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IEA wind task 26: the past and future cost of wind energy. Work package 2
1st May 2012
Topic(s): Economics, Onshore wind, Wind energy
This summary report provides a review of historical costs, evaluates near-term market trends, reviews the methods used to estimate long-term cost trajectories, and summarizes the range of costs projected for onshore wind energy across an array of forward-looking studies and scenarios. It also highlights high-level market variables that have influenced wind energy costs in the past and are expected to do so into the future.
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Global wind report: annual market update 2011
1st March 2012
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Economics, Project financing, Wind energy
This is the seventh annual report on the status of the global wind industry by the Global Wind Energy Council. It provides a comprehensive snapshot of the global industry, present in 75 countries, with 21 countries having more than 1000 MW installed. The data and analysis for the country profiles in this report have been collected through GWEC’s member associations and companies around the world, as well as from governments and independent analysts.
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Western Wind and Solar Integration Study: hydropower analysis. October 2007–October 2010
1st March 2012
Topic(s): Economics, Hydroelectricity, Renewables, Solar energy, Wind energy
Beginning in 2007 and extending through 2010, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory sponsored the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study (WWSIS). The study followed DOE's 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report, which did not find any technical barriers to reaching 20% wind energy in the continental United States by 2030. The results of the WWSIS analysis led to several questions concerning the modeling of hydropower as well as its role in integrating wind and solar power, including the costs and benefits to hydropower producers. This report addresses those questions.
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Renewables 2012 global status report
1st January 2012
Topic(s): Economics, Geothermal energy, Hydroelectricity, Marine energy, Policy law and regulation, Solar energy, Wind energy
Renewable energy markets and policy frameworks have evolved rapidly in recent years. This report provides a comprehensive and timely overview of renewable energy market, industry, investment, and policy developments worldwide. It relies on the most recent data available, provided by a network of more than 400 contributors and researchers from around the world, all of which is brought together by a multi-disciplinary authoring team. The report covers recent developments, current status, and key trends; by design, it does not provide analysis or forecast the future.
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The China Wind Energy Outlook 2012 is the fourth edition in the series, following the 2007, 2008 and 2010 editions jointly published by the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, Greenpeace, Global Wind Energy Council and the Chinese Wind Energy Association. This edition takes stock of the Chinese wind energy market, providing a comprehensive outlook on the status of the industry with prospects for the future.
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Analysis of the regulatory framework for wind power generation in Brazil: summary report
1st January 2012
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Renewables, Wind energy
This study, which was undertaken in cooperation between the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (ABEEolica) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), provides an in-depth analysis of the Brazilian wind energy market. It evaluates the effects of the regulatory approaches to date, analyses the market and the industry, pinpoints remaining obstacles and challenges, and provides recommendations for legislative improvements.
This report is provided in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Review of the generation costs and deployment potential of renewable electricity technologies in the UK
1st October 2011
Topic(s): Biofuels / Bioenergy, Economics, Fuel switching, Geothermal energy, Hydroelectricity, Marine energy, Renewables, Solar energy, Wind energy
Arup was appointed by the United Kingdom’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in October 2010 to look at the deployment potential and generation costs of renewable electricity technologies in the UK up to 2030, taking into account sensitivities as to the range of cost inputs, investor behaviour and barriers to deployment. Arup was supported on cost data gathering exercises for some technologies by Ernst and Young (E&Y).
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Local attitudes towards wind power: the effect of prior experience
4th April 2011
Topic(s): Public engagement, Renewables, Social research, Wind energy
This chapter, authored by Jacob Ladenburg and Gesche Krause, from the InTech book ‘From turbine to wind farms - technical requirements and spin-off products’, describes public acceptance of their changing rural landscapes as turbines are erected.
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High wire act: electricity transmission infrastructure and its impact on the renewable energy market
1st April 2011
Topic(s): Renewables, Solar energy, Wind energy
Renewable energy, particularly electricity generated from sun, wind, and waves, has a critical role to play in powering a low-carbon economy. Despite its potential, the scaling up of renewable energy presents unique challenges. This paper examines transmission developments and challenges in the European Union (EU), China, and the United States—three regions that present entirely different pictures in terms of governance structures, institutions, and traditions for making decisions about transmission.
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Global wind report: annual market update 2010
1st April 2011
Topic(s): Domestic policy, Project financing, Wind energy
This is the sixth annual report on the status of the global wind industry by the Global Wind Energy Council. It provides a comprehensive snapshot of this global industry - present in 80 countries. The data and country profiles for this report have been collected through GWEC’s member associations and companies around the world, as well as from other analysts and government contacts.
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A national offshore wind strategy: creating an offshore wind energy industry in the United States
7th February 2011
Topic(s): Economics, Offshore wind, Renewables, Wind energy
A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States was prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Wind and Water Power Program to outline the actions it will pursue to support the development of a world‐class offshore wind industry in the United States.
This report describes how offshore wind energy can help the United States reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, diversify its energy supply, provide cost‐competitive electricity to key coastal regions, and stimulate revitalization of key sectors of the economy by investing in infrastructure and creating skilled jobs.
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This revised edition describes the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s study that spanned over two years. The study team began by modeling United States wind resources in a large part of the Eastern Interconnection and finished by conducting a detailed wind integration study and top-down transmission analysis. The study resulted in information that can be used to guide future work. A number of other studies have already examined similar wind integration issues, but the breadth and depth of the analysis in EWITS is unique. EWITS builds on the work of previous integration studies, which looked at considerably smaller geographic footprints, focused almost exclusively on wind integration, and did not include transmission. EWITS took the next step by expanding the study area and including conceptual transmission overlays.
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