{{Infobox organization | name = | full_name = | native_name = <!-- organization's name in its local language --> | native_name_lang = <!-- required ISO 639-1 code of the above native language --> | logo = Global Wind Energy Council logo.svg | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = <!-- see WP:ALT --> | caption = | map = <!-- map image --> | map_size = <!-- defaults to 250px --> | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 = <!-- 2nd map image, if required --> | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into = <!-- any other organization(s) which it was merged into --> | successor = | formation = 2005 | founder = <!-- or |founders = --> | founding_location = | dissolved = <!-- or |defunct = --><!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | merger = <!-- other organizations (if any) merged with, to constitute the new organization --> | type = <!-- e.g., Nonprofit, NGO, etc. --> | tax_id = <!-- or |vat_id = (for European organizations) --> | registration_id = <!-- for non-profits --> | status = <!-- legal status or description (company, charity, foundation, etc.) --> | purpose = <!-- or |focus = --><!-- humanitarian, activism, peacekeeping, etc. --> | professional_title = <!-- for professional associations --> | headquarters = | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} --> | origins = | region_served = <!-- or |area_served = or |region = --> | products = <!-- or |product = --> | services = | methods = <!-- or |method = --> | fields = Renewable energy | membership = <!-- number of members --> | num_members_year = <!-- year to which membership numbers/data apply --> | language = <!-- or |languages = --><!-- any official language or languages used --> | owner = <!-- or |owners = --> | secretary_general = <!-- or |gen_sec for General Secretary --> | leader_title = <!-- defaults to "Leader" --> | leader_name = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | leader_title5 = | leader_name5 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ = <!-- or |publication = --><!-- organization's principal body (assembly, committee, board, etc.) or publication --> | parent_organization = <!-- or |parent_organisation = --> | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | ror_id = <!-- unique ID in the Research Organization Registry --> | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding = <!-- source of funding e.g. for "think tanks" --> | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website = <!-- {{Official URL}} or {{URL|example.com}} --> | remarks = | former_name = <!-- or |former_name = --> | footnotes = | bodystyle = }} The '''Global Wind Energy Council''' (GWEC) was established in 2005 to provide a credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at an international level. GWEC's mission is to ensure that wind power is established as one of the world's leading energy sources, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=17 |title=About GWEC |access-date=2007-06-04 |archive-date=2011-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126202824/http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Boadu2024>{{cite journal |last1=Boadu |first1=Solomon |last2=Otoo |first2=Ebenezer |title=A comprehensive review on wind energy in Africa: Challenges, benefits and recommendations |journal=Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |date=March 2024 |volume=191 |article-number=114035 |doi=10.1016/j.rser.2023.114035 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364032123008936|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
A new report launched by the Global Wind Energy Council predicts that, despite temporary supply chain difficulties, international wind markets are set to continue their strong growth. In 2006, total installed wind power capacity increased by 25% globally, generating some €18 billion (US$23 billion) worth of new generating equipment and bringing global wind power capacity up to more than 74GW. While the European Union is still the leading market in wind energy with over 48GW of installed capacity, other continents such as North America and Asia are developing quickly.
==History== The Global Wind Energy Council was established in 2005 to represent the wind energy industry.<ref name=Ronit2012>{{Cite book |last=Ronit |first=Kirsten |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pMD-nkkTEuUC&pg=PA210 |title=Innovation Policy and Governance in High-Tech Industries: The Complexity of Coordination |editor3-last=Schneider |editor3-first=Volker |date=2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-642-12562-1 |editor-last=Bauer |editor-first=Lang |pages=210-211 |language=en |chapter=9. Global strategies and policy arrangements: institutional drivers for innovation in the wind turbine industry |editor-last2=Johannes |editor-first2=Achim}}</ref> Its founding members included the American Wind Energy Association and WindEurope.<ref name=Ronit2012/>
==See also==
{{Portal box|Energy|Renewable energy}} *World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) *List of large wind farms *Wind power in Denmark *Wind power in Germany *Wind power in Iran *Wind power in the United States *Climate change *Global warming *List of notable renewable energy organizations
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==External links== *[http://www.gwec.net/ Official website GWEC]
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