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GWEC and Informa join forces to create world leading wind energy events
The Global Wind Energy Council (“GWEC”), the trade organisation representing the global wind industry, and Informa Markets, the world’s leading global events and digital business, have announced a strategic long-term partnership that will create a series of world leading wind power and energy transition events from 2021 onwards. Informa’s world-class expertise in ...
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Wind Power Poland 2016
The EU is committed to strengthening energy cooperation among its Member States. The EU Energy Union and its vision for a new energy market design aim to build truly integrated regional markets that ensure energy security. Renewable energy is at the heart of this integration. The EU has agreed that renewables should provide just under half of its total electricity consumption by 2030. Such a ...
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The WBA will present at the COP20 BINGO Day
WBA at COP20 Welcome to the WBA side event in Lima, Peru. In Lima, Peru on December the 5th, during the COP20 the WBA will present a side event titled "Success in Paris: Mapping a road towards 100% renewables" Organised by the WBA and the WWEA (World Wind Energy Association) this side event will present leading examples on how to reach a renewable future and meet the 2 degree target. ...
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World’s Largest Annual Wind Energy Event, WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition, Kicks off in Anaheim, Calif.
WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition kicks off from Anaheim today, with nearly 20,000 wind industry leaders, government officials and business executives converging from May 22-25 for the world’s largest annual wind power trade show. Hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at the Anaheim Convention Center, the conference returns to the ...
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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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AWEA Releases 2021 Clean Energy Road Map
Next year brings renewed prospects for America to support renewable energy and, in turn, address climate change, while creating hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs, providing enormous social and health benefits, ensuring energy security and resilience, and spurring a post-COVID economic recovery. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) this week released its Vision for Driving a Clean ...
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Wind Energy Update O&M Excellence Award Winners Announced
For the first time, the WEU O&M Excellence Awards, sponsored by E.ON and Danish Wind Power Academy (DWPA), bought together the wind energy industry to celebrate excellence, outstanding achievements and contributions in the evolving O&M sector. Nominations opened to the wind energy industry in February encouraging all industry players to take part – over 100 nominations were ...
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Innovation slashes UK offshore costs to ease pain of new CCL rules
The UK's removal of Climate Change Levy (CCL) exemptions for renewable energy projects puts further pressure on developers to improve on the latest record-low offtake prices of GBP114-119/MWh through large scale deployment of the most advanced turbine and grid technology. UK Chancellor George Osborne announced in July that renewable energy projects would no longer receive Climate Change Levy ...
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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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Global wind could hit 2.1 TW by 2030; Germany pilots wind plus pumped hydro
Global wind energy capacity could reach almost 1.68 TW in a moderate scenario and almost 2.1 TW in an advanced scenario by 2030, supplying up to 20% of global electricity, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)’s Global Wind Energy Outlook report released on October 21. GWEC’s Moderate Scenario reflects a world that maintains the trends from the past decade, with wind ...
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Advanced turbine control, yaw adjustments offer yield gains of up to 8%
A data-led performance optimization plan can boost average wind generation by between 3% and 8% and some sites can achieve further gains through forestry restructuring, Aaron Culver, Measurement & Analysis Team Leader at renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy, said. Yaw realignment can boost energy yield by as much as 3%. Growing expertise in windfarm performance and data analytics is ...
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Offshore investments soar in 2016; US` Southern, RES to build 3 GW onshore
Global offshore wind investment rose 40% in 2016 to $29.9 billion as developers took advantage of improved project economics due to larger turbines and improved installation practices, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) said in a statement published January 12. Europe has driven offshore wind growth but new markets are set to open up in North America and Taiwan. (Image credit: Visdia) Total ...
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Up to 20% of US wind installations since 2000 could be repowered using tax credits
About 15-20% of the wind energy projects installed in the United States since 2000 could be repowered to capture federal tax after the extension of the production tax credit (PTC), said Kevin Smith, director, Asset Management & Operating Services at the Renewables Advisory within DNV GL – Energy. The extension of the PTC until the end of 2019, announced in December 2015, opens a ...
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Wind Energy Update O&M Excellence Award Winners Announced
For the first time, the WEU O&M Excellence Awards, sponsored by E.ON and Danish Wind Power Academy (DWPA), bought together the wind energy industry to celebrate excellence, outstanding achievements and contributions in the evolving O&M sector. Nominations opened to the wind energy industry in February encouraging all industry players to take part – over 100 nominations were ...
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Floating wind sector urged to copy onshore manufacturing model to cut costs
To compete on costs with fixed-bottom offshore wind and other renewables, the floating wind industry should industrialize the foundation in the same way it has manufactured and commoditized the turbines for onshore wind, according to Henrik Stiesdal, wind energy pioneer and former CTO of Siemens Windpower. Stiesdal told Wind Energy Update that a “quantum leap” on floater designs ...
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Leading tidal stakeholders to collaborate in London
Recent predictions for the growth of the tidal industry have been highly positive, with trade body Renewable UK estimating the industry to be worth £6billion by 2035 to the UK economy alone. However, project and technology developers are still facing significant challenges in delivering commercial scale arrays. While technology is advancing slowly to a stage whereby it can generate power at ...
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Wind and Solar Join Forces to Enhance Canada`s Two Largest Renewable Energy Events
The country's national wind energy and solar industry associations today announced they are partnering to enhance the value for individuals and companies attending both of Canada's largest premier renewable energy events. The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) will offer discounts to exhibitors and delegates who attend both shows in ...
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WWEC2019: The main event in Latin America this year to discuss holistic to the global climate crisis
Northeast of Brazil will soon be the world’s largest region with 100% renewable energy Governments of Nine Brazilian States Will Meet During WWEC2019 for Expansion of Renewable Sources Bonn/Rio de Janeiro (WWEA) – Brazil will have, within ten years, the largest 100% renewable region of the world. With 53 million inhabitants, the Northeast region already concentrates 90% of all wind ...
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Water used for EU power production equivalent to annual consumption of Germany
Nuclear, coal and gas plants in Europe use 4.5 billion m³ of water a year, equivalent to that of 82 million EU citizens – the same as the population of Germany – new research shows. Energy production represents 44% of the EU’s total water use: more than any other activity. Yet wind energy, which uses no water, avoids the use of 1.2 billion m³ of water per year , ...
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Governments Need to Act in Rio for a Sustainable Energy Future
- UN supports Global Wind Day on 15 June Friday 15 June is Global Wind Day, when thousands will experience the power of wind energy at more than 200 events in at least 40 countries around the world. Global Wind Day is building pressure on world leaders gathering next week for the Rio +20 Summit to commit to doubling the share of renewable energy by 2030. Today commercial wind power is ...
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