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...
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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...
The Spanish Wind Energy Association launches the wind power barometer to show that wind energy reduces electricity price
In the first fortnight of the year, wholesale prices have risen by 67% while wind power generation has fallen by 50%. AEE has a new section, Wind power and the price of electricity, which contains...
The Spanish wind power industry installed less than 0.1 MW in the first semester due to the regulatory situation
The consequences of the strong regulatory punishment suffered by the Spanish wind power sector are already visible: in the first semester of the year, Spain only installed a wind turbine of 0.08 MW...
AEE awards its Annual Distinction to Barack Obama for his commitment to wind power
The country's ambassador in Spain, James Costos, will deliver the Opening Conference at the 2014 Wind Power Convention. Madrid, May 20th, 2014. The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has decided...
The European wind energy sector warns that the Spanish Energy Reform will mean deindustrialisation and loss of world leadership for the industry
"Spain is sacrificing unfairly one of its more innovative industries, that creates more jobs and has more future all over the world; Spain punishes wind energy and Europe rewards it", said Jose...
Wind power has increased by 175 MW in Spain in 2013, the lowest rate of growth in 16 years
The instalóation of a total of 928 MW authorised by the Government has been refused as a consequence of the ongoing Energy Reform. Despite this insignificant increase in power, wind energy was the...
Spain was in 2013 the first country where wind energy was the first source of electricity for an entire year
Power demand coverage using wind power reached 20.9%, above other technologies. On February 2nd, the maximum coverage of daily demand using wind power was reached, and the market price dropped to a...
AEE considers that the new European Commission standards for the electricity sector require a revision of the Spanish electricity system reform
The Spanish Government energy reform contravenes a great number of Brussels recommendations. The EC demands governments to avoid retroactive changes as the one set out in Spain. Madrid, November 11,...