World Wind Energy Association
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| Founded | 2001 in Denmark |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
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Key people
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Peter Rae, President; Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General; Dr Preben Maegaard, President Emeritus; Dr Anil Kane, President Emeritus; He Dexin, President Emeritus; Dr Jami Hossain, Technical Chair |
| Website | www |
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) is an international non-profit association representing the wind power sector worldwide, with members in 100 countries, amongst them the leading national and regional wind energy associations. The organisation works for the promotion and worldwide deployment of wind energy technology and advocates a future energy system based on renewable energy.
Peter Rae, President; Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General; Dr Preben Maegaard, President Emeritus; Dr Anil Kane, President Emeritus; He Dexin, President Emeritus; Dr Jami Hossain, Technical Chair
The World Wind Energy Association WWEA was founded in 2001 as an international organisation for the worldwide promotion of wind energy and has a broad societal representation and interest in wind energy utilization across the world. The founding members of WWEA are the national wind energy associations in many countries. The other members include consulting firms, scientific institutions, labs, academicians, students, wind energy enthusiasts and equipment suppliers.
There are different membership categories:
WWEA has more than 600 members in more than 100 countries from all continents (as of September 2014).
WWEA is governed by a board currently consisting of the President Peter Rae, Australia, and Vice Presidents from all continents. A complete list of the WWEA board members which represent all continents can be found on the WWEA website www.wwindea.org.
The WWEA Head Office is situated in Bonn, close to the UN Campus, managed by the Secretary General Stefan Gsänger.
WWEA is the voice supporting wind energy and other renewables at energy conferences and in the media around the world. WWEA statements like the WWEC resolutions have been taken up in international discussions and are guiding political decision-makers. WWEA also participated in the International Conference for Renewable Energies Renewables 2004 (Bonn, June 2004) and BIREC Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference 2005.
WWEA has been granted Special Consultative Status at the United Nations in the year 2007, has been accredited at the UNFCCC and cooperates with organisations like UNEP, UNESCO, UNDESA, the IEA and the World Bank. Since 2003, it has supported the initiative to establish an International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA which was founded in Bonn on 26 January 2009.
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