Press Releases - World Wind Energy Association

WWEA Continues Support For Pakistan Wind Energy Market

Dec 23, 2015

Market report identifies barriers for further growth Islamabad/Bonn, 23 December 2015 (WWEA) – The World Wind Energy Association, in collaboration with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Pakistan (hbs), has launched in Islamabad today the policy paper “Mapping the Growth of Pakistan’s Wind Energy Market: Lessons Learned and...

Paris defines 100% renewable energy as the new normal

Dec 17, 2015

by Stefan Gsänger, WWEA Secretary General The UN Climate Change Conference COP21 ended last weekend with 195 governments agreeing on a new climate treaty, and this Paris agreement is a big breakthrough! The agreement itself is indeed not detailed, includes no clear figures on limiting...

REN Alliance Press Release: Technology solutions are in place for 100% renewable energy future

Dec 8, 2015

COP21: Technology solutions are in place for 100% renewable energy future Paris, 8 December 2015 – International renewable energy organisations have come together at COP21 in Paris to demonstrate that reliable 100% renewable energy is not only possible, but that systems already exist today with...

COP21 Side Event: RENEWABLES WORKING TOGETHER

Nov 30, 2015

Monday, 7 December 2015, 11:30-13:00 COP21 UNFCCC Blue Zone | Side Event Room 3 Achieving the goal of a world supplied by 100% renewable energy will require a clear understanding of how different renewable energy technologies can work together to provide reliable energy systems. This...

WWEA publishes Wind Energy 2050: On the Shape of Near 100% Renewable Energy Grid

Nov 10, 2015

Bonn, 9 November 2015 (WWEA) – The Technical Committee of the World Wind Energy Association has published its latest report Wind Energy 2050: On the Shape of Near 100% Renewable Energy Grid. With wind energy increasingly getting established as a mainstream option for electricity generation in...

Save the Date: Symposium on Regional and Global Community Wind

Nov 9, 2015

Please mark your calendar for the first international community wind event of the year 2016! The World Wind Energy Association will organise the symposium “Tailwind and Headwind for Community Power – Regional and Global Community Wind Perspectives” in Bonn, Germany, on 26 January 2016. We expect 100...

WWEC2015 Conference Resolution

Oct 28, 2015

WWEC2015 Conference Resolution 14th World Wind Energy Conference Innovation Towards 100% Renewable Energies Jerusalem, 28 October 2015 The World Wind Energy Association and the Israeli Wind Energy Association welcome the presence of those 340 participants from over 30 countries attending this Conference, from wind and all...

World Wind Energy Award 2015 for Mali Folkecenter Nyetaa

Oct 28, 2015

Jerusalem/Bonn, 28 October 2015 (WWEA) – The Board of the World Wind Energy Association has decided on the occasion of the 14th World Wind Energy Conference 2015 in Jerusalem to give the World Wind Energy Award 2015 to the Mali Folkecenter Nyetaa. The WWEA Board wants...

WWEA General Assembly elects Peter Rae as WWEA President

Oct 26, 2015

Jerusalem/Bonn, 26 October 2015 (WWEA) – The General Assembly of the World Wind Energy Association has elected Peter Rae, former Australian Senator and long standing renewable energy proponent, as WWEA President for the coming two years. The WWEA General Assembly took place in Jerusalem, on...

Call for Papers – World Summit for Small Wind 2016

Oct 13, 2015

“NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL WIND: The Global Shift Towards 100% Renewables” Husum, Germany, 17-20 March 2016 The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and New Energy Husum are pleased to invite all small and medium wind stakeholders to participate in the 7th World Summit for Small...