New Yr Greetings
Expensive Members and Pals of WWEA,
Loads has occurred within the passing yr: Wind energy has gained extra momentum in 2023, because it has already been mirrored in our half-year statistics which we printed in November (https://wwindea.org/wwea-half-year-report-2023-additional-momentum-for-windpower-in-2023/). At this very second, the globally put in wind energy capability has exceeded 1 million Megawatt – a milestone within the shift in direction of a renewable power world.
Though wind energy has now been overtaken by solar energy in new capability added, wind energy nonetheless performs and can proceed to play a significant position within the symphony of the renewables everywhere in the world. At many locations, wind and solar completely complement one another. And wind farms contribute not solely to a local weather pleasant power provide, however they make energy inexpensive and accessible for folks worldwide.
Accordingly, it has continued to be a spotlight of our work to unfold approaches which guarantee not solely the speedy growth of wind energy. Within the longer-term curiosity, WWEA is selling additionally inclusive approaches which make sure the political and social assist for wind energy as a result of persons are conscious that they profit immediately from the wind generators of their neighborhood.
Our twenty first World Wind Power Convention WWEC2023 was a superb assembly place the place such concepts had been mentioned – as a part of the general theme of the Symphony of the Renewables. Pushed by the folks, Australia has turn into a renewable power powerhouse of the world. (https://wwindea.org/wwec2023-conference-resolution/)
We’ve been repeatedly working with companions from all over the world – in any case with IRENA (https://wwindea.org/wwea-on-the-irena-work-programme-integrate-the-full-range-of-renewable-energy-issues-and-stakeholders/) the place WWEA is main the group power working group, a subject that in any other case could be uncared for on the worldwide stage. Different necessary partnerships included the World 100% Renewable Power Platform, REN21 and the REN Alliance – companions with which we undertook e.g. joint actions through the UN local weather change conferences in Bonn and Dubai.
Specifically the latest local weather change convention COP28 in Dubai (https://wwindea.org/official-wwea-cop28-side-event-rapidly-mobilizing-renewable-energy-resources-for-a-just-global-energy-transformation/) didn’t carry the nice breakthrough because it was as regular dominated by the requirement to return to consensus with all events – however even in Dubai it was unavoidable to discuss phasing-out fossil fuels and accelerating renewables. (https://wwindea.org/let-us-make-2024-the-year-of-renewables/) Whereas the events agreed, in a really obscure language, to transition aways from fossil fuels, WWEA supported the pledge to go for a 100% renewable power provide throughout all sectors, as quick as potential (https://wwindea.org/globale100re-cop28-declaration/). The official purpose to triple renewable energy capability by 2030 must be seen on this context as one small, however inadequate step because it means solely enterprise as regular, because the CEO of a Chinese language wind turbine producer described it (https://www.theguardian.com/enterprise/2023/dec/09/cop28-vow-to-triple-renewables-is-within-reach?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other).
Nevertheless, the yr 2023 has introduced us additionally different surprises – and has additionally taught us that the historical past of wind energy must be re-written – because it was the Austrian wind pioneer Josef Friedländer who put in the primary wind turbine generator already within the yr 1883, 140 years in the past. (https://wwindea.org/140-years-of-wind-power-as-the-world-reaches-1-mio-mw-new-discovery-shows-that-the-worlds-first-wind-generator-was-installed-in-1883/)
Our initiative Renewables4Ukraine has helped folks to make sure everlasting electrical energy provide at locations the place energy provide in any other case can’t be supplied. The Golden Planet Award for this initiative and for the Ukrainian singer Ruslana is proving that this work finds worldwide recognition (https://wwindea.org/golden-planet-award-for-ruslana-and-renewables4ukraine/). And as a side-effect of the initiative, additionally the Mali Folkecenter in West Africa is quickly anticipated to obtain a container full of recent photo voltaic panels, donated by a Canadian firm.
At WWEA, we’ve got labored out a brand new technique which is able to enable us to work in and with the altering power panorama all over the world. You’ll quickly hear from us extra particulars about what we are going to begin within the coming yr.
Hand in hand with this, WWEA has additionally seen a change in management. After eight years, Peter Rae has introduced his resignation and has handed over the WWEA Presidency to Irfan Mirza (https://wwindea.org/irfan-mirza-elected-as-new-wwea-president/). That is as soon as extra the time to say a Massive Thanks very a lot to Peter Rae for serving eight years as our president and for all of your contributions to the success of WWEA.
We, as the brand new tandem, look now ahead to persevering with our success and guarantee you that we’ll do our greatest to work in continuity primarily based on our ideas and objectives however with new concepts and approaches. Please contact us at any time ought to you might have any concepts, proposals, feedback what we will do to assist the expansion of renewables and wind energy on the planet!
Allow us to conclude with a Massive Thanks very a lot to all of you for a beautiful collaboration in very difficult instances. WWEA is a superb instance how even in a altering world we will work collectively internationally, primarily based on our frequent values of collaboration, respect, and the last word purpose of a greater, a renewable power world!
And, in any case, we want you a cheerful, wholesome and affluent New Yr 2024!
With finest needs
Dr. Irfan Mirza
President
Stefan Gsänger
Secretary Basic
