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The European Technology Platform for Wind Energy (TPWind)
http://www.windplatform.eu

The European Technology Platform for Wind Energy (TPWind) is the indispensable forum for the crystallisation of policy and technology research and development pathways for the wind energy sector; as well as a new opportunity for informal collaboration among Member States, including those less developed in wind energy terms.

Wind energy is the leading renewable energy technology. Given the right support it could provide 23% of EU electricity by 2030. However, this target will not be achieved if the sector and policy makers continue to think in the short term. Long term, strategic action in technology and policy research are fundamental: TPWind facilitates the development of effective, complementary, national and EU policy, to build markets, and a collaborative strategy for technology development, with the ultimate aim of cost reductions to parity with the cheapest alternative electricity generation technologies.

TPWind consists of stakeholders from industry, government, civil society, R&D Institutions, finance organisations, and the wider power sector, at Member State and EU levels. It is unique: the only body with sufficient representation or ‘critical mass’ of wind-specific knowledge and experience to be able to fully understand and map realistic and prioritised pathways for policy and technology R&D, taking into account the full range of sector needs.

Objectives

The objective of TPWind is to identify areas for increased innovation, new and existing research and development tasks. These will then be prioritised on the basis of “must haves” versus “nice to haves,” the primary objective being overall (social, environmental and technological) cost reductions. This will help to achieve EU objectives in terms of renewable electricity production. The platform will develop coherent recommendations, detailing specific tasks, approaches, participants and the necessary infrastructure, in the context of private R&D, as well as EU and Member State Programmes, such as FP7. TPWind will also assess the overall funding available to carry out this work, from public and private sources.

The European Wind Energy Technology Platform Secretariat (WindSec) is supported by the European Commission

The Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)
http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/info/jti_en.html

‘CLEAN SKY’ Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) will help the air transport industry develop environmentally friendly technology for all flying segments. In Paris, Commissioner Potočnik said airline manufacturers should aim for a 40% cut in CO₂ emissions from present levels. This should be possible thanks to new CLEAN SKY technologies, by 2015. In addition to the 40% cut in CO₂, the Commissioner said the European Union is aiming for a 60% cut in Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions and a 50% reduction in noise. The aviation industry currently accounts for 3% of annual greenhouse gas emissions.

The Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) concept is one of the major novelties of the Seventh Framework Programme. This new instrument represents a clear decision to support research of long duration. ‘CLEAN SKY’ is to be among the first of the new JTIs to get off the ground with a €1.6 billion public-private funding. CLEAN SKY has brought together EU-funded projects and major industrial stakeholders in the aeronautics and aerospace sectors to move important technologies even closer to market, ensuring the highest level of European competitiveness in this area. The Joint Technology Initiatives represent a completely new approach. Led by industry and backed by the private sector, they will provide a significant level of support for research and will deliver innovative solutions in the area of transport. CLEAN SKY, for example, will create various technology demonstrators, including flight test vehicles that will be essential for successful market introduction. With the JTI concept, the public sector, and of the European Union in particular, has taken another great leap in the direction of breaking down barriers and bringing together diverse industrial, academic, research and institutional partners.

‘VIVACE’ forum presents final project results
http://www.vivaceproject.com/

VIVACE is an integrated EU-funded R&D project, launched in January 2004 and co-ordinated by Airbus. With an overall budget of €74 million, its goal has been to develop advanced capabilities for real engineering and business scenarios in the aircraft and aero-engine sectors. The project gathered an impressive 63 companies and institutions, including eight small and medium-sized enterprises. The third and final public Forum on 17-19 October 2007 in Toulouse drew over 200 delegates from Europe and beyond. Presentations and demonstrations closely targeted the needs of the European aeronautical industry.

Keynote speaker Alain Ramier, Airbus’ Senior Vice President for Engineering Development Processes and Methods.
Keynote speaker Liam Breslin Head of the European Commission’s DG RTD Aeronautics Unit.
Keynote speaker Ric Parker, Director of Research and Technology at Rolls-Royce.

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European Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition:
Get a Closer Look at Offshore Wind 4 - 6 December 2007 - Berlin
http://www.eow2007.info/
http://www.ewea.org/index.php?id=203

T: +32 2 400 1079 info(at)ewea.org or exhibition(at)ewea.org

On 4 December, over 1000 representatives of the offshore wind industry, policy makers and energy specialists will gather to explore and discuss the future of offshore wind energy during a three-day pan-European conference dedicated specifically to this promising technology. Organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the European Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition (EOW2007) will debate the future of offshore development in Europe and address the barriers preventing one of Europe's largest indigenous resources from being exploited to its full potential. The EOW2007 Conference programme consists of 22 separate sessions with presentations from over 100 leading experts and decision makers. Additionally, over 100 poster presentations will be showcased. In parallel with the conference sessions, there will be an exhibition with over 60 of the leading companies involved in offshore wind energy. EOW2007 is the ideal place to examine the technologies, hardware and services that keep the offshore business moving.

By the end of 2006, a total of almost 900 MW of offshore wind farms had been constructed around Europe, in the coastal waters of Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom, representing only around 2% of the cumulative installed capacity of wind power in the European Union. The world market for wind is estimated to be approximately 74,000 MW. Over the past two years, individual projects have increased in size to more than 50 MW, with the largest development so far – the 166 MW Nysted wind farm off the southern coast of Denmark – starting to produce electricity in December 2003. Other projects in the pipeline will be more sizeable, reaching 1,000 MW.

EWEA has an industry target of 300 GW installed wind power capacity for the EU in 2030 with 150 GW coming from onshore and 150 GW from offshore. This would deliver some 965 TWh, meeting 23% of European electricity generation, assuming that electricity demand grows at the rate predicted by the European Commission. With efficiency measures, wind power’s share could reach 30% by 2030.