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>From: A. Ceglowski <sawea@icon.co.za>
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>Date: 23 April 1999 11:23
>Subject: Fw: Wind Energy Surpasses 10,000 MW
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>From: Kent Robertson
>To: WINDMAIL@AWEA.ORG
>Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 1:05 AM
>Subject: Wind Energy Surpasses 10,000 MW
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 1999
>Contact: EWEA, Christophe Bourillon, +44.171.402.7122
> AWEA, Tom Gray, (802) 649-2112, or Randall Swisher, (202)
>383-2500
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>WORLD WIND CAPACITY TOPS 10,000-MEGAWATT MARK
>Clean Energy Technology Spreads Around Globe as Turn of New Century Approaches
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> Sometime within the past few weeks, the total of worldwide wind
>electric generating capacity has surged past 10,000 megawatts (MW), the
>American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and European Wind Energy
>Association (EWEA) said today.
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> The two trade groups said that achieving the 10,000-MW milestone
>(which equates to more than $10 billion worth of installed wind generation
>equipment) is only a prelude to the dramatic growth they expect during the
>early decades of the 21st Century.
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> "The 1990s have seen Europe emerge as a world leader in wind
>energy development, and we expect this strong performance to continue,"
>said Christophe Bourillon, EWEA executive director. "Our association has
>set targets for Europe alone of 40,000 MW of wind capacity by the year
>2010 and 100,000 MW by the year 2020.
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> "The problems of climate change, dwindling fossil fuel supplies,
>and how to sustain an ever-increasing population are inextricably linked
>to the future of energy production. Wind energy can reduce the amount of
>greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere, preserve valuable fossil
>fuel reserves for specialized uses and help poorer rural countries develop
>without resorting to polluting technology."
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> "Although there are uncertainties because of the changeable policy
>environment, we are projecting more than 5,000 MW of new growth in the
>U.S. over the next decade," said Randall Swisher, AWEA executive director.
>"While wind's growth in the U.S. has been slow in recent
>years, it is now increasingly recognized as the renewable technology of
>choice because of its cost competitiveness and strong public appeal.
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> "This year alone, wind capacity in the U.S. is expected to jump by
>nearly 50 percent, and we believe that as more utilities and utility
>consumers become familiar with wind energy as a real, tangible source of
>electric power, its use will grow exponentially." The U.S. ranks second
>among all countries in wind capacity, Swisher said, and is expected to
>remain among the world's leaders for the foreseeable future.
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> Worldwide, wind energy capacity has expanded at an annual rate of
>25.7% during the 1990s, with the total doubling every three years and the
>cost of production declining steadily as each doubling occurs and
>economies of greater volume are realized.
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> Today, the cost of electricity from wind generation is about
>one-sixth what it was in the early 1980s, and further reductions are
>expected over the next decade. Industry analysts see the cost dropping by
>an additional 20 percent to 40 percent by 2005.
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> At the same time, governments around the world and throughout the
>U.S. are becoming aware of wind energy's potential as a major new source
>of skilled manufacturing and service jobs. According to EWEA, reaching
>its 40,000-MW target by 2010 will involve the creation of nearly 1 million
>person-years of employment. U.S. communities have become beneficiaries of
>wind's growth in the past few months, with new turbine and rotor blade
>factories being opened in Champaign, Ill., and Grand Forks, N.D., as the
>domestic wind market has come to life.
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> Best of all, this economic growth comes with little or no cost to
>the environment. Wind turbines produce no air pollution or greenhouse
>gases, and they coexist quite comfortably with existing land uses such as
>farming or ranching. With declining costs, strong employment potential,
>and low environmental impact, wind energy seems certain to play a major
>part in the world's energy future.
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
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><DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
><DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
>href="mailto:Kent_Robertson@awea.org" title=Kent_Robertson@awea.org>Kent
>Robertson</A> </DIV>
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>title=WINDMAIL@awea.org>WINDMAIL@AWEA.ORG</A> </DIV>
><DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 23, 1999 1:05 AM</DIV>
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><P><B>WORLD WIND CAPACITY TOPS 10,000-MEGAWATT MARK</B> <BR><B>Clean Energy
>Technology Spreads Around Globe as Turn of New Century
>Approaches</B></CENTER><BR>
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><P> Sometime within the past few
>weeks, the total of worldwide wind electric generating capacity has surged
>past
>10,000 megawatts (MW), the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and
>European
>Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said today.
><P> The two trade groups said that
>achieving the 10,000-MW milestone (which equates to more than $10 billion
>worth
>of installed wind generation equipment) is only a prelude to the dramatic
>growth
>they expect during the early decades of the 21st Century.
><P> "The 1990s have seen Europe
>emerge as a world leader in wind energy development, and we expect this strong
>performance to continue," said Christophe Bourillon, EWEA executive
>director. "Our association has set targets for Europe alone of
>40,000
>MW of wind capacity by the year 2010 and 100,000 MW by the year 2020.
><P> "The problems of climate
>change, dwindling fossil fuel supplies, and how to sustain an ever-increasing
>population are inextricably linked to the future of energy production.
>Wind energy can reduce the amount of greenhouse gases released into the
>atmosphere, preserve valuable fossil fuel reserves for specialized uses
>and help
>poorer rural countries develop without resorting to polluting
>technology."
><P> "Although there are
>uncertainties because of the changeable policy environment, we are projecting
>more than 5,000 MW of new growth in the U.S. over the next decade," said
>Randall Swisher, AWEA executive director. "While wind's growth
>in the
>U.S. has been slow in recent <BR>years, it is now increasingly recognized
>as the
>renewable technology of choice because of its cost competitiveness and
>strong public appeal.
><P> "This year alone, wind
>capacity in the U.S. is expected to jump by nearly 50 percent, and we believe
>that as more utilities and utility consumers become familiar with wind
>energy as
>a real, tangible source of electric power, its use will grow
>exponentially." The U.S. ranks second <BR>among all countries
>in wind
>capacity, Swisher said, and is expected to remain among the world's
>leaders for
>the foreseeable future.
><P> Worldwide, wind energy capacity
>has expanded at an annual rate of 25.7% during the 1990s, with the total
>doubling every three years and the cost of production declining steadily
>as each
>doubling occurs and economies of greater volume are realized.
><P> Today, the cost of electricity
>from wind generation is about one-sixth what it was in the early 1980s, and
>further reductions are expected over the next decade. Industry analysts
>see the cost dropping by an additional 20 percent to 40 percent by 2005.
><P> At the same time, governments
>around the world and throughout the U.S. are becoming aware of wind energy's
>potential as a major new source of skilled manufacturing and service
>jobs.
>According to EWEA, reaching its 40,000-MW target by 2010 will involve the
>creation of nearly 1 million person-years of employment. U.S.
>communities
>have become beneficiaries of wind's growth in the past few months, with new
>turbine and rotor blade factories being opened in Champaign, Ill., and Grand
>Forks, N.D., as the domestic wind market has come to life.
><P> Best of all, this economic
>growth
>comes with little or no cost to the environment. Wind turbines
>produce no
>air pollution or greenhouse gases, and they coexist quite comfortably with
>existing land uses such as farming or ranching. With declining
>costs, strong employment potential, and low environmental impact, wind energy
>seems certain to play a major part in the world's energy future. <BR>
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