The European Wind Energy Association has argued for fixed targets for 2030. A binding 2030 renewable energy target could take the EU’s power sector to 100% renewables by 2050

China - The World’s 3000th clean wind energy project under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism

A wind power plant in China with 41 wind turbines is to become the three thousandth project to be registered under the CDM

European Wind Energy Association (EWEA): Call for abstracts deadline extended!

The call for abstracts for EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 has been extended until 9 May

The market for offshore wind farm in Europe is more developed than the North America offshore wind energy market because it takes advantage of a robust onshore wind turbines market

EWEA - Larger blades cut cost of offshore wind energy by 30%

There is huge potential for offshore wind farm to reduce carbon emissions. Offshore wind energy could be competitive with onshore wind power by 2020

EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

The call for abstracts closes on 4 May

With a total production of 42,976 gigawatt-hours, according to the Spanish Wind Energy Association AEE Spain was Europe’s leading producer of wind energy last year;

Wind turbine investment levels increased by 34% in 2010, and wind energy remains the leading recipient of clean energy investments. Wind farm plants was the preferred technology for investments

It’s probably not what traditional wind farm developers have in mind when they are considering the many benefits of harnessing wind energy, but a popular American company has come up with two new reasons to appreciate the emissions-free technology — ice c

Europe - Ever-increasing size of wind turbines - Where is the limit?

Offshore wind farm plants are seeing wind turbines of 5 MW or more

EWEA Wind Resource Assessment Technology Workshop

Register at early rates before 28 March

The three wind power developers of the London Array announced that the first of 177 foundations of wind turbines has now been installed at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm in the Thames Estuary

Indonesia is all set to develop the wind energy as the large-scale wind farm being built in Sukabumi. The large-scale wind turbines plant in the country will be exactly set up at Sukabumi in West Java end of this year

EWEA - Indonesia begins embracing wind power

Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populated nation, is about to begin developing wind energy. The country’s first large-scale wind farm be built in Sukabumi

This looming energy policy vacuum will be the focus of top level discussions at Europe's largest wind power conference and exhibition

The wind power industry in England has just published a Protocol statement that will see communities living near future onshore wind farm plants larger than 5 MW realise significant additional economic benefits

Wind power was seen as either “favourable” or “very favourable” by 75% of people who responded to a Pike Research survey. In addition, wind turbines had “unfavourable” responses of only 5%

These figures are published by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) in its "European offshore wind farm industry - key trends and statistics 2010"

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) also strongly endorses this new initiative as an excellent way of giving consumers choice, and making people more aware of wind power

EWEA - The Battle of the Grids

If we can integrate 265 gigawatt (GW) of wind energy into Europe’s grids by 2020, we can save at least €41.7bn per year in the cost of electricity because wind power replaces power sources

EWEA - Serbia's Wind Energy resources are considerable

According to a new report by EWEA on Serbia Wind Power, Serbia has no current wind farm installed but expected to reach 100 MW by the end of 201

EWEA - Empire State Building switches to wind energy

The US wind power sector received two huge endorsements last week involving the first proposed offshore wind farm in the country and the nation’s favourite building

EU will exceed Renewable Energy goal of 20 percent by 2020

EWEA - Wind power could meet 12% of international power demand by 2020 and up to 22% by 2030

So that’s it for 2010. Seasonal greetings and a Happy New Year to all

USA - Texas leads the US for wind energy installations, with 9,410 MW - Part II

Texas - The wind star state

USA - Texas leads the US for wind energy installations, with 9,410 MW - Part I

“We have people out here who have been able to save their farm or ranch because of the wind income”

Since 1993, the Poul la Cour Prize has been awarded to individuals who have pioneered the development of wind power and have achieved exceptional results in the wind community

Although the country leads the Balkans when it comes to wind power, it is a relative newcomer to the sector. Its first wind farm with a total capacity of 5.95 MW was installed in 2004 on Pag

It’s a sure bet that when people descend upon Berlin next week for the grids conference that the EWEA has organised, delegates attending the event will still be buzzing from recent timely news out of Brussel

EWEA - Bringing fresh air to Italy

Italy’s first ever offshore wind farm is to be built off the coast of Molise (156 MW), and will be one of the largest in the Mediterranean Sea so far