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GWEC and IRENA Set Global Offshore Wind Energy Goals for 2050

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have announced an agenda to ensure sustainable energy for all that helps...

To Meet Net-Zero Ambitions, Global Wind Workforce Must Keep Pace

The global wind industry will need to train upwards of 480,000 more people to Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards over the next five years...

GWEC: Surge in Wind Capacity Could Generate 3.3 Million Jobs

Approximately 3.3 million new wind power jobs can be created globally over the next five years, thanks to major industry expansion, according to a...

GWEC: Global Wind Power Needs to Triple Next Decade to Meet Net-Zero Goals

With 93 GW of new capacity installed, 2020 was the best year in history for the global wind industry - a 53% year-over-year increase...

GWEC: Wind Industry Stands Strong During Pandemic

Despite the impacts of COVID-19, 71.3 GW of wind power capacity is expected to be installed this year, which is only a 6% reduction...

Wind Workforce: Best Practices for Gender Diversity

As governments around the world seek a green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and look to invest in job creation in wind and renewable...

GWEC: Global Offshore Wind Capacity Set to Surge by 2030

Global offshore wind capacity will surge to over 234 GW by 2030 from 29.1 GW at the end of 2019, led by the exponential...

OREAC Touts Potential of Global Offshore Wind

The Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) has unveiled its plans for attaining 1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 to drive decarbonization...

GWEC: Wind Turbine Industry Continues Consolidation Pattern

In 2019, 22,893 wind turbines produced by 33 suppliers were installed globally and accounted for over 63 GW of capacity, a new supply-side record...

Offshore Wind Industry Needs 77,000 Trained Workers by 2024

The offshore wind industry will need over 77,000 trained on-site workers to fulfill 2020-2024 market forecasts in North America, China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, and...

2019: Second-Biggest Year of Installed Wind Energy

2019 was the second-biggest year for wind power, with installations of 60.4 GW of new capacity worldwide and year-over-year growth of 19%, according to...

GWEC: Record Capacity of New Offshore Wind Installed in 2019

The latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) shows that the global offshore wind industry added 6.1 GW of offshore wind...

American Wind Installations on the Rise

The latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reveals that North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean installed 13,427...

GWEC Names New Senior Advisor

Dana R. Younger, a renewable energy finance specialist, has joined the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), a member-based organization that represents the wind energy...

Women in Wind Global Leadership Program Seeking Applicants

The Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, a joint initiative of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Women’s Network for the...

Happy Global Wind Day! GWEC Celebrates 1.1 Million Wind Jobs

Today, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is celebrating annual Global Wind Day and highlighting the socio-economic benefits generated by the wind industry, which...

Vestas Exec Appointed Chairman Of Global Wind Energy Council

Vestas’ Morten Dyrholm has been appointed chairman of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), a global trade association representing the wind industry. Dyrholm, vice president...

Wind Power Leads All New Power Generation Across The Globe

The wind power industry set new records across the world last year, and wind is leading the transformation of the global power system, according...

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