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ABOUT US

WE ARE international trade association representing the wind power sector across the globe.

 

Do your part to build the global wind industry!

 

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What Is GWEC

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is a member-based organisation that represents the entire wind energy sector. The members of GWEC represent over 1,500 companies, organisations and institutions in more than 80 countries, including manufacturers, developers, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies.

Our members are also all of the national wind industry trade associations, from both established and emerging markets, including the world largest markets of the United States, all the European markets, India and China.

 

By collaborating across borders and regions, we aim to foster a cleaner, greener future powered by wind energy.

 

GWEC works at the highest international political level to create a better policy environment for wind power. The GWEC team leads renewable energy delegations at the UNFCCC COP process, SE4ALL and IRENA’s General Assembly.

 

GWEC and its members are active all over the world, educating local and national governments and international agencies about the benefits of wind power. We also provide expertise to panels at the UN General Assembly and to the International Renewable Energy Agency. 

 

Involvement is only increasing as the energy transition builds, with GWEC driving initiatives in offshore wind with IRENA, the Danish Government and more than 20 national and sub-national governments through the Global Offshore Wind Alliance. 

 

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Our Mission

Our mission is to unlock the potential of wind energy as a critical solution to the energy transition by working with governments, investors, and communities worldwide.

 

  • Our mandate from our members is to communicate the benefits of wind power – to national governments, policy makers and international institutions.
  • We provide authoritative research and analysis on the wind power industry to countries all over the world. 
  • We work with governments to give them transparent information about the benefits and potential of wind power, enabling them to make informed decisions about national energy policies.
  • We support collaboration between policy makers in different countries to help them share best practices and experiences in adding clean power to their energy mix.

 

What We Do

We partner with our member organisations across the world to provide a unified voice to ensure that wind power remains at the forefront of the global energy agenda in:
  POLICY AND ADVOCACY
We advocate for policies and regulations that support the growth of the wind energy industry. We have an excellent network of high level relationships across governments, industry and key institutions. 

 

  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
We create the right environments to discuss challenges, find solutions—and network. Our conferences, workshops and webinars are exclusive forums for sharing international expertise, developing business relationships and getting access to new markets.

 

  CAPACITY BUILDING
We provide resources, training, and networking opportunities for businesses and organisations to develop the skills and knowledge needed to establish local markets. We also facilitates the transfer of skills and technologies between local stakeholders and international players.

 

  INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
The GWEC team produces research and analysis bringing industry knowledge to the public. Our Global Wind Report offers the most authoritative analysis, review and forecast of the industry, and our GWEC Market Intelligence provide regular insights on the development of the sector, including market outlooks, country profiles, policy updates, and deep-dives on the offshore market. This information is accessible via a membership. 

 

GWEC REPRESENTS THE

WIND INDUSTRY ON A GLOBAL STAGE

 

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Meet The Team

GWEC has come a long way from a small Brussels based Secretariat to true global coverage. The team boasts expertise across continents, with a global network of experts driving innovation and progress. 

Office Locations

Global HQ: Portugal Office

The Factory

Lisbon Av. Infante Dom Henrique 143

1950-406

Portugal

 

Singapore Office 

10 Anson Road

31-10, International Plaza

079903

Singapore

 

UK Office  

Lady Bee Marina

10 Shoreham Port

BN42 4BW

England

 

Belgium Office  

Rue du Commerce 31

1000 Bruxelles

Belgium

 

Kenya Office  

Merchant Square

Riverside Drive

Kenya

 

 

Key Initiatives

We work with partner organisations to drive the growth of the global wind and renewables industry. 
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Women In Wind: Global Leadership Program 

Progressing Women in the Decade of Change 

 
  • Building a wind energy future powered by the limitless potential of diversity and inclusion. 

  • Uniting industry stakeholders in propelling gender diversity by providing women equal opportunities to learn, lead and succeed at every level.

Global Renewables Alliance

Global Renewables Alliance (GRA)

 
Cross-Sector Climate Leadership
 
  • Building strong relationships and visibility across six renewable energy industries and ecosystems to drive the broader RE agenda.
  • Powerful cross technology, high level advocacy voice at key intuitions.
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Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA)

 
Political & Diplomatic Efforts
  • Climate diplomacy and increasing climate ambition on offshore wind, globally.
  • New multilateral, public-private forum.
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Ocean Energy Pathway (OEP)

 
Strategy & Implementation
  • Uses philanthropic money to expands our ability to deliver technical assistance to governments.
  • Brings together industry and NGOs to try to unlock socio-ecocnomic barriers to offshore wind.

Join GWEC today!

Do your part to build the global wind industry