11th World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition WWEC2012

Bonn, 10 January 2012 – The World Wind Energy Association WWEA and the German Wind Energy Association BWE are pleased to invite papers and presentations for the 11th World Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition WWEC2012, taking place 3-5 July 2012 in Bonn, Germany. The conference is aimed at presenting, exchanging and discussing the latest knowledge on the state of wind energy and renewable energy in general, including the state of the technology.

WWEC2012 will feature the special topic of "Community Power – Citizens' Power", referring to the development and ownership of renewable energy projects by local citizens and communities including farmers and landowners, cooperatives, municipalities, local and regional utilities, as well as other partners. Amongst the participants, there will be representatives from local, regional and national governments, international organizations, community power wind farm developers, local and regional utilities, engineers, wind turbine manufacturers and more.

WWEC2012 is comprised of a three-day program of panels and presentations focused on ownership and business models, policy, financing, local and regional renewable energy integration, technology, governance and capacity building. The meeting will provide ample opportunities to present and discuss research results which will be supported by various panels and several keynote speeches with special emphasis on public dialogue. A trade show exhibition will showcase new technologies, suppliers and manufacturers in the renewable energy sector.

The WWEC2012 venue will be the former home of the German Parliament where the world's first feed-in law was enacted in 1991, where the first governmental international conference for renewable energy Renewables2004 was held and where the International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA was founded in 2009.