From niche technology, wind energy is now a global success story. The wind industry provides 260,000 quality high-skilled jobs in Europe. On a global scale, that figure is now 1.15 million. Today is Global Wind Day, an opportunity for citizens around the world to learn more about and show their support for wind power.  It’s Read more about The local impact of wind energy in the spotlight on Global Wind Day[…]

WindEurope recently launched a new “Local Impact, Global Leadership” toolkit that maps out the local economic benefits of wind energy in Europe. On a macro level, wind energy contributes €36bn to EU GDP, supports 263,000 jobs and generates €8bn of exports. But until now, the local micro-economic benefits were less well-known. Where are the jobs? Read more about Local impact of wind energy in Europe at heart of new industry push for renewables ambition[…]

In 2017, renewables accounted for 70 percent of net additions to global generating capacity. Renewable power generation capacity had its largest annual increase yet, with an estimated 178 GW of capacity added. 52 GW of this capacity was contributed by wind power. Let’s break down the top 5 countries worldwide with the largest cumulative capacity, Read more about Check out the top 5 wind power countries in the world[…]