A solitary wind turbine stands before the eerie flashes of green Aurora Australis cloud in Antarctica, meanwhile another turbine faces a threateningly dark curved cloud sweeping in from the west – these are just two of the winning images of the Global Wind Day 2012 ‘Wind In Mind’ photo competition announced today.
Launched in May 2012, the ‘Wind In Mind’ photo competition invited budding and professional photographers alike to send their images of wind energy that depicted the emissions-free technology in new and inspiring ways.
People at EWEA and GWEC can’t wait for Friday: finally Global Wind Day will be here! Each of the over 200 events worldwide is a reason for us to be happy, but we are particularly excited to finally be able to reveal the winners of the Global Wind Day photo competition ‘Wind in Mind’ on 15 June.
The competition invited photographers to let their imaginations take the lead and capture wind energy technology in dramatic and innovative new ways. We have been overwhelmed by the interest, the number of submissions and the quality of the pictures. On 15 June the Brussels Global Wind Day events will start: a photo exhibition will be open on Place du Luxembourg, just in front of the European Parliament, in the heart of the European quarter. Thousands of people will see the winning photos along with information on wind energy. The exhibition runs until 29 June. continue reading »
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Wind power and the rest of the global renewable energy sector received good news earlier this week in two related reports that showed investments in the green technologies reached €205 billion last year, a new record level.
The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report, published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), noted that last year’s investment total increased by 17% over the 2010 level despite the ongoing economic crisis.
by Ketan Joshi, the Operator at the Operations & Control Centre, Infigen Energy
Around the world 72 trillion watts of power stored in the wind is churning above our heads. To the layperson, this doesn’t mean a lot – until you explain that this is enough power to meet the current energy needs of the human race four times over, with some to spare. Many regions of Australia are demonstrably rich in wind resources. Australia’s southern coastline lies neatly in the path of westerly wind flows known as the ‘Roaring 40s’, and the eastern coastline possesses a particularly high-quality resource. Given the scientific and ethical impetus to adjust our electricity generation equipment to low (or zero) carbon emission technologies, it is important to honestly qualify how wind has affected Australia’s national energy market, and to ensure facts about wind energy are communicated honestly and passionately. continue reading »
