27th February 2014 , Prague - Wind power plants in Europe are the fastest growing source of energy not only from renewable energy sources . In contrast with this fact, in the Czech Republic, there is a high tendency to stop a development of the cheapest sources of energy and in year 2013 was installed only 5 wind turbines with a total installed capacity - 8 MW. It does not mean that we do not...
5 February 2014
Annual market down; return to growth in 2014
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its 2013 market statistics today, with cumulative global capacity reaching a total of 318,137 MW, an increase of nearly 200,000 MW in the past five years. However, the annual market dropped by almost 10 GW to 35,467 MW, attributable to the precipitous drop in US installations...
After a meeting last week in Luxembourg, the board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) changed its energy lending policy. The EU’s main lending arm said it would stop financing most coal-fired power stations to help reduce pollution and meet climate targets, and devote 90% of its lending to clean energy. In a press release, [...]
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The European wind industry has grown so rapidly over the past decade that it is facing a critical shortage of skilled personnel, a new report reveals. There is currently a shortage of 7,000 qualified personnel required by the European wind energy sector each year, a figure that could increase to 15,000 by 2030 if the number of graduates taking courses relevant to the industry does not rise.The...
The continued expansion of wind power, coupled with a decrease in costs for the emissions-free electricity-generating technology, was one of the few positive notes in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report on efforts to create a low-carbon world.
The IEA report, which was presented in India last week to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), said that wind power capacity grew by 19%...
Critical Analysis of Proposals for an Amendment to the Supported Energy Sources Act (The Ministry of Trade and Industry)
Chamber of Renewable Energy Sources
17 April 2013
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) is preparing some amendments to Supported Energy Sources Act No. 165/2012 Coll. Those who had expected that the new supported energy sources act combined with the...
Anti-wind power lobbyists have long contested claims by the wind industry that wind power is competitive with fossil fuels. But technological advances, making wind turbines bigger, smarter, and more competitive in all situations, mean the wind is fast being taken out of the naysayers’ sails.
Both EWEA and GWEC, the Global Wind Energy Council, agree that “onshore wind power is...
The carbon price must be urgently boosted to fix the EU's Emissions Trading System and fight climate change. EU environment ministers discussed raising the carbon price in the ETS at their informal meeting in Horsens, Denmark today.
The carbon market is currently overflowing with spare emissions allowances due to the economic crisis, which has sent the carbon price down. The most...
The wind energy industry increased its contribution to the EU's gross domestic product (GDP) by 33% between 2007 and 2010. In 2010, the industry's growth was twice that of the EU's GDP overall, with the sector contributing 32 billion Euros to an EU economy in slowdown.
Key figures from 'Green Growth' report released today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) include:
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The European wind power industry’s contribution to EU economic growth will increase almost threefold over the decade by 2020. More than half a million people will be working for the wind power industry in Europe by 2020.
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