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Publisher: Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR)

Wind year 2006: The first half-year was below-average

Münster (Germany) – In the first six months of 2006, the electricity generation from wind was below the 10-year mean (1996-2005) in coastal areas and in inland areas. The International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) announced that by the end of June 2006, the IWR wind yield index showed a loss of 10 percent in electricity production for coastal areas, while the generation of electricity from wind in the northwest German inland was 7.6 percent lower compared to the 10-year mean. “Thanks to the new installed systems, however, we are expecting an increase in wind-generated electricity in Germany for 2006 than in the previous year”, said IWR Director Dr. Norbert Allnoch. The amount of wind energy is expected to increase up to approximately 29 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) (2005: approx. 27 billion kWh) and thus the wind remains the most important energy source, ahead of hydropower, says the IWR.

Monthly data on the wind yield index
https://www.iwr.de/windindex

Münster, 12th July 2006

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In 1996, the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) was established as an independent and private service institution of the renewable energy industry. The IWR focuses on the fields of research, economic and policy consultation as well as media and international networks in the renewable or regenerative energies sector. One main objective of the IWR is to play an instrumental role in introducing and spreading awareness for an industrial, international business profile of the renewable energy industry.
Dr. Norbert Allnoch, Director of the International Economic Platform of Renewable Energies (IWR), 1995, on the definition: "According to our definition, the Renewable Energy Industry is one which takes an interdisciplinary approach to the issue of renewable energy supply (protecting both the climate and resources) and the construction of renewable plants and systems (industry policy for the three areas electricity, heat and fuel."Chronology of the Renewable Energy Industry - Important IWR contributions, including prizes and awards - 2007 Publication of the first structural analysis for a federal state according to the IWR-analysis method for renewable systems engineering and servicesï¿½(study "Zur Lage der regenerativen Energiewirtschaft in NRW" )2007 International network-contacts:IWR-director Dr. Allnoch speaks with King Harald V. of Norway and ï¿½slaug Haga, norwegian minister of energy Presentation of the network / RENIXX in the USA, dialogue with McGinty, environment minister of Pennsylvania2006 IWR starts renewable stock index RENIXXï¿½ (