GLOBAL WIND ALLIANCE
Onwards and Upwards…
expand our business with existing clients and new clients worldwide. We are proud to be among the founding fathers of the GWA and are excited by the new developments that lie ahead”.
the sterling work of the Global Wind Alliance
GWA
launch in Chicago
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION Chris Smith from E.ON, one of the clients consulted in the early days of the GWA, provided valuable advice and encouragement saying “the market place needs credible 3rd party O&M service providers to ensure we, the asset owners, are able to source competitive and constantly improving services.” Tom Evans of Wind Energy Update said
“THE GLOBAL WIND ALLIANCE IS THE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF THE EMERALD ISLE SINCE GUINNESS”.
WE FIRST FEATURED THE GLOBAL WIND ALLIANCE WITHIN OUR QUO VADIS CONFERENCE ARTICLE HELD IN BELFAST LATE IN 2011.
The reasoning behind the concept is described within the following feature and we will be following their important work within the industry in future editions...
COLLABORATION The Global Wind Alliance is an excellent example of just how collaboration can work.
Launched at the Windpower 2009 exhibition in Chicago, the ‘windy city’ of the USA, it brings together a growing number of companies across Europe to provide a complete service solution for wind farm owners around the world.
SIMPLE CONCEPT The concept is simple. Alone, each company can only offer a part of the solution that global customers require; but by collaborating with others who can offer complementary productsand services, they can compete and win work on a global stage that would otherwise be unobtainable.
FOUNDING MEMBERS AND INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND SUPPORT Launched with 6 founder members, and support from Invest Northern Ireland, the region’s Government Development Agency, the GWA has developed, adding new members, each experts in their own field of service. This has enabled the GWA to provide a complete range of O&M services for wind farm owners.
WHAT THE INDUSTRY LEADING LIGHTS THINK David Surplus, Managing Director of founder member B9 Energy O&M, said that “collaborating with like minded people within the GWA, who strive to be the best at what they do, allows us to
Kevin Donovan, MD for Windpower Renewable Solutions, another founder member, highlights some of the strengths of the GWA. He says “the ability to respond to our clients’ needs on subjects that are outside of our own company’s core competencies by calling in one of our allies, is just amazing. Nothing beats being able to tell a client ‘yes I do know someone who can help with that’ and to know that we are recommending an ally who will deliver a good quality service”.
SECTOR GROWTH Since then, the GWA has grown, adding new members including the Danish Windpower Academy, blade manufacturer LM Windpower, and generator repair companies Grants Electrical Services and Rewinds and J Windsor.
Today it comprises 12 member companies bringing together over two decades of Operational and Maintenance expertise in wind power, through a single point of contact, offering multi company access to a breadth of knowledge on a global scale.
TAILORED SERVICES The nature of the GWA enables the services to be tailored to the client’s needs. This can range from specific tasks, such as the service that Hydac and Bartons are providing to clients in
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