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WindFacts. Wind Energy – The Facts (WindFacts) November 2007 - October 2009 (24 months) Contract Number: EIE/07/230/SI2.466850. OBJECTIVE. WindFacts.
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WindFacts • Wind Energy – The Facts (WindFacts) • November 2007 - October 2009 (24 months) • Contract Number: EIE/07/230/SI2.466850
OBJECTIVE WindFacts • Consortium: EWEA (Belgium, coordinator), Garrad Hassan (UK), DTU (Denmark), GWEC (Belgium), CIEMAT (Spain), NTUA (Greece), EEG (Austria), VIP (Sweden), FEE (France) • Other participants: Emerging Energy Research (Spain), Hungarian Wind Energy Association (Hungary), Latvian Wind Energy Association (Latvia), Romanian Wind Energy Association (Romania) EWEA is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting the utilisation of wind power in Europe and worldwide for the past 25 years. Create a series of information and dissemination tools which will contribute to overcome non technological wind energybarriers To become the Reference on wind energy information
STEP 1A Months 1-10 WP 2 Technology (Garrad Hassan) WP 3 Grid Integration (EWEA) WP 4 Economics of Wind (DTU) WP 5 Industry & Markets (GWEC) WP 6 Environment (CIEMAT) WP 7 Scenarios & Targets (NTUA) STEP 1B Month 12 WP 8 Publications & Website (EWEA) Wind Energy - The Facts STEP 2 Months 13-24 WP 9 Workshops France, Hungary, Latvia, Romania and Sweden (EWEA) WP 10 Dissemination (EWEA) WindFacts…a two step approach WP 1 Management (EWEA)
WindFacts Expected results • Raise awareness of decisions-makers at local, regional, national and European level • Raise awareness among citizens • Provide clear, reliable and updated information usable for training and education purposes • Assess risks and benefits associated to wind energy projects, thus stimulating public and private investment in wind power
Contact: Zoé Wildiers EWEA - European Wind Energy Association 63-65 Rue d'Arlon B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 2 546 19 88 Fax: +32 2 546 19 44 Email: zoe.wildiers@ewea.org