A technician assesses the rotor blade and tower of a wind turbine. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Wind industry 'needs almost 600,000 technicians by 2027' to meet growth goals

A quarter of a million new recruits are needed, particularly in ten key markets, if wind is to keep up its expected pace, say GWEC and GWO

11 October 2023 6:59 GMT Updated 11 October 2023 6:59 GMT

By Cosmo Sanderson

The global wind industry will need around 570,000 technicians over the next five years if it is to bring global capacity to 1.5TW in the same period, says a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Global Wind Organisation (GWO).

GWEC and skills and training group GWO today (Wednesday) released the Global Wind Workforce Outlook for the 2023-2027 period, setting out the “workforce challenge” facing the industry.

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