On 15 June, thousands of people will gather at over 200 events across the globe to discover wind energy as part of Global Wind Day. Global Wind Day offers both wind energy enthusiasts and novices opportunities to visit wind farms, discover the technology and its benefits and to have fun at one of the many … Continue reading From India to Greece, the pace is picking up for Global Wind Day →

From Norway to Uruguay, Israel to India, hundreds of activities will allow people around the world to discover the power of wind energy on Global Wind Day, 15 June. From concerts in Croatia to boat trips in Japan, a video contest in Georgia and a comic workshop in Argentina, activities are many and varied, but … Continue reading Hundreds of events around the world for Global Wind Day →

Global Wind Day – you may have heard of it, or you may be one of the 21,000 people who have “liked” Global Wind Day’s facebook page, but what is it all about? It’s a day for taking the energy debate – switching to renewables from fossil fuels, supporting wind power – out of the … Continue reading Global Wind Day 2013 →

The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday’s EU summit of Heads of State in Brussels, but its growing importance and impact on Europe’s economy is one that cannot be ignored. As the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, Europeans are paying a lot for their energy – prices are … Continue reading Rising energy dependency endangers Europe →

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), … Continue reading EWEA: EU Destroys Competitiveness – Throws Away 1.1 Billion Euros per day →

George Washington University (GWU) has released a Request for Proposals for wind and/or solar projects for the purchase of 75,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) per year of renewable energy on a long-term basis (15-20 years). This RFP was released in coordination with a similar RFP from the Department of General Services (DGS) of the District of Columbia … Continue reading GWU issues RFP for renewable energy →

Commenting on the call from BusinessEurope Director General Markus J Beyrer on EU energy policy, European Wind Energy Association CEO Thomas Becker had this to say; It sounds a little old fashioned when BusinessEurope claims that fighting climate change is not compatible with cost-competitiveness and security of supply. What have they been doing for the … Continue reading EWEA CEO: BusinessEurope →

The continued expansion of wind power, coupled with a decrease in costs for the emissions-free electricity-generating technology, was one of the few positive notes in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report on efforts to create a low-carbon world. The IEA report, which was presented in India last week to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), … Continue reading Wind energy is bright light in an otherwise grim report →

Support the Plenary vote on auctions profile in the Emission Trading System Report on “backloading” from M. Groote. Dear Member of the European Parliament, We, leading companies and industry associations active in the renewable energy sector and representing over €1.1 bn EU jobs (1), ask you to support the Environment committee report changing the auction … Continue reading Emissions trading – future hangs on MEP vote →

Overall, 70% of EU citizens think renewable energy should be prioritised as an energy option for the next 30 years, a Eurobarometer has found. The survey, “attitudes of Europeans towards air quality” published earlier this year found that the 70% compares to just 9% for unconventional fossil fuels like shale gas, and 8% for conventional … Continue reading 70% of Europeans think renewables →

With Global Wind Day just over two months away, the Austrian Wind Energy Association has decided to place a mini wind turbine right in the centre of Vienna. Lukas Pawek, coordinator of Global Wind Day in Austria, explains why

As EWEA CEO Christian Kjaer prepares to step down and hand-over to Thomas Becker on 1 April, he gives his thoughts on how the industry has changed over the past two years to Gail Rajgor, Managing Editor of Renewable Energy Focus… Market over-capacity and the financial crisis A dramatic shift has taken place for the … Continue reading Dramatic changes in wind energy industry over last two years →

Estimating how much energy a planned wind farm will produce – the so-called resource assessment – with as much accuracy as possible is vital to gaining financing for that project, but forecasting energy output is fraught with difficulty. We spoke to Mike Anderson, Technical Director at RES, to unpick the issues. What exactly is resource … Continue reading How much energy will a wind farm produce? →