Wind industry calls on Oettinger and Hedegaard to continue setting strong legislation

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Commissioner designates Gunther Oettinger (Energy) and Connie Hedegaard (Climate Action) should build a new "modern power system capable of meeting the energy and climate challenges of the 21st century", the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said this week.rn"Commissioners Piebalgs (Energy) and Dimas (Environment) have paved the way with crucial pieces of legislation, such as the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive and directives on reducing CO_2," said Christian Kjaer, EWEA Chief Executive on 12 January. "On that solid foundation, a New Energy Policy for Europe must be formulated and wind energy, as the most affordable zero-carbon technology, must be an essential component of it.