The world’s biggest wind industry meeting reflects wind energy success story
WindEnergy Hamburg and WindEurope Conference to be held in parallel
at the Hamburg Messe site in 2018
GWS1 / Hamburg, 15 September 2017 / Wind energy has made its breakthrough – in the energy market, in technology development and cost reduction and in its geographical reach. Starting from a European base, wind energy has now become a global success story. Over 70 non-European countries have highlighted wind energy in their national climate and energy plans, and more than 90 countries are now using wind turbines to generate power. The Global Wind Summit, to be held in Hamburg in 2018, reflects this breakthrough. Comprising (1) WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s leading wind industry expo, and (2) the WindEurope Conference, the Global Wind Summit 2018 will be the biggest and most international meeting point for business, networking and information for the whole of the wind industry – onshore and offshore. These two top-level meetings will be held in parallel at the Hamburg Messe exhibition site from 25-28 September 2018.
The Global Wind Summit brings together decision makers from business and government to discuss the current market situation and explore future perspectives. It showcases the latest technical developments for optimisation, yield increase and cost reduction. What’s more, many business deals are expected to be closed in Hamburg, spurring job creation and permitting substantial savings in carbon emissions.
Bernd Aufderheide, President and CEO Hamburg Messe und Congress: “As the organisers of the world’s leading expo for wind energy, we are combining our expertise with that of WindEurope to provide the best possible development platform for global growth in the wind industry. Nowhere else in the world is there a high-powered and absolutely international industry event like the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg in 2018.”
Giles Dickson, WindEurope CEO said: “The Conference and Expo will fit perfectly alongside each other. WindEurope will deliver a high-quality conference that meets the needs of the profile of the expo visitors. It’ll be a great event. We expect the complete spectrum of wind industry stakeholders including policy makers, leading industry figures, opinion formers, international organisations and financial institutions.”
