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The REN21 Global Status Report released shows that renewable energy continues its strong performance despite continuing economic turmoil, cuts in incentives and subsidies and low natural gas prices. The growth of wind power in particular continues to drive renewable energy development, but other sectors such as solar PV are also seeing strong investment.
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RenewableUK and Energy & Utility Skills have published a new report demonstrating the employment potential of the UK’s wind and marine energy sector by 2021. The study, “Working for a Green Britain Vol 2”, outlines three possible market development scenarios (high growth, medium and low) in the wind, wave and tidal energy industries – if sufficient skilled recruits are available to employers.
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Remote sensing is winning broader acceptance in the wind industry as wind farm developers use it to measure wind characteristics such as in-flow angle and turbulence and investors gain confidence in remote sensing data. This is the message that emerged from the annual Triton User Group sponsored by wind intelligence technology company Second Wind at WINDPOWER 2011 in Anaheim in May.
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A new EWEA report to be published next month shows how wind energy can contribute very substantially to achieving the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050.
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RenewableUK has published an independent report showing that the overall cost of generating energy from offshore wind is set to fall significantly over the next ten years.
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AWS Truepower has released the latest installment of its Wind Trends Bulletin. The report reviews wind patterns in Canada, Europe and the United States for the first quarter of 2011.
- Global Wind Day - parachuting and painting from Europe to the US, Australia to Uruguay
- Pressure grows for stronger EU climate and energy action
- Proposed wind energy development will bring billions in economic investment to Illinois
- US wind industry adds 1100MW in Q1
- Worldwide wind capacity reaches 197GW
- US wind industry continues growth
- China adds 18.9GW of new wind power capacity in 2010
- New legislation needed now to meet EU 2050 climate commitment
- GWEC projects recovery in global wind energy market
- New research shows 20MW wind turbines are feasible
- windTrends Q4 2010 Report Released
- Increased market confidence keeps offshore wind supply chain on track for UK Round 3
- La Niña significantly influences wind speeds in Q4 2010
- US government announce offshore wind initiatives
- A renewable energy system around the globe by 2050
- Companies call for EU single energy market
- Global wind capacity increases by 22% in 2010
- 91 per cent growth for UK wind energy employment
- US wind energy industry finishes 2010 with half the installations of 2009
- Record growth for EU offshore wind power in 2010
- Global consumer label identifying corporations and products made with wind energy
- EU will exceed renewable energy goal of 20 percent by 2020
- Barak Obama signs 1603 into Law
- New offshore strategy from partnership Megavind
- Vital memorandum signed for offshore supergrid
- Chu aims for majority US renewable generation by 2050
- windTrends Q3 2010 Report released
- USA launches ‘Smart from the Start’ initiative to speed offshore wind energy development
- New report sets out vision for the future European grid and markets
- Research forecasts total offshore wind spend of € 38 billion
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