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Wind Industry Resources and Links

Are you looking for a job in the wind industry? Are you a student needing more education about wind power? There are plenty of resources online; here are links to some of the best.

Industry Associations

Wind industry associations are the public voice of a region's wind generation businesses; their websites are full of educational information about all aspects of the wind industry, including current policy initiatives and recommendations.

• American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
  Information on U.S. wind energy, news, policies and industry events. 
• Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
  Information on Canadian wind energy, news, policies and industry events.
• European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
  The voice of the European Union's wind industry, with industry news, events, and policy information.
• Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
  A global forum for wind industry trade associations.
• Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG)
  A consortium of utilities and wind industry stakeholders devoted to accelerating the integration of wind power into utility power systems in the United States. 

Wind-Related Media

With the explosive growth of renewable energy has come a growth in the number of media outlets covering renewables, including wind. Here are links to some of the publications covering the wind power industry. Most of the publications listed here have print and online components; links are provided to their websites.

North American Windpower - Business, policy, and technology-related news, features, and editorials about the North American wind industry.

Windpower Monthly - A world-wide view of the wind industry, with in-depth coverage of the industry's major news and events.

WindTech - Expertly written articles on technology used throughout the global wind industry; also includes coverage of wind business news.

WindSystems - Covers construction, maintenance, technology, and logistics of wind generation facilities.

Windpower Engineering - A sister magazine to Design World, Windpower Engineering covers design and engineering innovations in the windpower industry.

Renewable Energy World Online - Covers all renewables sectors, including podcasts, blogs, and in-depth coverage of the wind industry; also has a robust jobs section.

Renewable Energy Focus - Industry news, podcasts, and webinars

Wind Today - Largely a print magazine, but the website home page contains links to breaking news in the industry.

Windfair - A database and portal for the wind industry - including industry press releases and useful databases such as a wind turbine index and a categorized listing of businesses serving the wind industry.

World of Renewables - Broad-based coverage of renewable energy businesses, with a wind-specific newsletter.

Other Information Resources

• Danish Wind Industry Association - Guided Tour
  A comprehensive wind tutorial.
• EERE: Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program
  United States Dept. of Energy explains wind energy.
• Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (RERL)
  The Massachusetts wind energy resource.
• Wind-Works by Paul Gipe
  Potpourri of wind information and fun.
• Wind Energy Guide
  Wind energy basics, published by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
• National Wind Technology Center - the United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory's wind energy technology research facility