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WWEA Head Office

Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5
53113 Bonn
Germany
Tel.: +49 228 369 40 80
Fax: +49 228 369 40 84
 
Wind turbines generate more than 1 % of the global electricity
Thursday, 21 February 2008

Worldwide Capacity at 93,8 GW – 19,7 GW added in 2007

Wind energy is used in more than 70 countries – USA, Spain and China take the worldwide lead

Bonn/Toronto (WWEA) – In the year 2007, 19.696 MW of new wind energy capacity were added summing up to a global installed capacity of 93.849 MW by the end of December 2007. The added capacity equals a growth rate of 26,6 %, after 25,6 % in 2006. The currently installed wind power capacity generates 200 TWh per year, equalling 1,3 % of the global electricity consumption – in some countries and regions, wind energy already contributes 40 % and more. The wind industry employs today 350.000 people worldwide, after 300.000 employees in the year 2006. Based on the accelerated development, WWEA has increased its prediction for 2010 and expects now 170.000 MW to be installed by the end of the year 2010. However, in the majority of the top 40 wind markets the increase in the deployment of wind energy slowed down in the year 2007.

Full  pdf version of  press release can be downloaded here 526.72 Kb

Russian version of press release for download 463.99 Kb

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WWEA supports CWEE 2008
Friday, 21 December 2007

cwee2008The 2nd China(Shanghai) International Wind Energy Exhibition And Symposium 2008, 25-27 April 2008

www.cwee.com.cn

Building on the success of the previous event, CWEE2008 is

· The meeting place of the most important companies working in wind energy in China and worldwide.
· The most important technology exchange platform and with important business and trade opportunities.

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Announcement & Call for Papers: WWEC2008 Community Power, Kingston/Canada, 24-26 June 2008
Friday, 30 November 2007

wwec2008_smallFirst North American World Wind Energy Conference and Renewable Energy Job Fair Announced:

Keynote Speakers include Hermann Scheer and David Suzuki

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WWEA General Assembly elects new Board – Anil Kane re-elected unanimously as WWEA President
Tuesday, 09 October 2007

Mar del Plata/Bonn (WWEA) – The General Assembly of the World Wind Energy Association has elected the WWEA Board for the next two years on the occasion of the 6th World Wind Energy Conference 2007 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Dr Anil Kane, WWEA President since 2005 and Chairman of the Indian Wind Energy Association, has been re-elected unanimously. 

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World Wind Energy Award 2007 goes to Government of Brazil for Proinfa Programme
Thursday, 04 October 2007

Honorary Award for Secretary for Environment of Buenos Aires Province

Mar del Plata/Bonn (WWEA) – On the occasion of the 6th World Wind Energy Conference 2007 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, the Board of the World Wind Energy Association has decided to give the World Wind Energy Award 2007 to Brazil for the successful creation and implementation of the Renewable Energy Incentive Programme Proinfa which boosted the development of wind energy utilisation in Brazil.

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WWEC 2007 Resolution
Thursday, 04 October 2007

logowwec_100 The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), in association with the Argentine Wind Energy Association (AAEE), acknowledges and welcomes the presence of those 600 delegates and exhibitors attending this Conference from wind and associated renewable energy technologies. The interests involved include all those occupied with sustainable wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal technology development, design, manufacture, operation and implementation. 

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WWEA gets Special Consultative Status at UN
Friday, 03 August 2007

un-flag The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations decided to grant Special Consultative Status to the World Wind Energy Association. This means that WWEA can now designate official representatives to the United Nations which can contribute to the different UN activities. The official status will allow WWEA to directly participate in and contribute to UN activities like the Commission on Sustainable Development and to draw more attention to the contributions of wind energy to sustainable development, climate and environment protection, poverty alleviation and energy security.

 
 
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Now available: 

"Wind Energy International 2007/2008"

the new edition of the international standard yearbook for wind energy

including 66 country reports and 36 special reports.

Order form can be downloaded here 101.97 Kb
Table of contents can be downloaded here 80.27 Kb

Some feedback:
"The book is very informative. Congratulation!!", Paul Suding, REN 21
"This yearbook is a kind of a Wind Bible and is a must-have!"
Emma Sanan, Sharad Saxena - Kestrel Wind Turbines, South Africa

Book review
The book is a valuable source of information which could be used by all persons interested in wind energy / Le livre est une véritable mine d'informations qui peuvent être utiles à tous ceux qui s'intéressent de près ou de loin à l'énergie éolienne." Planète éolienne, France
Complete book review (in french language) can be viewed here

 

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