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European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) becomes WindEurope
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has rebranded to become WindEurope.
Government accused of jeopardising UK wind investment
Future investment in onshore wind is being jeopardised by mixed government messages, according to a leading UK think-tank.
Google purchases power from 63MW Dutch project
Google has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eneco to buy electricity from a 63MW wind project in the Netherlands.
Budget cuts threaten UK offshore wind farms
Several proposed offshore wind farms may be scrapped due to a lack of UK Government subsidies, the head of energy giant ScottishPower has said.
Europe to be 15% wind-powered by 2020
Nearly 15% of Europe’s electricity will be generated by wind by 2020, according to a report published in July by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
UK, Germany and Poland must clean up act on CO₂
Germany, the UK and Poland have topped the “dirty 30”, a list of the 30 most CO₂-polluting thermal power plants in the EU, released in a report written by environmental...
Brazil’s BNDES approves $252 million of wind farm loans
Brazil’s development bank BNDES has approved R$557 million ($252 million) in loans for wind projects in two states.
US Government under pressure to restore wind subsidies
A bipartisan group of 144 lawmakers has delivered an open letter to the US Government calling for the reinstatement of subsidies for wind power generation.
Global wind energy: solid growth in 2012
The Global Wind Energy Council’s 2012 market statistics showed continued expansion of the market, with annual market growth of almost 10%, and cumulative capacity growth of about 19%....
EU wind power grows in 2012 – but industry challenged in 2013
The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6GW of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6GW, according to the 2012 annual statistics launched by the European...