Wind

Offshore wind gains new tool as floating measuring platform completes trials

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 REM

The developer of the floating LIDAR wind measurement system, 3E, has described recent North Sea trials as “a huge success”, paving the way for more cost-effect offshore wind measurements.

Europe

EU wind power makes step to a 30% EU emissions cut possible

Wednesday, 09 November 2011 REM

European wind power production will meet a massive 31% of the emissions reduction required by the current EU climate target.

ewea cites new report as proof positive sector not major user of rare earth metals

Friday, 28 October 2011 REM The European Wind Energy Agency (ewea) is hailing a new report on the use of rare earth metals in renewable energy technologies, saying the findings should finally lay to rest the misconception that the ...

Europe votes to establish dedicated pot of cash for wind energy

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 REM For the first time ever the European Parliament has voted to create a dedicated budget line for wind energy research and development. Following today's vote, wind energy R&D should have its own “symbolic'” ...

TPWind holds first public conference today

Tuesday, 04 October 2011 REM The European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) will hold its first public event today. The conference of around 150 EU wind energy researchers, experts and other operators and stakeholders will ...

Learning curve continues for offshore wind supply chain

Tuesday, 16 August 2011 REM Rapid expansion of the offshore wind industry, especially in the UK, means the associated supply chain is playing catch up; striving to streamline supply under pressure from wind farm developers to cut ...

Europe

EU offshore wind making good progress in 2011

Tuesday, 16 August 2011 REM The European Wind Energy Association (ewea) has published offshore wind energy statistics for the first half year of 2011, showing a comfortable 4.5% increase in installations of offshore capacity compared ...

Europe

Wind power set to triple by 2020

Wednesday, 10 August 2011 Toby Price The European Wind Energy Association (ewea) has published its scenarios for onshore and offshore wind power deployment in the EU, ahead of the European Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050, due to be published ...

Hungary

Millions of Euros in wind energy investments missed

Tuesday, 05 July 2011 REM An unambitious target, delays in grid connection tenders and a lack of legislative clarity are causing Hungary to miss out on new wind energy installations and with them as much as Euros 42 million of ...

Europe

ewea: Wind energy could supply 50% of EU power by 2050

Thursday, 30 June 2011 REM A new European Wind Energy Association (ewea) report to be published next month shows how wind energy can contribute very substantially to achieving the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...