• Business Development
• Job Creation
• Exclusive Content

 

GLWN has created workshops for companies who want a fast way to learn the business of the hard-to-grasp wind industry. We have toured the world's largest OEMs, both here and in Europe, interviewed wind farm developers and general contractors, and have condensed our findings into focused educational programs.

 

Manufacturing Basics

• New business opportunities
• Current global trends driving market demand for key components
• The wind supply chain structure and the kinds of components needed
• What wind OEMs look for in their suppliers
• Ways to accelerate growth in wind

 

Advanced Manufacturing

• Local support for the wind industry
• Supply chain update
• Sector breakouts
  • Advanced fabrication
  • Composites
  • Electrical Components
  • Construction and Logistics
• Wind industry supplier guide & quality management systems
• Local content requirements
• Operations & Maintenance

 

Wind Farm Construction and Logistics

• Market update
• Anatomy of a wind farm
• The process...how the pieces come together
• Opportunities and requirements
• Next steps

 

We Can Help in Your Region

If you are interested in engaging our team to present a workshop to your group, contact Ed Weston at EWeston@glwn.org or 216.920.1965.

 

Proven Results

Our workshops often sell out and generate favorable comments:

“The technical content of the GLWN workshop was really good.  The program was very professional, and I was proud to be a part of it.”

James Buddelmeyer, Head of Purchasing NA, Gamesa Wind US, Langhorne, PA

 

Experience

By the end of 2010, GLWN will have performed over 30 Wind Supply Chain Workshops and other educational programs in 15 states and provinces across North America, including.

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Ontario
• Oregon
• Nebraska
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• South Dakota
• Utah
• Wisconsin