The offshore wind industry needs between EUR90 and EUR123 billion by 2020 to meet its 40 GW target. Equity and debt providers are willing to invest but fear regulatory instability. The offshore wind energy sector needs up to EUR123 billion in investment between now and 2020 if it is to meet its target of 40 … Continue reading Financiers able to invest EUR123 billion in offshore wind energy
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Unlocking the investment opportunities in offshore wind power
“Is offshore wind worth the money? Markets say yes. Banks say yes.” So said Albert Jochems, Managing Director at Green Giraffe Energy Bankers yesterday during a live webcast on offshore wind energy yesterday afternoon. Other panellists included Michael Hannibal, Head of Siemens Wind Power Offshore and Jacopo Moccia, EWEA’s Head of Political Affairs. Throughout the … Continue reading Unlocking the investment opportunities in offshore wind power
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EU Commission: fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies distort market
Subsidies for nuclear and fossil fuels distort competition between different energy sources and increase the overall cost to society of electricity generation, the European Commission states today in a series of non-binding documents on state intervention in energy markets. “EU taxpayers gave over EUR26 billion to fossil fuels in 2011, the documents show. It is … Continue reading EU Commission: fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies distort market
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EU offshore wind industry needs regulatory stability and a post-2020 EU legislative framework
Between € 90 billion and € 123 billion are needed by the European offshore wind energy industry to meet its 2020 target of 40 GW. Yet the main obstacle to development is not the availability of the funding but the regulatory instability freezing the industry, a new report will show. Regulatory stability and a post-2020 … Continue reading EU offshore wind industry needs regulatory stability and a post-2020 EU legislative framework
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Ministers and Industry Chiefs to Debate 2030 Targets
Political and industry leaders will debate '2030 targets – the magic number?' onthe opening day of EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 on 19 November in Frankfurt. best essay writing services Confirmed speakers: Daniel Johansson, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communication, Sweden Melchior Wathelet, Secretary of State for the Environment, Energy and Mobility, Belgium Jos Delbeke, … Continue reading Ministers and Industry Chiefs to Debate 2030 Targets
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EWEA statement on EU electricity infrastructure PCI list
Commenting on the first Union-wide list of EU electricity infrastructure 'projects of common interest' for possible funding under the EUR5.85 billion Connecting Europe Facility published today, The European Wind Energy Association's Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor Paul Wilczek said: “The fact that there are very few potential meshed offshore grid projects and zero supergrid projects in … Continue reading EWEA statement on EU electricity infrastructure PCI list
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EU offshore wind energy industry needs regulatory stability
Between € 90 billion and € 123 billion are needed by the European offshore wind energy industry to meet its 2020 target of 40 GW. Yet the main obstacle to development is not the availability of the funding but the regulatory instability freezing the industry, a new report will show. Regulatory stability and a post-2020 … Continue reading EU offshore wind energy industry needs regulatory stability
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Wind energy associations gather to call for a 2030 renewables target
CEOs of 13 national wind energy associations from across Europe are meeting in Spain today to unite their call for a binding 2030 renewable energy target. Binding EU targets for renewables have driven the wind energy sector to become a mainstream energy technology today. “By giving investors certainty, a compulsory 2030 renewables target will allow … Continue reading Wind energy associations gather to call for a 2030 renewables target
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EU wind energy industry faces critical worker shortage
The European wind industry has grown so rapidly over the past decade that it is facing a critical shortage of skilled personnel, a new report reveals. There is currently a shortage of 7,000 qualified personnel required by the European wind energy sector each year, a figure that could increase to 15,000 by 2030 if the … Continue reading EU wind energy industry faces critical worker shortage
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The EU wind energy sector skills gap
The European wind industry has grown rapidly. Installed capacity has increased from around 13 GW in 2000 to more than 100 GW in 2012. A consequence of this has been a failure for skills development to keep pace. This report shows that the European wind industry can play a key role in combatting unemployment. Nearly … Continue reading The EU wind energy sector skills gap
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Significance of Deep Water report is technological advance in offshore wind
The launch of ‘Deep Water: the next step for offshore wind energy’ saw an enthusiastic media focus on the idea that offshore wind could provide Europe with enough electricity to power Europe four times over. The headlines were impressive, but that offshore wind holds massive potential for Europe is not news for anyone following the … Continue reading Significance of Deep Water report is technological advance in offshore wind
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Offshore wind energy in deep waters opens up massive power potential
Floating turbine designs are cost-competitive with fixed-bottom designs in waters over 50 metres deep. If challenges are successfully met, deep water wind farms could be operating in four years’ time. Offshore wind is one of the fastest growing maritime sectors. Its installed capacity was 5 GW at end 2012, and by 2020 this could be … Continue reading Offshore wind energy in deep waters opens up massive power potential
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Jobs on offshore wind turbines prompt futuristic design proposals
Growing interest in the rapidly-expanding offshore wind sector took a new twist earlier this week when the website of the influential US magazine Popular Science published an article featuring marine-based wind turbine concepts with
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Media reports on offshore boost in 2013 but heeds EWEA
The release of EWEA’s offshore statistics for the first half of 2013 generated a lot of column inches around the world. The headlines were generally positive, reporting on the 277 offshore wind turbines newly grid connected in the first six months of this year. But the articles did not shy away from reporting on the … Continue reading Media reports on offshore boost in 2013 but heeds EWEA
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Wind resource assessment results: how accurate can we be?
The wind is not the same everywhere, every day. It can vary depending on the landscape, the altitude and the climate. A turbine on a mountain in Switzerland will not have the same wind conditions as a turbine on a delta in Italy. Yet for wind energy developers and investors, knowing as far as possible … Continue reading Wind resource assessment results: how accurate can we be?
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Dramatic EWEA public debate on energy future gets down to business
In a European Commission building in Brussels yesterday morning, high-level representatives from business groups, renewable energy, the chemical industry, the gas industry, a health and environment alliance and an MEP battled it out in front of an audience of over 100. The topic was EU energy policy after 2020s. The scene was set by Moderator … Continue reading Dramatic EWEA public debate on energy future gets down to business
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And the Global Wind Day winner is…
The European Wind Energy Agency and the Global Wind Energy Council are pleased to present the winners of this year’s Global Wind Day photo competition. The best images have been selected in five regional categories (Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa and Australasia) as well as an overall global winner. “The winning picture is clearly taken at … Continue reading And the Global Wind Day winner is…
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Exelon
Investor-owned utility Exelon continued its attacks on wind energy in a recent speech at a conference organized by the Nuclear Energy Institute. In a trade press article about the speech, Exelon was quoted as saying that its nuclear power plants experience negative electricity market prices about 14% of the time. The first and biggest … Continue reading Exelon
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Europe’s transmission grid capacity can be used more efficiently, bringing far more power online, the EU-funded TWENTIES project has found. By, measuring power lines’ temperature in real time rather than theoretically, for example, 10% more power can be put on the transmission and distribution grids. Moreover, deploying TWENTIES technologies could reduce power prices in the … Continue reading More wind energy and cheaper electricity possible
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Early bird registration opens for EWEA OFFSHORE 2013
Growing since its beginning, this event is now the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. And already, 6 months before the event, 99% of the exhibition space is sold out. Taking place in Frankfurt, from 19 to 21 November, participants will be able to visit an extensive exhibition housing companies from Europe’s offshore … Continue reading Early bird registration opens for EWEA OFFSHORE 2013
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