Alastair Richards

Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)

present

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) helps open new markets for wind power. GWEC has a proven track record of success in helping to build the wind power industry in emerging markets around the world, including China, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and India, and more recently, Mongolia, Argentina and Vietnam. We work with national and international policy makers and industry associations to help ensure that wind power establishes itself as the answer to today’s energy challenges, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits. GWEC is a member-based trade association 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. Policy development: We represent the wind industry’s interests in international negotiations to ensure that wind power takes its place as a major energy source (IEA, IRENA, UN, etc). Global outreach: We work with local partners to help open up new markets, helping to create the policy environment for wind power to thrive across the world. Information and education: We provide authoritative information, analysis and data about the status of the industry globally, along with our expectations for the future. GWEC events: The meeting place for key wind sector players around the world… organised by the industry, for the industry…