A suite of recent onshore wind energy auctions in the European Union have highlighted the increasing importance of the technology as a contributor to the energy transition towards the EU 2030 Climate & Energy objectives.
The global offshore wind industry is expected to grow by as much as 15-fold and attract a cumulative investment of $1 trillion by 2040 according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) which has famously undervalued the increasing role of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
Wind energy provided 14% of the European Union’s electricity last year, according to figures published Thursday by the region’s wind energy trade body, WindEurope, with 11.3 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity added, including nearly 3 GW of offshore wind.
The European wind energy industry contributed €36 billion to the European Union’s GDP in 2016, supported 263,000 jobs, and generated €8 billion worth of exports outside of Europe, according to new findings from European wind energy industry group WindEurope.
Europe installed a total of 6.1 GW worth of new wind energy capacity during the first half of 2017, according to new figures published this week by WindEurope, putting the region on course for a big year of new wind energy installations.
An impressive 12.5 gigawatts worth of new wind energy capacity was installed across the European Union in 2016, accounting for 51% of all new power installations, and bringing the region’s total wind energy capacity up to 153.7 GW.
Despite unprecedented policy uncertainty across the region, Europe is expected to install more than 140 GW of wind capacity over the next ten years, according to new analysis from MAKE Consulting. A new report from MAKE Consulting, Europe Power Outlook 2016, analyzed the wind power markets across Europe, and identified the … [continued]
A new report has concluded that the European Union needs to do much more if it is to not only meet its own energy and climate targets, but also if it intends to remain a global leader in renewables and successfully transition to a cleaner energy system. The European Union … [continued]
Following up on the report I just published regarding EPIA’s 2012–2017 European and global solar PV report, below are some really interesting charts I wanted to highlight. Basically, they show that solar PV, wind power, and natural gas capacity has grown substantially in the EU while coal, nuclear, and oil … [continued]
Wind power keeps growing fast, very fast. According to data just released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), nearly 45 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity were added across the globe in 2012. That includes a record 12.6 GW of new capacity in the US, 5.3 GW of which … [continued]
