EWEA Blog - European Wind Energy Association 2013 to start on an optimistic note

The wind industry is feeling the pain of the economic crisis, like all industries – but EWEA 2013 has some solutions

The emerging markets are seen as the desirable place to go, but what do you really know about them? EWEA 2013 Annual Event will deliver a special programme on emerging markets which will allow professonals to make profitable decisions faster.

“How are support mechanisms in different markets changing in the face of economic crisis, budget deficits and electricity demand?”, “How do these developments play out at a regional level?”, “Will the booming North, and in particular offshore wind, help

In advance of EWEA 2013 in Vienna next month, a webcast featuring leading figures in the wind industry will address the state of play in wind energy

Over 400 exhibiting companies will have their moment in the spotlight at EWEA 2013, when thousands of wind industry professionals, television crews and reporters make their way through the halls of the Messe Wien in Austria

This week: A snapshot of the conference programme of EWEA 2013 Annual Event

Read more about: Event launch and keynotes, Energy mix in Europe 2020 - 30 - 50, Funding wind in a finance constrained world, and Beyond Europe

Belgium - Economic recovery powered by wind power

The wind power sector brought €335.3 million to the Belgian economy in 2011

The New Year is upon us, and so will the new opportunities for wind power it could hold. With this in mind, Nigel Crowe from PMSS and Lead Session Chair at the EWEA Annual Event from 4-7 February, talks to us about wind power’s emerging markets outside th

EWEA Windenergy News: Getting started: Your first 40 days

EWEA 2013 // 4 - 7 FEBRUARY 2013, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

Product Pick of the Week - New wind turbine blade designs could reduce costs

EWEA Blog by Philippa Jones - New Siemens Blade

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

Europe’s energy infrastructure urgently needs updating. In this interview published in the latest edition of EWEA’s Wind Directions magazine, Ana Aguado, CEO of Friends of the Supergrid, explores how this can be done

The December statistics for registered conference delegates are 25% higher compared with registration figures at the same stage before EWEA 2012.

Wind energy and other renewable energies must be given immediate priority over fossil fuels and nuclear power if the EU is serious about its commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050, says a new report by the World Wildlife Fund for Nat

Offshore wind farms can create a host of benefits for the local marine environment, as well as combatting climate change, a new studyby the Marine Institute at Plymouth University has found

Spotlight on Europe’s emerging markets at EWEA 2013

4 - 7 FEBRUARY 2013, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

This week: EWEA Blog - EWEA 2013 chair sees wind energy as resilient despite the economic crisis

Floating offshore wind farms will be installed in many coastal areas, coupled with marine energy generating stations.

Wind Turbine Noise: From Source to Receiver

11 - 12 December 2012, Oxford, UK

EWEA Blog - A walk among the clouds -- EWEA visits a wind farm

Calculations were quickly made, and we worked out that if the average house uses 4500kw hours per year, this turbine had produced 10 million times that in its lifetime

It's been a tumultuous week for the wind power sector in the UK with reports and developments underscoring the industry's benefits while a furor was breaking out over whether Energy Minister John Hayes had overstepped his position on the popular renewable

With three months to go until Vienna becomes a hive of wind energy activity at the EWEA Annual Event, we caught up with Conference Chair Francesco Starace, CEO of Enel Green Power SpA, to find out what he thinks is hot in wind energy right now...

Credible peer-reviewed scientific data and various government reports in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K. have thus far found no evidence that wind farms cause negative health impacts

A massive wind turbine blade was this weekend set up in front of the German parliament by the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) to make a point: more renewable energy is not the only reason behind electricity price rises

Winds of 60 km per hour hit us as soon as we alighted from the bus at Hvide Sande – “White Sand” – on the west coast of Denmark, home to a community-owned wind energy project comprising three 3MW wind turbines

“The European wind industry strongly supports the creation of a single market in electricity,” said Paul Wilczek, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Grids and Internal Electricity Market, at EWEA.

Last year, EUR12.6 billion was invested in wind energy in the EU. Nevertheless there seem to be some challenges ahead for this sector since the continuing European sovereign debt crisis is likely to negatively affect future growth, as some countries acros

Spain and Portugal both have significant electricity tariff deficits. In recent years the electricity prices have not reflected generation costs due to a political decision Renewables are disproportionately blamed for increasing electricity prices in

Third EWEA Technology Workshop:

Wind Turbine Noise: From Source to Receiver 11 & 12 December 2012, Saïd Business School, Oxford, UK

“Historically, wind turbines are placed on Earth’s surface, but high-altitude winds are usually steadier and faster than near-surface winds, resulting in higher average power densities,” said the study, called Geophysical limits to global wind power

“With continuing government support, the average wind farm globally may produce power at costs that compete with fossil fuels as soon as 2016,” the report said, adding the generating technology keeps down the costs of reducing emissions and can help meet