BRUSSELS /PRNewswire/
-- As the global climate crisis deepens, and political
attention to climate increases in the run up to the Paris Climate
summit in December, on Global Wind Day we celebrate the fact that
more and more companies are turning to clean, reliable and
cost-effective wind energy to power their businesses. Global Wind
Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a
day for discovering wind energy, its power and the possibilities it
holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and
boost jobs and growth.
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Wind
energy has become fully mainstream and is today one of the fastest
growing industrial sectors in the world,
attracting $100
billion in investment in 2014. This shows that wind
power doesn't only make sense environmentally and socially, but it
is also cost-competitive. Onshore wind power is now cheaper than
conventional energy sources in an expanding number of markets
worldwide.
"Wind
energy has become the favoured solution for large companies who
need a reliable and consistent energy flow to power factories,
operations and data centers," said Malgosia
Bartosik, Acting CEO of the European Wind Energy
Association. Earlier this month Swedish furniture giant IKEA
announced a EUR 1
billion commitment to wind, solar and climate action. Other
companies running their businesses increasingly on wind power
include BMW, General Motors, Nissan, Honda, CEMEX, Heineken, LEGO,
IKEA, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple.
"Climate change is happening faster than expected, but so is the
transition to renewable energy. As businesses become increasingly
aware of the progress in technology and falling costs we are seeing
a rapid change in investment patterns," said Steve
Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council.
"Companies like IKEA pave the way for a fossil free future and give
an important example for others to follow," Sawyer concluded.
NOTE TO THE EDITOR
About Global Wind Day
Global
Wind Day is coordinated by the Global Wind Energy Council and the
European Wind Energy Association together with the national
associations. For more information or to find an event near you go
to GWEC's Global Wind Day page
and for European events to EWEA's Global Wind
Day page.
This
year Global Wind Day is organised in coordination with SolutionWind, a global awareness
campaign to highlight the unique relevance of the wind industry
ahead of COP21 climate
negotiations in Paris at
the end of the year.