Wind

France on brink of €10 billion offshore wind tender, report says

Friday, 03 June 2011

France is set to unveil details of a €10 billion tender to kick start development of its offshore wind energy sector in early July, according to a report today from Reuters.

Global wind capacity could rise to 1,500 GW by 2020

Thursday, 05 May 2011 On the occasion of the inauguration of the China (Shanghai) International Wind Energy Exhibition and Conference CWEE2011 in Shanghai, the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has launched the World Wind ...

France

France’s Areva, Suez GDF poised for offshore wind energy partnership

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

French energy giant Areva is on the verge of announcing a partnership with GDF Suez to develop offshore wind projects, according to a report in Les Echos, a daily financial paper published in France.

Wind power alone meeting quarter of Kyoto commitments

Thursday, 14 April 2011 While UN climate negotiations show no sign of significant progress, calculations from the European Wind Energy Association show that wind energy is achieving over a quarter of the emissions reductions ...

65 GW of wind power in India by 2020

Friday, 08 April 2011 Toby Price Wind energy can power green economic growth while providing a cost-competitive, clean and scalable solution in response to growing concerns about the world’s energy supply. This is the clear and ...

Spain

Wind dominates generation in March, covering 21% of demand

Friday, 01 April 2011 The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has reported that wind energy was the technology that generated more electricity in Spain in March and covered 21% of demand. It is the first time in history that ...

Japan

Wind power comes to the fore after trifecta of Japanese disasters

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 The string of recent, related disasters in Japan has provided a bonanza of data that suggests wind power is reliable source of power in an unpredictable world, according to the Japan Wind Power Association. ...

China and EU influenced by nuclear disaster, wind could benefit

Friday, 18 March 2011 Toby Price The European Commissioner in Charge of Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, signalled at the EWEC 2011 conference this week that European Union (EU) decisions on commissioning new nuclear capacity will be ...

Spain

Regulatory uncertainty sees Spanish wind industry recording lowest growth in seven years

Thursday, 03 February 2011 Recent data published by the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) shows that 2010 was a difficult year for the wind sector, with a sharp slowdown in growth. In total, 1,515.95 MW were installed across ...

EU wind industry tops 84 GW in 2010; offshore and Eastern Europe drivers

Monday, 31 January 2011 According to figures released today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), 9.3 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity was installed in the EU during 2010, reaching a total of 84 GW by the end ...