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10.11 SWC50 Supporter: WWEA

The World Wind Energy Association WWEA
WWEA was founded in 2001 and works for a transformation of the world energy system towards 100 %
renewable energy, with wind energy as one cornerstone. A special focus lies on decentralised solutions and
on citizens centered approaches, e.g. in form of community energy.

WWEA advises national governments and international organisations, WWEA is a communication platform
for its members and WWEA enhances technology transfer.

WWEA Members and Structure
Currently WWEA has more than 600 direct members and represents the wind sector from over 100 countries
on all continents. The WWEA members include national wind energy associations as well as companies,
scientific institutions and public bodies. WWEA’s member association have more than 50’000 members.

WWEA is governed by board comprising members from all continents. The President is Hon. Peter Rae AO
(Australia), he daily management is done by the Secretary General Stefan Gsänger, the WWEA Head Office
is based in Bonn (Germany).

WWEA is co-founder of the International Renewable Energy Alliance, of the Global 100% Renewable Energy
Platform as well as of REN21 and has Special Consultative Status at the United Nations.

WWEA Events
WWEA organises annual World Wind Energy Conferences gathering hundreds of leading wind energy
experts from around the world, held so far in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, Germany, India,
Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and Turkey. The WWEC2021 will take place in New Delhi.

WWEA has a special focus on community energy and has accordingly, together with partners, launched
a series of World Community Power Conferences. The first WCPC taking place in Fukushima in 2016, the
second WCPC2018 in Bamako (Mali), and the WCPC2020 to be held as online meeting, with the theme
“Women in Community Energy”. More information: www.conference.community

In light of the Corona pandemic, WWEA started a series of regular webinars presenting first hand information
about the latest developments in wind power from experts from around the world. The #WWEAwebinars
cover a broad range of topics, from market updates up to technical issues or training and education.

#WWEAwebinar programmes and recordings
28 October: Wind Power Markets Around the World – Half-year Review (3): The Americas
15 October: Wind Power Markets Around the World – Half-year Review (2): Europe, MENA and Africa
8 October: Wind Power Markets Around the World – Half-year Review (1): Asia and Australia
28 September: Education and training for wind power and renewable energy
9 September: Renewable Transportation: Aviation and Shipping
26 August: The Role of Hydrogen in a Renewable Economy
2 July: Grid Integration
24 June: Community Power Partnerships for Developing Countries

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