ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS

9th WORLD WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE & RENEWABLE ENERGY EXHIBITION WWEC2010

“LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATION OF WIND POWER”

Istanbul, Turkey, 15-17 June 2010
www.wwec2010.com

The World Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition WWEC, the leading event in wind energy, taking place in a different continent each year, will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 15 to 17 June 2010.

Bonn/Freiburg/London/Reykjavik/Stockholm – The International Renewable Energy Alliance (REN Alliance) calls for renewables to be at the forefront of the post-2012 climate action regime. The REN Alliance COP 15 Policy Statement insists that the Kyoto mechanisms become more straightforward for project development and the programmatic approaches are centred on progressing renewable energy systems.

The press conference can be watched on the UNFCCC website.

At their press conference, REN Alliance partners are delivering key messages of the Policy Statement:

• The President of the World Bioenergy Association, Mr Kent Nyström, said that “Renewables are the least cost energy solution for climate change mitigation”.
• Dr Dave Renne, Vice President of the International Solar Energy Society, said that “the CDM must be targeted towards renewable energy projects”.
• The Executive Director of the International Hydropower Association, Richard M. Taylor, said that “strategic actions must deliver the transition to a renewable economy”.
• To deliver the above, Mr Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General of the World Wind Energy Association, explained that the REN Alliance calls for a Global Fund for Renewable Energy Investment that mobilizes investment in an effective and efficient way.

WWEA launches Working Group on Community Power –

Decentralised investment and participation of local communities is key for utilisation of wind energy on a large scale and for effective climate change mitigation

Bonn/Toronto (WWEA) – The World Wind Energy Association has started a new working group on Community Power. The working group was launched in Toronto on the occasion of the 1st Annual OSEA Community Power Conference. Already shortly after its creation, the working group has encountered major interest from all over the world, comprising of organisations from all continents. Kristopher Stevens, Executive Director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association OSEA (Toronto, Canada), was appointed as coordinator of the working group.

The WWEA Community Power working group will enhance international exchange of information and experiences, act as focal point for new partnerships and finally will enable WWEA in formulating its policies with regard to community based and decentralised ownership models.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Renewable Energy Alliance (REN-Alliance) have agreed to work together in order to speed up the utilisation of renewable energy sources worldwide.

The groups announced their cooperation plans in

Stockholm in conjunction with the World Bioenergy - Clean Vehicles & Fuels 2009.
The fields of co-operation will be:
• Carbon funds for renewable energy
• Sustainability assessment
• Potentials for renewables
• Renewable energy scenarios

Highlights of the World Wind Energy Report 2008: 

· Worldwide capacity reaches 121’188 MW, out of which 27’261 MW were added in 2008. 
· Wind energy continued its growth in 2008 at an increased rate of 29 %.
· All wind turbines installed by the end of 2008 worldwide are generating 260 TWh per annum, equalling more than 1,5 % of the global electricity consumption.
· The wind sector became a global job generator and has created 440’000 jobs worldwide.
· The wind sector represented in 2008 a turnover of 40 billion €.
· For the first time in more than a decade, the USA took over the number one position from Germany in terms of total installations.
· China continues its role as the most dynamic wind market in the year 2008, more than doubling the installations for the third time in a row, with today more than 12 GW of wind turbines installed.
· North America and Asia catch up in terms of new installations with Europe which shows stagnation.
· Based on accelerated development and further improved policies, a global capacity of more than 1’500’000 MW is possible by the year 2020. 

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