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...
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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,...
Commissioner Oettinger concerned about the lack of dialogue between the wind energy industry and the Spanish Government and the impact of regulatory measures
The Commissioner meets with the Spanish and European wind energy associations and assures them that the Commission will monitor compliance with the EU directives Madrid, June 17th, 2013.- The...
The measures taken by the Spanish Government are destroying 25 wind energy jobs per day, according to AEE
The industry is asking the Government to make the measures temporary. Madrid, June 12th, 2013.-Since the beginning of this year, 25 wind energy jobs have been lost per day. This represents a total...
AEE finds unacceptable and discriminatory the suggestion that the wind power sector should compensate backup technologies
The increasing wind penetration has not raised backup needs at all. Wind power is seamlessly integrated into the system and should not be discriminated upon. A measure like this would infringe...
The Spanish Wind Energy Association studies legal actions against the new cuts approved by the Government
It regards these measures as unacceptable, as they breach the law and legal safety and put the sector in an unsustainable position. Madrid, February 6th 2013. The Spanish wind sector regards the...