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World Wind Energy Association

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Type: Organization

Name: World Wind Energy Association

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Wind Power In 100 Countries (Thanks, Iceland!)

It was Iceland , which pretty much runs on hydro and geothermal power, that brought wind power to an impressive new level of global deployment in 2012.The installation of two 900-kilowatt turbines in the Burfell area of south Iceland last December ... [Published EarthTechling - May 21 2013]

Entities: Iceland, Wind Power, Landsvirkjun

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Record wind capacity added worldwide in 2012, led by Asia

DateLONDON: A new report reveals that in 2012, worldwide wind capacity increased more than ever before and the sector boasted a turnover of US$75 billion, led by China, the US, India and Germany.The promising findings come from a new report by the World ... [Published The Climate Group - May 21 2013]

Entities: Wind Power, Wind Turbine, World Wind Energy Association, China

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Power Engineering Top Stories 5/21

Top Stories FOE wins ASLB case, restart effort treated as nuclear license amendment SCE may have topostpone SONGS restart plans after ruling. Read More Share: Report: Outlook for U.S. energy independence positi ... [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - May 21 2013]

Entities: Power Plant, Nuclear, Wind Power, Nuclear Power Plant, World Wind Energy Association

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

World Wind Energy Association

Report says UK dominates offshore wind market

The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has published its 2012 report on wind power’s growth, and says the UK currently dominates the offshore sector with a 74% stake in the market.However, the study shows that global wind power capacity’s 19.2% growth ... [Published Blue & Green Tomorrow - May 20 2013]

Entities: World Wind Energy Association, Offshore Wind, United Kingdom, Wind Power

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Drumbeat: May 18, 2013

Energy Department approves expanded LNG exports The Energy Department gave a terminal near Freeport, Tex., permission Friday to ship liquefied natural gas to Japan, providing a new outlet for rising U.S. production of shale gas despite qualms of environmentalists ... [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 18 2013]

Entities: Iran, Liquefied Natural Gas, Afghanistan, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

India retains fifth position in global wind energy market

NEW DELHI: Despite poor pace of capacity addition in the states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra , India retained its position in top five world wind energy markets in 2012 . India remained third largest market for new turbines ... [Published Economic Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Wind Power, India, World Wind Energy Association, China, Wind Turbine

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Global wind power capacity to reach 500GW by 2016, says report

The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) expects global wind power capacity to reach 500GW by 2016 and around one million megawatts by 2020.In a new report, WWEA said global wind capacity reached 282GW in 2012, of which 44.6GW of new installations were ... [Published Power Technology - May 17 2013]

Entities: Wind Power, World Wind Energy Association, Wind Turbine, Geothermal Power, Spain

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Offshore wind outlook uncertain, says WWEA

Remove this article from Windpower OffshoreAny comments?Offshore still only a fraction of onshore wind worldwideOffshore wind is not progressing as fast as many would have hoped, making its future outlook "uncertain", the secretary general of the World ... [Published Windpower Monthly - May 17 2013]

Entities: World Wind Energy Association, Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind, Global Wind Energy Council, Wind Power

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

WWEA: 100 countries now using wind power

The 2012 report by the shows 100 countries are using electricity generated by wind turbines, with Iceland recently becoming the 100th nation to deploy wind power. However, the market’s overall growth rate of 19.2 % is the lowest rate in more than a decade, ... [Published RE-Focus - May 16 2013]

Entities: World Wind Energy Association, Wind Power, Wind Turbine

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

WWEA: Global Wind Capacity Reached 282.3 GW In 2012

Worldwide wind capacity reached 282.3 GW in 2012 - with more than 44.6 GW being added last year - according to findings from the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA).The report, World Wind Energy Report 2012, found that although global wind power showed ... [Published North American Windpower - May 16 2013]

Entities: World Wind Energy Association, GLOBAL WIND CORP, Wind Power, Wind Turbine

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Global Alliance Call for 100% Renewable Energy

Alternative Energy, Wind/Solar Energy, Assembly, Industry NewsGroup of academics, business associations, and policy makers calls upon nat'l legislators to commit to 100% renewable energy.Share |Font sizeA newly established global alliance of civil society ... [Published Today's Energy Solutions - May 05 2013]

Entities: Renewable Energy, World Wind Energy Association, World Future Council

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 3 reports

New Global Alliance calls for 100 percent renewable energy

San Francisco/ Hamburg, 17th April 2013: A newly established global alliance of civil society organizations, academics, business associations and policy makers has called upon national legislators to commit to 100 percent renewable energy in the power, ... [Published MyNewsDesk - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: World Wind Energy Association, Renewable Energy, World Future Council, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Quotes

Opening the European business summit in Brussels on Wednesday, he said, "It's now becoming clear; eventually Europe may well be the only continent in the world to depend on imported energy."

