Press Releases 2010
Offshore wind heads for record year
20/07/10 -118 new offshore wind turbines were fully connected to the grid in the first half of 2010 according to new statistics released today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Those 118...
moreEWEA’s 2010 event sets industry standard in sustainability performance and reporting
16/07/10 -The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) achieved its most sustainable event yet at this year’s European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (EWEC) 2010 in Warsaw by reducing exhibition carpet...
moreGRIDS 2010 – the backbone of Europe’s energy future
12/07/10 -‘GRIDS 2010 – the backbone of Europe’s energy future’ is the title of a two-day conference and exhibition organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) on 23-24 November in Berlin.GRIDS...
moreGrid connection, lead times and costs main barriers to Hungarian wind power, but new government has ambitious plans to increase renewable energy
07/07/10 -The time taken to connect wind farms to the grid, and the high costs of doing so, are the main barriers to wind energy development in Hungary, it was revealed today in Budapest at a workshop...
moreLack of transparency impedes Romanian wind energy development, but future looks promising
06/07/10 -Transparency, spatial planning and getting approval of the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are the main barriers to the development of wind energy in Romania, industry and government...
moreENTSO-E 10 Year Grid Development Plan
30/06/10 -The release by ENTSO-E of the revised pilot Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) today “marks a useful step towards a much-needed European electricity grid that interconnects national...
moreBreaking down barriers to wind energy in Romania and Hungary
25/06/10 -The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) invites all media representatives to a double-date on wind energy development in emerging EU markets. Two workshops, to be held two days apart in Romania...
moreEWEA predicts a strong European market for wind turbines in 2010
14/06/10 -The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today released its forecast for wind power installations in 2010. It expects 10 gigawatt (GW) of new wind power capacity to be installed in the EU during...
moreWind energy industry foresees 250,000 new jobs in Europe by 2020
10/06/10 -The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), announced today that it expects the European wind energy sector to create over 250,000 new jobs in Europe in the next decade. The belief that the European...
moreEuropean grid planning and integrated markets urgently needed
09/06/10 -“A truly European approach to grid planning, together with the integration of wholesale markets, are crucial to the large scale deployment of renewable energy, including wind power, and improving...
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