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-WWEA releases summary of the 2015 Small Wind World Report. - World market for small wind turbines reaches 755 MW, a growth rate of 11%, after 18% in the previous year.- New FITs in some EU countries may boost markets, general problem is still lack of supportive regulatory frameworks.Bonn/Husum, 20 March 2015 (WWEA) – On the occasion of the 6th World Summit for Small Wind in Husum (Germany), WWEA has released the global small wind statistics. The Summary of the 2015 Small Wind World Report indicates that2013 was a challenging year for the small wind industry, after several years of continuous growth. As of the end of 2013, a cumulative total of at least 870’000 small wind turbines were installed all over the world. This is an increase of 8% (10% in 2012) compared with the previous year, when 806’000 units were registered.The three biggest markets, China, USA and UK, saw a decrease in the number of units installed in a year, however, still representingtogether 93% of...
The last couple of years have been turbulent for the global wind industry. However, numerous examples of the past 2014 clearly indicate a new economic recovery observed in the global wind energy sector. The wind industry set a new record for annual installations in 2014. Globally, 51,477 MW of new wind generating capacity was added in 2014 according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The record-setting figure represents a 44% increase in the annual market. Total cumulative installations stand at 369,553 MW at the end of 2014.In 2014 investment in wind energy rose 11% to a record USD 99,5 bln according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.US President Barack Obama is proposing to significantly boost US funding for clean energy in fiscal year 2016.Obama’s plan proposes $7.4 bln for “green” energy projects. Part of that money includes extending key renewable energy incentives, first of all for wind and solar sectors. The budget also proposes slashing tax incentives for...
The European wind energy industry installed more new capacity than gas and coal combined in 2014.Across the 28 Member States, the wind industry connected a total of 11,791 MW to the grid with coal and gas adding 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively. Moreover, the coal and gas industries in Europe both retired more capacity than they commissioned in 2014. In comparison, wind energy capacity in Europe increased 5.3% year on year from 2013, with cumulative installations now standing at 128.8 GW in the EU.Thomas Becker, chief executive officer of the European Wind Energy Association, said: "Europe is at a turning point for investment in renewables and particularly wind. Ploughing financial capital into the industries of old in Europe is beginning to look unwise. By contrast, renewables are pushing ahead and investments in wind remain attractive."Renewable power plants accounted for 79.1% of new installations during 2014; 21.3GW of a total 26.9GW. Today, grid-connected wind power is enough to...
Google will finally be able to say that its Mountain View headquarters is powered by 100 percent clean energy. On Wednesday, Google announced via a blog post (and reported in more detail by the San Jose Mercury) that it plans to buy half of the electricity that will be produced by a newly upgraded wind project at the Altamont Pass, near Livermore, Calif.The Altamont Pass wind farm was originally developed in the 1980s and was one of the first and largest wind farms in the U.S. But over the decades, wind turbine technology has progressed considerably, and in recent years thousands of the smaller turbines at the Altamont Pass have started to be decommissioned.Now NextEra Energy Resources, which is developing the new wind project, plans to install a few hundred newer and larger turbines to provide the same amount of wind power as the many smaller ones used to. Google plans to buy half of the total amount of wind power from the project via a 20-year power purchase agreement and an...
Late evening January 31, the National Commission for State Energy and Public Utilities Regulation (NERCPU) made a decision to reduce the "green" tariff that has been active in Ukraine since 2009 in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Electricity", in particular:- For solar electricity generating facilities commissioned before 31.03.2013 by 20%;- For facilities generating electricity from other alternative sources of energy commissioned before 31.03.2013 by 10%. According to the National Commission for State Energy and Public Utilities Regulation the decision is valid for a period of a state of emergency in the energy sector in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from January 14, .2015 № 36-r "On the adoption of temporary emergency measures for the electricity market" and the letter of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine from 31.01 .2015 № 01 / 13-0216.Such decision made by the NERCPU violates the current...
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Kiev, January 20, 2015 In 2014, all wind power plants (WPP) located in the mainland Ukraine generated about 1, 124 bln kWh of electricity, which corresponds to approximately 0.62% of the total electricity generation in the country, or 0.9% of the total installed capacity of all power generating facilities. In comparison with 2013 electricity generation from wind in mainland Ukraine has more than doubled. The electricity output from the Ukrainian wind power sector (including Crimea) amounted to 630 mln kWh in 2013. “Green” electricity generated by wind power saved more than 500 000 tons of carbon dioxide emission.According to the market survey conducted by the experts of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, new 126,3 MW wind capacities were added in the country in 2014. Thus, by December 31, 2014 the cumulative installed capacity of wind energy sector in mainland Ukraine reached 409,5 MW.The installed wind capacity of...
Dear Prime Minister,I am writing to express the concerns of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) regarding the regulatory framework for wind energy in Ukraine.EWEA has been a strong supporter of the Association Agreement concluded this year by your government and the EU. We consider this landmark deal to be a tremendous opportunity for economic cooperation notably in the energy sector. The development of wind power in particular will be critical to any credible strategy tackling our common energy security challenge.In this context, we welcome the adoption of a Ukrainian Renewable Energy Action Plan setting an ambitious target for wind energy installations by 2020. Meeting this objective will require a strong regulatory framework underpinned by a reliable support mechanism.It has been brought to our attention that the National Committee on Regulation of Energy and Utilities Services has not adjusted the wind energy feed-in tariff over the past months. Failing to review the tariff...
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