What is the widget?
The widget is a virtual application that allows you to participate in the “Wind Power Works… Pass it on!” campaign game. This involves downloading a virtual wind turbine and adding it to a wind farm, in order to show support for wind energy.
The widget works in 3 ways.
1) By simply installing the widget on your computer or Facebook page you are adding your voice to the thousands already calling on world leaders to step up and commit to deep and effective carbon cuts at the UN Climate Change summit in Copenhagen in December.
2) By joining an existing wind farm you add your turbine’s power to the farm and you can see how much C02 can be displaced and how many homes can be powered by wind power for one year*. Alternatively you can start your own wind farm.
3) By inviting your friends and colleagues you are directly affecting the level of impact we can have at Copenhagen. The more people sign up to the “Pass it on” campaign, the louder the message.
Use the “Send to a Friend” link on the website or on the widget and get all your friends involved.
All the wind farms will be displayed on the Wind Power Works Leader Board – the more people you get to join your wind farm, the higher up the board it will be.
In addition to all this, Wind Power Works will keep you up to date with all the latest news about the campaign, climate change and wind power. You will receive updates direct to your widget or you can follow us on http://twitter.com/windpowerworks
* The calculations are based on an average wind turbine size of 1.5 MW, which runs at a capacity factor of 25% (i.e. 2,200 full load hours). Such a turbine would produce 3,300 MWh per year, powering around 825 households in the EU, more in other parts of the world, but fewer in the US. For the purpose of these calculations, we have chosen an average number of 900 households.
Based on an assumed world average of 600g of CO2 emitted for each KWh produced, 3,300 MWh produced by the average turbine would displace 1,980 tons of CO2 each year, or 165 tons every month.
Based on an assumed world average of 600g of CO2 emitted for each KWh produced, 3,300 MWh produced by the average turbine would displace 1,980 tons of CO2 each year, or 165 tons every month.
At the moment, around 120,000 turbines operate globally, with an installed capacity of over 120,000 MW. In 2009, wind energy will generate almost 300 TWh, enough to power around 750 million households, and save 180 million tons of CO2.
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Angelika Pullen
Communications Director
Global Wind Energy Council
Communications Director
Global Wind Energy Council
angelika.pullen[at]gwec.net
Tel.+32 2 502 5502
Tel.+32 2 502 5502
Global Wind Energy Council, Rue d'Arlon 63-65, 1040 Brussels, Belgium, Tel: +32 2 400 1029, Fax: +32 2 546 1944, Email: info@gwec.net