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GWO is pleased to announce that innogy SE, Enercon and GoldWind have all signed on as a members of Global Wind Organisation.
innogy is based in Essen, Germany and began operations on 1 April, 2016. The company has more than 40,000 employees and activities in 16 countries across Europe working in different business segments covering grid & infrastructure, retail and renewables.
Innogy has an installed capacity of more than 900 megawatts in offshore wind and over 1900 megawatts in onshore wind.
Enercon is based in Aurich, Germany and was formed in 1984. Enercon has specialized in using gearless turbines and has approximately 18.000 employees and activities across the globe. Enercon has 43,1 gigawatt power installed worldwide with more than 26.360 wind turbines installed.
GoldWind is based in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China and was founded in 1998. GoldWind has activities in Asia, Europe and the Americas and is among the largest turbine manufacturers in the world.
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.