The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday’s EU summit of Heads of State in Brussels, but its growing importance and impact on Europe’s economy is one that cannot be ignored

“We want to make the energy transition [moving to produce a significant amount of electricity from renewables] the new motor of the Franco-German couple,” stated the letter.

Irish Ambassador to the European Union Tom Hanney is in the throes of a six month stint at the heart of decision making in Brussels, as Ireland currently holds the EU Presidency

EWEA Blog - 77% of Austrians favour wind power

A new opinion poll conducted in Austria has found that 77% of Austrians are in favour of wind energy compared to just 4% in favour of fossil fuels and 1% for nuclear power

The 1 May celebrations in Europe last week were tainted by historically high unemployment levels, a miserable macroeconomic outlook and a battered climate and energy policy

By subsidising fossil fuels, governments are “stealing money from the pockets of the poor, who would get money otherwise for schools and hospitals”

Football fans know the value of a hat-trick – the triumvirate of goals that prove success for any striker. Though difficult to achieve, the hat-trick is worth striving for.

Keeping it safe – how do wind energy workers avoid danger?

Dangers - An electrical fire can occur; heavy parts can fall from great heights; lifting huge unstable loads with cranes could go wrong

“This makes the ETS irrelevant in Europe’s bid to reduce the use of fossil fuels. The carbon price will continue having no impact on investment decisions in the power sector”

More than two-thirds of Americans want the US to place more emphasis on generating domestic energy using wind power, according to a new Gallup public opinion poll.

Innovative wind energy prototype projects receive ample funding

“In the first call the wind industry proved how innovative it was, winning a substantial portion of the funding available”

Just 10 pounds a year - The cost of wind power to UK's consumers

Wind power is needed for the UK’s energy mix to insulate it from global gas prices

After a gloomy couple of years for the wind industry in France, a few glimmers of light have been spotted in recent weeks led by the adoption by the National Assembly of a bill proposed by the Socialist government to simplify measures that have been stymi

Wind power generated enough electricity to power four out of 10 UK homes last week – and that during a freezing March day and at a time when gas prices were at a seven year high

Call for abstracts now open for EWEA OFFSHORE 2013

EWEA OFFSHORE 2013| 19 - 21 NOVEMBER 2013, FRANKFURT, GERMANY - The world's largest offshore wind energy event

EWEA Blog - What can corporations do to help our climate? Invest in renewables!

It was predictable, but still disappointing: The Doha climate negotiations confirmed that the multilateral process to save our climate has stalled

EWEA Technology Workshop: Resource Assessment 2013

25-26 June 2013, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Wind Energy News: EWEA Global Wind Day - Every picture tells a story - what's yours?

Chance to win € 1,000 Amazon voucher in Global Wind Day photo competition

The financial and economic crisis has provoked a wave of uncertainty across the European Union since 2010, with national Governments making damaging retroactive changes to policies and regulations for wind energy

Headlined “nuclear industry withers in US as wind pummels prices,” the story interviewed utility experts talking about the state of the American energy sector after the nation’s wind power industry grew by about $25 billion last year

EWEA Blog - Technological advances are improving wind power’s competitiveness

Anti-wind power lobbyists have long contested claims by the wind industry that wind power is competitive with fossil fuels

Wind power generated more electricity than nuclear power in China last year and will likely continue to do so in the future, according to a new report by the influential Earth Policy Institute (EPI)

"If I only grew potatoes and onions, then I wouldn't talk with so many people," says Jaap van der Beek. "You talk so often to these people because we all have the same interest. That interest is to build a big wind park."

EWEA Blog - European Parliament takes step closer to boosting the price of CO2

“This is a good political signal showing that the EU still supports its carbon pricing policy"

“The 2012 figures reflect orders made before the wave of political uncertainty that has swept across Europe since 2011, which is having a hugely negative impact on the wind energy sector,” said Christian Kjaer, chief executive of EWEA.

The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to the 2012 annual statistics launched today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

EWEA – New leader – Mr. Thomas Becker takes over the lead of the European Wind Energy Association

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has appointed Thomas Becker as its new Chief Executive Officer

The wind industry is being hit by the economic crisis and austerity across Europe, and a difficult situation should not be made worse by politicians undermining investor confidence, warned top industry figures today in Vienna.

EWEA Wind Energy News: EU wind industry skills shortage: over 5,000 more workers needed per year

The European wind industry faces a severe skills shortage of around 5,500 appropriately qualified staff per year.

EWEA Wind Energy News: The Poul La Cour prize for outstanding contribution to wind energy has been awarded this year to Professor Arthouros Zervos.

The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA.