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MAKE expects more than 55GW of wind power capacity to be commissioned in North America from 2015 to 2024. Policy-driven growth in the near term will subside, and LCOE and economic drivers will become increasingly important.
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to AUS$ 20 million for a new research and development (R&D) round dedicated to industry-partnered projects that seek to develop and commercialise renewable energy technologies.
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Global investment in clean energy was US$ 50.5 billion in the first quarter of 2015, down 15% from Q1 2014 (US$ 59.3 billion), as deal-making slowed in big markets such as China, Europe and Brazil. The statistics from research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance show fewer large-ticket transactions in the January-March period of this year than in Q1 2014.
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Members of the Global 100% RE campaign highlight that an energy transformation can only succeed if benefits are shared across society, including citizens and communities. At the ICLEI World congress in Seoul, Korea, the group warns that future energy markets built on 100% renewable energy have to be ‘people centered’ and ‘community driven’.
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The Global Wind Energy Council has launched the Global Wind Report: Annual Market. The report details wind power's remarkable growth in 2014, as well as updating GWEC's rolling 5 year market projections, which show continued growth for the rest of the decade. Led by China and Brazil in the first instance, as well as Mexico and South Africa, non-OECD markets outstripped the traditional markets in Europe and North America again in 2014.
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The grid-tied energy storage market is poised to take off. However, pricing remains inconsistent and economies of scale have yet to translate into accessible system costs for the end user.
- Turkey has at least 32GW of unexploited offshore potential
- The wind energy industry rebounded strongly in 2014
- Turkey will see turbine size grow along with push into lower speed sites
- Revenue from small & medium wind is expected to reach nearly US$ 2.4 billion by 2023
- Small wind world market grows at lower pace
- 82 per cent say electricity system can be 70 per cent renewable by 2050
- New funding opportunity to develop larger wind turbine blades
- New FITs for small wind in Denmark and Poland
- Wind could support more than 600,000 jobs by 2050 in the USA
- Siemens surges but Vestas wind systems remains top wind turbine installer in 2014
- DNV GL announced three new joint industry initiatives
- UAE Wind Atlas Informs Middle Eastern Wind Development
- Wind was largest source of new electricity in 2014 in the USA
- TÜV SÜD to carry out offshore training program in Taiwan
- Blades have become a strong area of strategic product innovation
- Cost of offshore wind energy falls sharply
- Understanding variability is key to Mexican wind investment
- 60% integration of renewables in European distribution grids feasible by 2030
- Record year for the global top 10 turbine OEMs
- FOWIND launches global offshore wind policy assessment outlook
- The Evolution of Wind Power
- DOE announces US$ 2.5 million to inspire collegiate clean energy entrepreneurs
- Global wind power back on track
- New record in worldwide wind installations
- Growth in materials demand for wind turbine blades
- Obama's budget proposal includes permanent extension for PTC
- Europe adds 1.4GW of offshore wind capacity in 2014
- New installed capacity in the USA grew fourfold in 2014
- The global installed capacity of renewable energy will more than double in 2025
- USA identifies wind energy areas offshore North Carolina