Drumbeat: May 18, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our... - May 18 2013]

"The Indian wind market has a very good future potential, however, policy uncertainties and unpaid electricity bills have damaged investors' confidence" noted World Wind Energy Association, which is expecting China, India, Europe and North America to drive the growth in coming years...

India retains fifth position in global wind energy market [Published Economic Times - May 18 2013]

"This reflects the many uncertainties and the vulnerability to any changes in framework conditions" Gsaenger said. European players, and especially Germany, are mostly behind their offshore wind forecast...

Offshore wind outlook uncertain, says WWEA [Published Windpower Monthly - May 17 2013]

"I think if you build a new coal-powered power plant or a new nuclear power plant, then it will be more expensive than wind power if you consider all the costs involved" Gsänger told DW

2012 record-breaking year for wind power [Published Deutsche Welle - May 16 2013]

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Wind Power In 100 Countries (Thanks, Iceland!) [Published EarthTechling - May 21 2013]
Record wind capacity added worldwide in 2012, l... [Published The Climate Group - May 21 2013]
Power Engineering Top Stories 5/21 [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - May 21 2013]
Report says UK dominates offshore wind market [Published Blue & Green Tomorrow - May 20 2013]
Drumbeat: May 18, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 18 2013]
India retains fifth position in global wind ene... [Published Economic Times - May 18 2013]
Global wind power capacity to reach 500GW by 20... [Published Power Technology - May 17 2013]
Offshore wind outlook uncertain, says WWEA [Published Windpower Monthly - May 17 2013]
WWEA: Wind power capacity to reach 500,000 MW b... [Published Power Engineering - May 16 2013]
WWEA: Wind power capacity to reach 500,000 MW b... [Published Penn Energy - May 16 2013]
WWEA: 100 countries now using wind power [Published RE-Focus - May 16 2013]
WWEA: Global Wind Capacity Reached 282.3 GW In ... [Published North American Windpower - May 16 2013]
2012 record-breaking year for wind power [Published Deutsche Welle - May 16 2013]
WWEA expects a global capacity of more than 500... [Published Windtech International - May 16 2013]
10 reasons why Napthine should bin Victoria’s w... [Published Renew Economy - May 08 2013]
Global Alliance Call for 100% Renewable Energy [Published Today's Energy Solutions - May 05 2013]
Global alliance makes renewable energy plea [Published Strutt & Parker - Apr 19 2013]
New Global Alliance calls for 100 percent renew... [Published Presscontacts.com - Apr 18 2013]
New Global Alliance calls for 100 percent renew... [Published MyNewsDesk - Apr 18 2013]
Green groups team up to push 100 per cent renew... [Published BusinessGreen - Apr 18 2013]
New Alliance Wants Legislators To Seek 100% Ren... [Published North American Windpower - Apr 17 2013]
India’s can produce 3000 GW of wind energy onsh... [Published Topnews.in - Mar 28 2012]
Climbing rooftops, wind turbines for green job ... [Published CommerceArticle.com - Jan 07 2012]
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WWEA predicts 25% wind energy growth in 2009 [Published RE-Focus - Jul 08 2009]
Stricter guidelines means Japan installs less w... [Published Electricity Forum - Jul 07 2009]

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Power Engineering Top Stories 5/21 [Published Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - May 21 2013] Top Stories FOE wins ASLB case, restart effort treated as nuclear license amendment SCE may have topostpone SONGS restart plans after ruling. Read More Share: Report: Outlook for U.S. energy independence positi ...
Drumbeat: May 18, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - May 18 2013] Energy Department approves expanded LNG exports The Energy Department gave a terminal near Freeport, Tex., permission Friday to ship liquefied natural gas to Japan, providing a new outlet for rising U.S. production of shale gas despite qualms of environmentalists ...
Climbing rooftops, wind turbines for green job ... [Published CommerceArticle.com - Jan 07 2012] Climbing rooftops, wind turbines for green job trainingVestas is teaming with competitors and costumers to create a standard for Basic Safety Training. This is done within the framework from the Global Wind Organisation GWO , which Vestas cranked up in ...