The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) appreciates the approval of the Royal Decree Law by the Council of Ministers. It is an important step in the process of activating the renewable sector as a...
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The wind energy sector evaluates the approval of the proposal for the Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition
• Once the Law is approved, the path that the Spanish energy sector and society must travel towards emission-free energy consumption by 2050 will be established and agreed upon • The Spanish Wind...
By 2030, wind power in Spain will supply more than 30% of electricity with an installed capacity of 40 GW
AEE has developed the analysis 'The necessary elements for an energy transition. Proposals for the electricity sector'. This document has recently been sent to the Spanish Committee of Experts for...
The Spanish wind power sector believes in the collaboration of all players to install in the next two years the more than 4,600 MW awarded in tenders between 2016 and 2017
The 1,128 MW of wind power awarded in yesterday´s tender adds to the role of wind power in meeting the 2020 target. The instalóation of these projects will translate into investments in excess of...
The Spanish Wind Energy Association calls companies, banks and authorities to do their best so that the winning projects in the Spanish auctions are installed in time
Juan Diego Díaz, chairman of the Spanish Wind Energy Association, said that ''the success of the auctions come when the winning projects go online''. In his speech at the opening session of the...
European companies embrace wind farms’ life extension: in 2030, half of the 146 wind power gigawatts will be over 20 years old
Spain is, with Denmark and Germany, the pioneer in wind power, so it is one of the first countries to address this process. In order to approach all the key aspects regarding the life extension...
Spain installed 38 wind power megawatts in 2016
Wind turbine and component manufacturers have exported almost 100% of what they have produced in Spain. The scheduled auction will bring back investments to the sector if the design is adequate. "$...
Wind energy saved 15.7 billion euros to the electricity system in four years and 227 euros to each average consumer
The report of the consultancy firm Deloitte shows how the sector has been hit by the Energy Reform and how it has managed to remain afloat despite the difficulties, with the consequent benefit to...
Half of the students in the latest edition of AEE’s Course on Wind Farms’ O&M are already working in the industry
50% of the students who attended the third and latest edition of the Course of Wind Farms"™ O&M Technician by the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE), which ended last November, are already...
AEE awards its Annual Distinction to Fatih Birol for placing renewable energies in the centre of the global energy agenda
The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency will deliver the opening speech of the 2nd Spanish Wind Power Congress, to be held in Madrid on 28th and 29th June. Madrid, 14th April 2016....
The Spanish wind power sector instalós zero megawatts in 2015, an unknown situation since the 80’s
In the last four years, Spain has installed 1,932 MW, which makes it the less wind power friendly political term in four and compromises Spain's compliance with the European 2020 targets. The only...
The Spanish Wind Energy Association believes that the outcome of the 500 MW auction does not reflect the reality of the sector
A 5,900 MW wind power auction before the Summer is necessary for Spain to meet the EU"™s goals in 2020. Madrid, January 15th, 2016. The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE), which represents 90% of...
The Government launches a Plan to support the Spanish wind energy industry
The Wind Energy Industry Stimulus Plan (PRIE, under its Spanish form) has the triple objective of improving the sector"™s productive capacity, ensure access to international markets and enhance R&D...
Zero wind power megawatts installed in Spain in the first half of 2015
The lack of activity in the domestic market endangers both the Government"™s Energy Plan and compliance with 2020 European objectives. Spain is the OECD country that has registered a bigger growth...
It is necessary to restore confidence before any new investments in wind energy are made in Spain, according to the Spanish Wind Energy Association
AEE calls to eliminate certain aspects of the Spanish Energy Reform such as the possibility to modify economic conditions every six years, a Plan for Renewable Energies beyond 2020 and a State Pact...