Hamburg, 07 December 2020 – Even COVID-19 wasn’t able to stop the international wind energy sector from networking and engaging in a professional conversation: At its debut from 1 to 4 December 2020, the first digital WindEnergy Hamburg succeeded in bringing the global wind industry together at a challenging time. For four days, three TV studios located in Brussels, Shoreham Port and Hamburg alternated in broadcasting a 35-hour programme of roughly 70 individual shows, reaching out to industry stakeholders in 100 countries.
“Together with our partner WindEurope, we have successfully shifted the focus of international attention back to wind energy, at a crucial point of the energy policy debate,” said Bernd Aufderheide, President and CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress. “Our WindTV live streams engaged with key industry experts as well as government stakeholders and society at large on all continents, despite the global pandemic. While I am convinced that no digital format will replace face-to-face interaction in the long run, I am pleased that we were able to discuss major challenges and new developments at a high level and bring together the international wind energy community for four days.”
“Four days of WindTV have come to an end. We hope the viewers enjoyed it! It was an honour to have so many top speakers. And it was great to be able to show things in so many different formats: panel discussions, documentaries, news, interviews, talks – and some entertainment along the way. The content showed a consistent message: the wind industry is resilient and ready to deliver the huge expansion the EU expects from us for the Green Deal – and to contribute to economic recovery as we do,” sayd Giles Dickson, WindEurope CEO.
“Over the course of four days last week, GWEC was thrilled to bring viewers all the latest market trends and insights from some of the most exciting emerging markets for wind power across the world. Through WindTV, we virtually travelled to India, Latin America, Asia, and Africa to hear from some of the most prominent local experts and discuss how we can accelerate wind power growth to achieve the world’s decarbonisation goals ahead of COP26 next year. After what has been a turbulent year, it’s great that the global wind industry could meet, exchange ideas, and learn from each other through WindTV so we can come back stronger than ever from the COVID-19 crisis,” said Ben Backwell, CEO at GWEC.
