A report released by the European Commission on Monday in Brussels highlighted the relative cost of onshore wind versus fossil fuel technologies like coal and gas, proving it to be the cheaper form of electricity generation in the region “when externalities are stacked with the levelised cost of energy and … [continued]
The European Wind Energy Association havs released a report investigating the European offshore wind industry for the first half of 2014, and found that there are currently 16 commercial offshore wind farms totalling 4.9 GW currently under construction, boosting European offshore wind capacity. Furthermore, a total of 224 new offshore wind … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost.eu. By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders gave centre stage to energy dependence. First climate change, … [continued]
The European Union’s total electricity usage could be met — actually, it could be exceeded more than four times over — by floating offshore wind farms in the deep waters of the North Sea, according to a new report from the European Wind Energy Association. The report also urges the … [continued]
For many people around the world, especially in the western developed world where greater choice is widely available, being able to choose what product to buy based on a variety of criteria is important. For some, they choose to buy only locally made products, while others might focus on a … [continued]
The European Union added 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity in 2012 according to annual statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), bringing the total EU wind energy capacity up to 105.6 GW. However, the EWEA expects 2013 and 2014 to be challenging years for the wind … [continued]
A new report launched by the European Wind Energy Association at its 2013 Annual Event in Vienna and online deems emerging markets like Romania, Poland, and Turkey as possible emerging markets for wind energy. “These emerging markets are not only important in their own right, but they have increased perceived … [continued]
Installed offshore wind power capacity grew 33% in the EU in 2012, still not fast enough to meet ambitious targets, however, with policy and regulatory uncertainty, as well as grid interconnection rates hindering progress.
The global wind industry is set to install more than 46 GW of new wind energy this year and, according to a new five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA 2012 Conference at Bella Center in Copenhagen, total global wind power … [continued]
The European wind power industry is expected to see more than half a million people working for it by 2020, increasing it’s contribution to the EU economy threefold over the same period. This news comes courtesy of a report to be presented on Monday the 16th of April at … [continued]
