Posted on Sustainabilitank.info on June 8th, 2009
by Pincas Jawetz (PJ@SustainabiliTank.com)
On the Global Wind Day on 15 June, GWEC will launch a public awareness campaign to catalyse widespread support for wind energy in the run up to the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009.
The initiative is part of GWEC’s 2009 Wind Power Works campaign, showing decision makers that wind power can and must play a key role in combating climate change, and urging them to commit to deep cuts in carbon emissions.
The “Pass it on” campaign will comprise a short video and a fun virtual wind farm game. The aim is to encourage thousands of wind energy supporters around the world to participate, thereby making their voice heard to decision makers in Copenhagen.
Both the video and the wind turbine application can be downloaded from windpowerworks.net from 15 June, so watch this space!
U.S.: Leaders Call on Congress to Strengthen Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)
4 June 2009. Representatives of the renewable energy industry today called on Congress to strengthen national renewable electricity standard (RES) proposals in legislation before the House and Senate and seize a historic opportunity to put the U.S. on a path for increased renewable energy and clean jobs.
EU: Global Wind Day kicks off with photo contest winners
27 May 2009. The hundreds of events being organised for the Global Wind Day on 15 June can be seen on a new, interactive Google map, which shows all the activities on offer at any location at the click of a mouse. Wind farm guided tours, conferences, exhibitions, workshops, information days, openings of new wind farms, regattas, marathons, theatrical shows are all on offer… and much more besides!
Wind industry welcomes ‘Copenhagen call’ from business
27 May 2009. GWEC has expressed its support for the “Copenhagen Call” issued by the World Business Summit on Climate Change yesterday. In this statement, the business community stresses that a new global climate treaty must set bold targets for emissions reductions by 2020 and 2050, limiting the global average rise in temperature to a maximum of 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels.
Germany: Economic report of wind industry 2009
25 May 2009. The wind energy sector provides Germany with a worldwide leading industry of manufacturers, suppliers, operators and service providers that today already employs up to 100,000 people.
The economic report informs about the capability of this high-tech industry and presents around forty companies: from emerging engineering offices to established plant constructors with several thousand employees.
New Study: Green Energy Investment Could Deliver Millions of Jobs
25 May 2009. Green Jobs and the Clean Energy Economy, released by the Copenhagen Climate Council, as the World Business Summit on Climate Change convenes today, reveals that a firm commitment to low-carbon energy sources in the U.S. alone would create millions of sustainable new jobs.
U.S.: AWEA, Board Gear Up for ‘Year of Opportunity’
18 May 2009. While 2008 was a record breaking year for wind energy, the new 2009-2010 American Wind Energy Association Board of Directors takes office at a time when economic challenges abound and new energy policies are needed to ensure the continued vitality of the industry.
REN21 report: Renewable energy sources dominate new power generation capacity in US and Europe
14 May 2009. The annual Renewables Global Status Report published by REN21 shows that renewable energy technologies are continuing to grow rapidly, reaching a total power capacity of 280 GW in 2008, up 16% from 2007. For the first time ever, both the US and Europe installed more renewable power generation capacity than conventional technologies
Australia: Budget cashes in on Australia’s clean energy surplus
13 May 2009. The Australian Federal Government’s new AUD 1.5 billion investment in renewable energy demonstrates their commitment to clean energy as a frontline solution to mitigating dangerous climate change.
U.S.: Largest Wind Power Event in the World Closes in Chicago
7 May 2009. The U.S. wind energy industry today concluded in Chicago, Ill. the world’s largest wind conference, which hosted 1,280 exhibiting companies and over 23,000 attendees.
EU economies to be put on road to recovery
6 May 2009. The wind industry is hailing the newly-agreed EU Economic Recovery Plan as the right economic medicine at the right time. The European Parliament passed the €5 billion Plan at its plenary session earlier today.
“By including offshore wind and electricity grids in the Plan, EU decision-makers have chosen the right areas to make a real difference long-term”, said Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). “The European Parliament’s approval of the Plan should give a real boost to the burgeoning offshore wind sector.”
U.S.: New poll shows nationwide, bipartisan support for renewables electricity standard
5 May 2009. Chicago, Ill. – As the wind energy industry gathered in the Windy City for its largest event ever, the WINDPOWER 2009 Conference & Exhibition, AWEA today released results of a new poll showing strong, deep bipartisan support for a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) requiring utilities to generate at least 25% of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025.
Canada: CanWEA applauds new processes to procure wind energy in Quebec and revised pricing for community and First Nations wind energy projects
1 May 2009. The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) applauds yesterday’s announcement to proceed with the procurement of 500 MW of new wind energy capacity in Quebec and to increase the ceiling price from 9.5 ¢/kWh to 12.5 ¢/kWh in the call for tenders for the purchase of two separate blocks of 250 MW of community and First Nations wind energy projects.
CanWEA and its membership had argued the original proposed pricing of 9.5 ¢/kWh was not sufficient to attract or sustain long-term investment.
U.S.: department of energy again confirms: RES would reduce fuel costs, stabilize electricity rates
29 April 2009. New Study is the 5th DOE Report to Underscore Economic Benefits of Proposed Requirement to Increase Renewable Energy Use. WASHINGTON, D.C.
This week, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) welcomed a report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) – the fifth such study in as many years – showing that a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would reduce fuel prices for all sectors, have minimal cost impact on power prices, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions immediately.
U.S.: wind energy industry installs over 2,800 MW in first quarter
28 April 2009. Washington, D.C. – The wind energy industry installed over 2,800 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in the first quarter of 2009, with new projects completed in 15 states and powering the equivalent of 816,000 homes, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced today in its first quarter market report.
EU: Power markets will be further opened by EU liberalisation package
22 April 2009. “The newly-adopted market liberalisation package will help open European power markets and allow a higher penetration of renewables, particularly wind power. One drawback comes in the form of…
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Global Wind Energy Council
Renewable Energy House
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1040 Brussels
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AEE Wind Energy Convention 09
8-9 June, 2009
Spain
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21 – 23 October, 2009
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