Tuesday, May 21, 2013
UK newspapers have again picked-up on the issue of government subsidies to wind power saying that one Cabinet Office minister — Oliver Letwin — backs an end to subsidies to onshore wind farms by 2020. But the Guardian reported that Mr. Letwin’s comments...
Wind energy can create economic activity and jobs, while saving money – that’s one of the conclusions Christian Kjaer, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), reaches in an opinion article published today in advance of the beginning of the...
By Julian Scola, EWEA Communication DirectorA report published in Britain has claimed that ‘wind power is expensive and yet is not effective in cutting CO2 emissions’ and that ‘there is no economic case for wind-power’. The report has been the jumping-off...
By Christian Kjaer, CEO, European Wind Energy AssociationWhen a huge business opportunity is staring you in the face, it would be foolish to look the other way.It is essential that the Dutch government does not make this mistake.The Netherlands is a leading...
A leading German newspaper, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), has reported on a leaked European Commission document on energy futures for 2050, saying that the European Commission’s calculations could be questionable. In the leaked document –...
The European Commission yesterday unveiled a €9.1 billion plan to modernise and extend Europe’s energy infrastructure to help meet Europe’s climate and energy needs. The announcement was widely covered by the media.“This is the very first time that the...
By Christian Kjaer, Chief Executive, European Wind Energy Association Europeans take climate change seriously, as today's Eurobarometer survey results show. Nearly nine in ten of us think it is a serious problem.One of the major causes of climate change...
Blackstone, one of the world’s largest asset management and private equity firms, are investing in the Meerwind Offshore Wind farm in Germany. They’ve written for EWEA on why they chose to do this….By: Sean Klimczak, Managing Director in the Private Equity...
The wind industry is rapidly expanding, that much you probably already know. But did you know that it is expanding so fast that both the European Wind Energy Association and the European Commission have consistently underestimated the future wind power...
A 45% renewable energy target for 2030 would create the future policy-stability the green energy sector needs. This was one of the main messages emerging from last night’s public debate on EU energy policy post-2020. New energy policies must be drawn-up...
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