The continued expansion of wind power, (click here) coupled with a decrease in costs for the emissions-free electricity-generating technology, was one of the few positive notes in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report on efforts to create a low-carbon world.
The IEA report, which was presented in India last week to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), said that wind power capacity grew by 19% from 2011 to 2012 despite ongoing economic problems.
In its report, Tracking Clean Energy Progress, the IEA described onshore wind power as “one of the most cost-competitive renewable energy sources” and noted generation from 2000 to 2011 increased by 400 TWh (+27% per year), reaching an estimated 435 TWh in 2011.
By 2017, the report said, onshore wind generation is expected to reach almost 1,000 TWh....
27th February 2014 , Prague - Wind power (click here) plants in Europe are the fastest growing source of energy not only from renewable energy sources . In contrast with this fact, in the Czech Republic, there is a high tendency to stop a development of the cheapest sources of energy and in year 2013 was installed only 5 wind turbines with a total installed capacity - 8 MW. It does not mean that we do not have a possibility to install more capacity , the current total installed capacity is 268 MW in wind which is in real mere the one tenth of the realistic potential of the Czech Republic.
"Total energy production from wind power plants in the Czech Republic grew by 62.4 gigawatt hours last year to 478 GWh. This corresponds to the coverage of the energy consumption around 136,000 households. It is 0.7 percent of the total gross consumption in the Czech Republic - in the EU it is 7.8%. The cheapest domestic renewable resource is in strong decline. " Said Chairman of the Czech Wind Energy Association ( ČSVE-CzWEA ) - Michal Janecek . The CzWEA brings together producers of electricity from the wind power and other companies from this sector. Last year was installed only 8 MW in wind in the Czech Republic . In total were realized only four new projects. In total to the end of last year we have installed 268 MW of wind power....
The current thinking in the Czech Republic is different. They see unsustainable energy in fossil fuels and realize their future is with alternative energies.
This is the stand taken with the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Czech Republic (click here) has published its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next three decades. Fuel consumption, personal transport, and electricity generation are all major targets.
...But with its long term climate strategy released by the Ministry of the Environment under the Paris Agreement, the Czech government suggests it can meet new ambitious climate targets. Breaking free from coal and other harmful fossil fuels is a big deal in eastern and northern Europe. As much as they like to promote flashy innovations, European countries still depend on fossil fuels more than they care to admit.
For the Czech Republic, the new plan is an attempt to kickstart a systemic change which should lead to a significant and sustained reduction of its emissions.
The Czech Republic’s goals are informed by thBy 2020, the country aims to reduce its national emissions by at least 32 Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-eq) in comparison to those recorded in 2005. By 2030, it hopes to have recorded a drop of at least at least 44 Mt CO2-eq.'''
...Greenhouse gas emissions in the Czech Republic have dropped significantly over the past thirty years. In 2014 they were 36.7 percent lower than those recorded in 1990 – and over the same time period, emissions across the 28 member countries of the European Union only fell by around 19 percent....
...The Paris Agreement, and reflect a global effort to address our unsustainable environmental activity. The country stands alongside many others who are enforcing new policies to enact tangible change.
From bans on gas- and diesel-powered cars, to new laws about acceptable limits for greenhouse gas emissions, many of the world’s governments are coming together to take action. The question is, are we doing enough – or is it already too late to turn things around?
