Wind-Art-Competition

At the 3rd Art Competition “Design the Power of the Wind”, there are three high-quality KTM e-bikes – provided by WIEN ENERGIE – to be won. There will be a vernissage of the winning artworks What’s the matter? From April 4, 2019, Austria’s third, Austria-wide, wind art competition will take place, where everyone can participate. Read more about Wind-Art-Competition[…]

The local impact of wind energy in the spotlight on Global Wind Day

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[…]

Local impact of wind energy in Europe at heart of new industry push for renewables ambition

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[…]

Check out the top 5 wind power countries in the world

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[…]

Three incredible months of wind power production in Scotland

In the first quarter of 2018, Scotland had a record-breaking wind output – enough to power an incredible 5 million homes. Scotland is fast on track to get 100 percent of its electricity via renewable energy by 2020, and the latest record-breaking figures are a sure sign of the revolutionary power of wind energy. In Read more about Three incredible months of wind power production in Scotland[…]

Children’s activities

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photo competition draft

Global Wind Day Photo Competition “Wind Vision” 2018 As part of the Global Wind Day activities, WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have launched a global photo competition: “Wind Vision.” Wind energy provides jobs and regional regeneration as well as providing global export markets. Wind energy helps us meet our climate change commitments Read more about photo competition draft[…]

About wind energy

Welcome to Wind Energy Basics Have you ever wondered how wind energy works? Do you know why wind energy is so important for our future? And would you like to find out more? Scroll down, and we’ll tell you everything you need to know about wind energy today. What is energy? In order to explain Read more about About wind energy[…]