The European Wind Energy Association has appointed Giles Dickson as its new Chief Executive Officer GWEC congratulates new EWEA CEO Giles Dickson and looks forward to working closely together. Mr. Dickson was Vice President of Global Public Affairs at Alstom before joining EWEA. Prior to this, he was a civil servant in the UK government for […]
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Bonn — 2 September 2015 — The climate targets so far submitted to the UN by governments collectively lead to global emissions far above the levels needed to hold warming to below 2°C, the Climate Action Tracker said today.  The analysis by the consortium of four research organisations was released today in Bonn where
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The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has welcomed and endorsed a new report by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on the (ZAR 1.8 billion) less-than-zero costs of renewable energy to the country. Â The CSIR has just released its latest calculations on the increasing savings these technologies are achieving. Collectively wind energy
The North Sea Butendiek wind farm is in full operation and ready to supply about 370,000 households with renewable energy The construction works started in March 2014, all foundations, cables and the substation were installed according to schedule and by mid-June, the 80th wind turbine was installed and now brought into operation. This makes Butendiek the
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President Obama announced on Monday the final version of the clean power plan that is to reduce emissions from power plants significantly. While it is an update of the plan already announced in 2014, it still has a significant effect: Â The new plan is more ambitious than the earlier versions. The envisaged reductions increased
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The figures for onshore wind in Germany show a downturn in the first six months of this year. Despite this, the trade associations predict a net additional installation for the whole of 2015 of at least 4,000 megawatts, which would make climate goals achievable. The manufacturers are however burdened by a boom and bust market
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