Hi Toan,
Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)’s latest joint report is now available for download. Published today, the Global Wind Workforce Outlook (GWWO) 2025 – 2030 forecasts the number of wind technicians needed in the Construction & Maintenance (C&I) and the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) segments of the world’s wind fleet up to 2030. The report also proposes solutions to closing the gap which follows from the significant growth in demand for new entrants into the workforce. |
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By 2030, around 628,000 wind technicians will be needed to meet the growing demand for wind energy, which is projected to increase global capacity by 86.5% in the next five years. In addition, it can take a decade to scale up a wind workforce. Addressing technician shortages, building training capacity and improving retention are therefore all vital in maintaining pace in local wind markets and the world’s prospective 2.1 TW wind fleet. This global trend highlights urgent questions for the industry regarding talent availability, skill development and workforce readiness. |
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Ben Backwell, CEO, GWEC, commented:
“The sixth Global Wind Workforce Outlook highlights a key area of the energy transition: the growing demand for skilled professionals. Delivering on the potential of wind energy requires building a new workforce for a new era of clean energy. There must be urgent action to address the workforce shortage and scale up installation capability, with collaboration between government and industry crucial to delivering on this.”
“The next five years will see the world pass the two terawatts of wind capacity milestone. As countries intensify their efforts to meet their 2030 wind targets, it is critical that the industry rises to the challenge and ensures a new skilled workforce can deliver the full potential of onshore and offshore wind energy.”
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Jakob Lau Holst, CEO, GWO, commented:
"With the GWWO now in its sixth edition, the focus on the people who power the energy transition remains central to meeting the growing demand for skilled professionals. Local workforce readiness is often overlooked in energy transition planning. To create resilient supply chains of wind technicians, we encourage governments to engage with the industry in workforce mapping, invest in capacity development and knowledge transfer and ensure sustained stakeholder engagement. People need clarity on the roles available to them, and the industry needs a skilled workforce to support the energy transition.” |
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Matt Riding, CCO, Atlas Nextwave, Leading Sponsor, said:
“We welcome the findings of this report. Delivering the next phase of global growth will require a broader and far more coordinated approach to developing talent. Competence standards must evolve across a wider range of roles, and entry pathways must become faster and more accessible, especially in regions with high potential but limited training infrastructure.”
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Covering six country profiles, GWWO highlights key actions to improve workforce preparedness, providing a detailed analysis of energy policy, technician demand and local workforce development initiatives in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India and the USA. Across all focus markets, addressing technician shortages, enabling training capacity and improving retention are essential to meeting the diverse needs of local markets.
We hope the insights shared in the report will provide valuable perspectives on the future of the wind energy workforce. |
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| | | // Global Wind Workforce Outlook Webinar |
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| Join us in January for the GWWO Webinar with the authors and guest panellists at one of our two webinars. More information coming soon.
Save the date: 8 January, 2026.
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| | Stay tuned for wind energy news, market insights, and event updates in our next newsletter. For regular updates in the meantime, follow us on LinkedIn.
Until next time, The GWEC Team |
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