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World Wind Energy Report 2009 published |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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World Wind Energy Report 2009
Executive Summary
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Worldwide capacity reached 159’213 MW, out of which 38'312 MW were added in 2009.
- Wind power showed a growth rate of 31,7 %, the highest rate since 2001.
- The trend continued that wind capacity doubles every three years.
- All wind turbines installed by the end of 2009 worldwide are generating 340 TWh per annum, equivalent to the total electricity demand of Italy, the seventh largest economy of the world, and equalling 2 % of global electricity consumption.
- The wind sector in 2009 had a turnover of 50 billion €.
- The wind sector employed 550’000 persons worldwide. In the year 2012, the wind industry is expected for the first time to offer 1 million jobs.
- China continued its role as the locomotive of the international wind industry and added 13’800 MW within one year – as the biggest market for new turbines –, more than doubling the installations for the fourth year in a row.
- The USA maintained its number one position in terms of total installed capacity and China became number two in total capacity, only slightly
 ahead of Germany, both of them with around 26’000 Megawatt of wind capacity installed.
- Asia accounted for the largest share of new installations (40,4 %), followed by North America (28,4 %) and Europe fell back to the third place (27,3 %).
- Latin America showed encouraging growth and more than doubled its installations, mainly due to Brazil and Mexico.
- A total wind capacity of 200’000 Megawatt will be exceeded within the year 2010.
- Based on accelerated development and further improved policies, WWEA increases its predictions and sees a global capacity of 1’900’000 Megawatt as possible by the year 2020.
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(soon also in Chinese, French, German, Russian and Spanish)
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WWEA/New Energy Husum: 1st World Summit for Small-scaled Wind Turbines - Programme available |
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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New Energy Husum 2010 -- the leading fair for small wind turbines – presents:
1st World Summit for Small-scaled Wind Turbines
Bonn/Husum – Anyone who wants to know about small wind turbines cannot miss either the New Energy Husum trade fair (18-21 March 2010) nor the 1st World Summit for Small-scaled Wind Turbines: With already over 50 confirmed exhibitors from the small wind turbine sector of eleven nations, and several lecture, discussion and presentation events on all four days of the fair, this year’s New Energy has already become the world’s leading small wind turbine event.
Husum is simultaneously hosting the first ever 1st World Summit for Small-scaled Wind Turbines on 18 and 19 March. The programme, developed in collaboration with the World Wind Energy Association, WWEA, and supported by the German Wind Energy Association, BWE, has set new benchmarks in several respects:
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Announcement & Call for Papers: WWEC2010, Istanbul, 15-17 June 2010 |
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
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 ANNOUNCEMENT &
CALL FOR PAPERS
9th WORLD WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE
& RENEWABLE ENERGY EXHIBITION WWEC2010
“LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION OF WIND POWER”
Istanbul, Turkey, 15-17 June 2010
www.wwec2010.com
The World Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition WWEC, the leading event in wind energy, taking place in a different continent each year, will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 15 to 17 June 2010.
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COP15: REN Alliance calls for Global Investment Fund for Renewable Energy |
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 |
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 Bonn/Freiburg/London/Reykjavik/Stockholm – The International Renewable Energy Alliance (REN Alliance) calls for renewables to be at the forefront of the post-2012 climate action regime. The REN Alliance COP 15 Policy Statement insists that the Kyoto mechanisms become more straightforward for project development and the programmatic approaches are centred on progressing renewable energy systems.
The press conference can be watched on the UNFCCC website.
At their press conference, REN Alliance partners are delivering key messages of the Policy Statement:
• The President of the World Bioenergy Association, Mr Kent Nyström, said that “Renewables are the least cost energy solution for climate change mitigation”.
• Dr Dave Renne, Vice President of the International Solar Energy Society, said that “the CDM must be targeted towards renewable energy projects”.
• The Executive Director of the International Hydropower Association, Richard M. Taylor, said that “strategic actions must deliver the transition to a renewable economy”.
• To deliver the above, Mr Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General of the World Wind Energy Association, explained that the REN Alliance calls for a Global Fund for Renewable Energy Investment that mobilizes investment in an effective and efficient way.
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WWEA launches Working Group on Community Power |
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Monday, 23 November 2009 |
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WWEA launches Working Group on Community Power –
Decentralised investment and participation of local communities is key for utilisation of wind energy on a large scale and for effective climate change mitigation
Bonn/Toronto (WWEA) – The World Wind Energy Association has started a new working group on Community Power. The working group was launched in Toronto on the occasion of the 1st Annual OSEA Community Power Conference. Already shortly after its creation, the working group has encountered major interest from all over the world, comprising of organisations from all continents. Kristopher Stevens, Executive Director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association OSEA (Toronto, Canada), was appointed as coordinator of the working group.
The WWEA Community Power working group will enhance international exchange of information and experiences, act as focal point for new partnerships and finally will enable WWEA in formulating its policies with regard to community based and decentralised ownership models.
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Press Release: IRENA and REN Alliance have agreed to work together |
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 |
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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Renewable Energy Alliance (REN-Alliance) have agreed to work together in order to speed up the utilisation of renewable energy sources worldwide.
The groups announced their cooperation plans in
Stockholm in conjunction with the World Bioenergy - Clean Vehicles & Fuels 2009.
The fields of co-operation will be:
• Carbon funds for renewable energy
• Sustainability assessment
• Potentials for renewables
• Renewable energy scenarios
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Outstanding Content |
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Wind Energy International 2009/2010
The new edition of the international standard yearbook for wind energy
with country reports covering 100 countries
and special reports on: Financing, Industrial Trends, Policies and more.
Download order form (342.96 Kb)
Download Table of Contents (832 KB)
"If you want to know the status of wind energy development worldwide and you only can afford one book, this is the one.", Paul Gipe
"This yearbook is a kind of a Wind Bible and is a must-have!" Emma Sanan, Sharad Saxena - Kestrel Wind Turbines, South Africa
Book reviews
Paul Gipe (full review on Paul Gipe's website)
"Wind Energy International 2009/2010 reminded me of the solid feel you get when you close a door on a Mercedes or BMW: The feeling of quality, the knowledge that there are still people who take their jobs seriously and do it right.
This is a book that was done right. It was written by the right people for the right reasons and printed on quality paper in full color. (...)
This is the latest edition of what has become the standard yearbook on wind energy development worldwide. Wind Energy International includes individual article on wind energy in 100 different countries plus features on policies, trends in the industry, financing, and much more. It is simply too much to list (...).
If you want to know the status of wind energy development worldwide and you only can afford one book, this is the one. As valuable and useful as the statistics are alone, an equally important contribution is the contact details for the authors of each individual country report as well as authors of the technical articles. These alone are worth their weight in gold for those wanting a quick introduction to who's who in wind energy. (...)"
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