Wind Energy Articles & Analysis

By Ariel Braude on August 3, 2012 Tags: Elections, Senate Finance Committee, wind energy, Wind Energy Tax Credit On August 2, 2012, the Senate Finance Committee passed a one-year extension to the wind energy tax credit. The Senate Republicans took a stand against their Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney who claimed a few days ago that he was not in support of this tax credit. The Wind Energy Tax ...

By American Solar Energy Society (ASES)

Wind Energy Magazine, Dutch trade magazine for professionals involved in the design, construction, installation, maintenance and operation of wind turbines, came to our office in The Hague for an interview. Wind Energy Magazine will continue to follow us and write about us in the coming year. Read the online article in Wind Energy Magazine No 4 – 2018 ...

By Ampyx Power B.V

The International Energy Agency (IEA) supports an EU renewable energy target for 2030 – this would reduce policy risk and so “bring down costs and put us on the path we want to be on”, stated Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the IEA today at the European Wind Energy Association’s 2014 annual event in Barcelona. However, in the absence of national targets a ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) kicks off its 28th Annual Conference and Exhibition in TorontoSunday Oct. 14. Wind energy is playing an increasingly important role in meeting Ontario'sdemand for clean, reliable and cost effective electricity. Nearly 40 per cent of Canada'swind generating capacity is in Ontario. As Canada'slargest wind energy market, Ontariohas almost 2,000 MW of ...

By Canadian Renewable Energy Association

The first ever joint offshore wind conference organised by EWEA and RenewableUK was announced today. Offshore Wind Energy 2017 will take place in London between 6th and 8th June 2017, and will be instead of the annual event which RenewableUK holds and the biannual EWEA OFFSHORE event. The announcement was made today at EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 in Copenhagen. Offshore Wind Energy 2017 is expected to ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

Recognized as one of the fastest-growing trade shows in the U.S, WINDPOWER includes nearly 1,400 exhibiting companies, thousands of qualified wind energy professionals, engaging educational information and unmatched networking opportunities and special events. Organized by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the conference is a perfect blend of education, exhibition, and networking, ...

By Idsud Energies – Nheolis

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 ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

Naikun reviewing company direction after BC Hydro rejects wind energy ...

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

EWEA and HMC have agreed to host two more events in 2018 and 2020, in addition to the collaboration on WindEnergy Hamburg 2016 that will take place in September. EWEA will continue to host its annual and offshore events in the intervening years 2017 and 2019. The agreement also includes an option to cooperate on a fourth event in 2022. The combination of EWEA's leading industry conference in ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) applauds today's Québec government announcement of a fourth call for tenders for the commissioning of a new 700-MW wind energy block. In issuing this new call for tenders, Québec Premier Jean Charest reaffirms his government's commitment to renewable energy by seeking to attain the 4,000-MW objective set in its 2006-2015 energy ...

By Canadian Renewable Energy Association

Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) extends its congratulations to Ontario Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne and stands ready to continue to make Ontario a North American leader in the generation of clean, affordable electricity, new jobs and rural economic investments. "We look forward to engaging with Premier-designate Wynne and working collaboratively to ensure Ontario continues to ...

By Canadian Renewable Energy Association

The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA. Speaking at the presentation of the award at the conference dinner of the EWEA 2013 Annual Event in Vienna, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Christian Kjaer said “It is hard to know where to begin to describe this year’s winner’s achievements. They are not limited to one area of ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

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 ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

Rio de Janeiro/Bonn, 26 November 2019 (WWEA) – The General Assembly of the World Wind Energy Association has re-elected Hon. Peter Rae AO (Australia) for a third two year term as WWEA President. The WWEA General Assembly took place in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of the 18th World Wind Energy Conference WWEC2018. WWEA President Peter Rae: “WWEA has broadened its activity as the ...

By World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)

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 ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

On 15 June 2011, 'Global Wind Day', citizens from around the world can discover the benefits of wind energy while having fun. With Middle East instability affecting oil prices and debate over nuclear following Fukushima, the hundreds of events on offer on Global Wind Day will show people everywhere how wind can be part of a stable, clean energy future. From Austria to Australia to Japan, ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

Who: The Canadian Wind Energy Association and over 2,500 international wind and renewable energy experts from around the world will gather at CanWEA's 28th Annual Conference and Exhibition. What: Canada's largest renewable energy event will bring together over 2,500 international experts to discuss the opportunities and latest developments in the wind energy industry. The ...

By Canadian Renewable Energy Association

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 all will be a chance to find out why wind energy is good for both our economy and our ...

By WindEurope asbl/vzw

Siemens has signed a long-term agreement with the U.S. energy company Minnesota Power to provide service and maintenance for 149 D3-platform wind turbines installed at the Bison Wind Energy Center, located near New Salem, North Dakota. ...

By Nova Ruzgar Enerji Santralleri Co. Inc.,

WWEA expresses sympathy for his family and for the Argentinean wind community Bonn/Pinamar, 27 February 2020 (WWEA) – With sadness, WWEA has received the message from Argentina that Prof. Dr. Erico Spinadel has passed away earlier this week. Prof. Spinadel was one of the early pioneers of wind power in Argentina and internationally, and, since 1996, served the wind community of his ...

By World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)