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Across the world, GWO is celebrating Global Wind Day and the vital role safer working environments play in developing sustainable wind energy and in reshaping all our energy systems.
Wind technicians encounter considerable risks and hazards at work. At GWO we want this workforce to know how to avoid incidents and be prepared to respond quickly and with the right competences should incidents occur. By helping leading global wind companies engage in deep collaboration to understand the risks our workforce encounters every day, and to agree on standardised ways to train safety knowledge, skills and abilities, we make an important and a growing difference.
Currently, more than 100,000 people hold a valid GWO certificate. Each person is trained at one of a network of over 400 training providers in 44 countries who stand ready to meet the rapidly expanding demand from employers.
Our forecasts are that at least half a million technicians are needed meet agreed wind power installation targets towards 2025, not counting further agreed action from governments at the COP 26 Climate Conference later in 2021. GWO Chief Executive, Jakob Lau Holst says;
“Our ambition at GWO is to further grow the availability of recognised safety training to all wind markets, to ensure COP 26 ambitions are matched by a similar drive from society and industry to keep our technicians safe at work. With this promise, I wish you a happy and safe Global Wind Day.”
Read more about the workforce forecast here
The demand for wind energy continues to grow at a steady pace. By 2028, the world will need over 532,000 technicians to build and maintain wind fleets, both onshore and offshore. Notably, 40% of these roles will need to be filled by new entrants
Brazilian Association of Wind Energy and New Technologies, ABEEólica, has signed an MOU in strategic partnership with training standards body GWO. Tried and tested collaboration will provide certainty for all stakeholders, aligning Brazil’s safety regulations with globally recognised standards.
GWO and IRENA will initiate discussions of how global standards can best support skilled workforce development, in line with 2030 targets. Co-publication of the Jobs4RE Workforce Training Guidelines for the Wind Industry is set to follow in 2025.
The next generation of wind turbine technicians have a new training pathway to follow, courtesy of guidelines presented today by the Japan Wind Power Association working with GWO.
This GWO Positioning Paper provides an introduction to the key ambitions and terms of reference for a proposed expansion in opportunities to use a merit approach to safety & technical training in the wind industry
Global Wind Organisation (GWO) is pleased to announce Pattern Energy as its newest Leading Member. Pattern Energy has 29GW worth of global development and active construction projects under way, as well as 750+ commercial solar projects completed through its affiliates.