by
Hans van Steen
Head of Unit, Regulatory Policy and Promotion of Renewable Energy,
Directorate General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN), European Commission
It is a pleasure for me to introduce the new edition of Wind Energy – The
Facts, produced by the...
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by
Hans van Steen
Head of Unit, Regulatory Policy and Promotion of Renewable Energy,
Directorate General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN), European Commission
It is a pleasure for me to introduce the new edition of Wind Energy – The
Facts, produced by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and
supported by the European Commission in the framework of the
Intelligent Energy Europe programme.
At the European Union (EU) level, the challenges related to energy
and climate change are at the very top of the political agenda and, more
than ever before, wind energy is proving its potential as an important
part of the solution.
Through its concrete contribution to clean and
secure power generation, wind ensures that an increasing amount of
electricity is produced without using fossil fuels, without using precious fresh water for cooling purposes, and
without emitting greenhouse gases or harmful air pollutants.
The deployment of wind energy continues to be a success story in the EU.
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