Wind Energy Organizations
AWEA is a national trade association representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, services providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry - one of the world's fastest growing energy industries. In addition, AWEA represents hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world.
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is a non-profit trade association that promotes the appropriate development and application of all aspects of wind energy in Canada, including the creation of a suitable policy environment. Established in 1984, CanWEA
represents the wind energy community — organizations and individuals
who are directly involved in the development and application of wind
energy technology, products and services. CanWEA’s goal is to achieve 10,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity in Canada by 2010.
Denmark is an international leader in the
use of modern wind energy. The Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA) is a non-profit association whose purpose is to promote wind energy at home and abroad. The association was founded in 1981. DWIA today represents 99.9 per cent of Danish wind turbine manufacturing measured in MW and more than 180 companies with activities in the Danish wind industry.
This organization is a consensus-based collaborative formed in 1994.
It is comprised of representatives from the utility, wind industry,
environmental, consumer, regulatory, power marketer, agricultural,
tribal, economic development, and state and federal government
sectors to support the development of an environmentally,
economically, and politically sustainable commercial market for wind
power.
The Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG), previously the Utility Wind Interest Group, was established in 1989 to provide a forum for the critical analysis of wind technology for utility applications and to serve as a source of credible information on the status of wind technology and deployment. The group’s mission is to accelerate the development and application of good engineering and operational practices supporting the appropriate integration of wind power into the electric system. This will be accomplished through the coordinated efforts and actions of its members in collaboration with The U.S. Department of Energy, its National Renewable Energy Laboratory and utility research organizations.
UWIG currently has over 100 members spanning the United States, Canada, and around the world including investor-owned, public power, and rural electric cooperative utilities; transmission system operators; and associate member corporate, government, and academic organizations.
Windustry is a non-profit organization working to increase wind energy opportunities for rural landowners and communities by providing technical support and creating tools for analysis. We address barriers to wind energy by building collaborations with rural landowners, local communities and utilities, as well as state, regional and non-profit organizations. Windustry's areas of special focus include: economic development from wind energy; landowner rights, risks, and benefits; and community-based wind energy.
