Global Wind Energy Summit: First edition held in Hamburg at Septamber 2018

Environment, conservation

In news: The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg, Germany.

Key pointers:

• The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg, Germany in September, 2018.
• The conference on wind is the largest and most important meeting of the wind industry worldwide.
• The event will provide a platform for experts from across the globe to discuss innovative and green technologies for harnessing wind energy making.
• The focus of the conferences would be on three major subjects. Dynamic markets, cost efficiency and smart energy.
• India is fourth largest country — after China, the US and Germany — in terms of wind energy installation capacity at around 33 GW. The government has set a target of achieving 60 GW by 2022.

About the Global Wind Summit:

• The conference on wind is the largest and most important meeting of the wind industry worldwide. The event combines two conferences, WindEnergy Hamburg and WindEurope.
• The event will provide a platform for experts from across the globe to discuss innovative and green technologies for harnessing wind energy making.
• The focus of the conferences would be on three major subjects. Dynamic markets, cost efficiency and smart energy. How to develop new markets, make product competitive in auctions and use wind power for all energy applications.

 

Background:

India is fourth largest country — after China, the US and Germany — in terms of wind energy installation capacity at around 33 GW. The government has set a target of achieving 60 GW by 2022.

Sources: the hindu.