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South Africa proudly celebrates 7 years of Global Wind Day with 7 amazing wind energy facts

As the world celebrates Global Wind Day 2015, South Africa proudly showcases its wind energy industry with a short film that shares its immense achievements since 2011. In appreciation of Global Wind Day being in its seventh year, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has produced this film which highlights seven amazing facts about

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Renewable Energy Employs 7.7 Million People Worldwide, Says New IRENA Report

Employment in the renewable energy industry increased by more than one million jobs in the last year New York, U.S.A., 19 May 2015 – More than 7.7 million people worldwide are now employed by the renewable energy industry, according to a new report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This is an

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Religion, Morality and the Politics of Climate and Energy

WindLog, 6 May 2015  As if we needed to be reminded, energy policy seems to be becoming almost as much of a political football as climate change. Besides the well-known attack on the Renewable Energy Target by the Abbott government in Australia, we now have a British election campaign where the Tories have pledged to

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Emerging Markets Drive Global Wind Growth

1 April, Istanbul. The Global Wind Energy Council launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update today in Istanbul. 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

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MEDIA INVITATION – Press Conference by Webcast

LAUNCH OF THE GWEC GLOBAL WIND REPORT  GLOBAL WIND POWER OUTLOOK FOR 2015 AND BEYOND  Press conference by Webcast  Wednesday 1 April  09:30 Washington D.C. | 13:30 GMT | 15:30 Brussels | 21:30 Beijing Join GWEC’s free webinar to hear our insights into the global wind industry today, and 5- year projections to the future. Steve

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