confidence, warned top industry figures today in Vienna. At the opening of Europe's leading wind energy event - EWEA 2013 - politicians and high level industry representatives also spoke of the need to secure the further growth ...
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Wind – green energy for Europe
Opening speech at the European Wind Energy Conf. by Andris PiebalgsMarseille, 16 March 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to be here at the opening session to welcome you to the 2009 edition of the European Wind Energy Conference in Marseille. I would like to thank EWEA for organising this major event, and for inviting me again this year. I really appreciate this yearly ...
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European Commission uses state aid guidelines to push its EU energy vision
According to state aid guidelines published today (April 9, 2014), the Commission recommends removing support mechanisms for renewable technologies that are expected to become "grid competitive" between 2020 and 2030, without specifically defining what the term means; whereas the guidelines only apply to the period from 2014 to 2020. The proposals push for market integration above stability, ...
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Gamesa travels to the WindEnergy Hamburg trade fair with its most innovative turbines and services
The company is participating in various expert conferences and talks that will tackle the looming challenges facing the wind power industry Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, is attending Europe's largest wind event, the WindEnergy Hamburg trade fair, with its newest turbine models, the G132-3.3 MW and the G126-2.5 MW, and its innovative services solutions for the European ...
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The European wind energy sector warns that the Spanish Energy Reform will mean deindustrialisation and loss of world leadership for the industry
The European Wind Energy industry closed ranks today to show its disagreement with the Spanish Government’s energy policy, which has introduced a retroactive support system for wind energy that changes the rules of the game for all existing investments and puts the sector’s future at risk. In a joint press conference at EWEA 2014, Europe’s biggest wind energy exhibition and ...
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North Africa in the environmental context of Ecomondo and Key Energy 2019 (Italy)
RIMINI, Italy, July 16, 2019 - The Mediterranean Sea, Blue Economy, Industry 4.0 are among the topics at the centre of the focus and insights on North Africa at the myriad of events scheduled at Ecomondo (23rd edition) and Key Energy (13th edition). The two expos of the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) will be held in Italy, at the Rimini expo centre, from 5 to 8 November 2019 and are leaders in ...
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WISE Power launches online engagement tool for onshore wind farms in Europe
The project website - WE Engage - aims to foster public support for onshore wind power through information and advice to communities, Transmission System Operators, developers and local authorities. The interactive platform creates a one-stop shop for information-sharing, which allows groups and individuals to have a say in the siting and expansion of wind projects. The online tool also includes ...
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Zuidwester wind farm demonstrates rapid progress achieved in wind industry
Construction work on the Zuidwester wind farm is in full swing on the dyke along the shore of the IJsselmeer. Yesterday, the first of twelve wind turbines has been successfully put into operation. Fifty turbines installed during the late 1980s and early 1990s are being replaced by large new turbines. Each of the new Zuidwester turbines can generate as much electricity as all 50 turbines of the ...
By RWE AG
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WindEurope elects Philippe Kavafyan, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind CEO, as new chairman
WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Philippe Kavafyan, CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, as the association’s new Chair for an 18-month term. Kavafyan takes over the Chair from Vattenfall’s Gunnar Groebler. The Board also appointed Nicolas Couderc, EDF Renewables Executive Vice-President, as the Association’s new Vice Chair. The coming two years will be crucial for ...
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Canada on track to install more than 1,500 MW of new wind energy capacity in a record setting 2012
Canada will enjoy another record year for wind energy development in 2012 with the addition of approximately 1,500 MW of new installed capacity, according to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). The projection was highlighted in the five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at Europe's largest wind energy conference in Copenhagen. ...
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Esri Launches European Wind User Group
Wind energy professionals across Europe now have a local source for the exchange of ideas, success stories, and information about geospatial technology for on- and offshore wind farms: the Esri European Wind User Group. The group's mission is to discuss the best ways to meet daily challenges and learn how proven applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology from Esri and its ...
By Esri
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