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Wind energy is the electrical energy obtained from harnessing the wind. The wind portal provides an overview of the information on energypedia related to wind energy. Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events.

Wind Energy Overview

• Wind Energy- Introduction
• Wind Power Factbook
• Steps in Planning Wind Projects
• The Physics of Wind Energy

Technological Aspects of Wind Energy

• Wind Turbine Technology
• Small-Scale Wind Energy Systems
• Wind Hybrid-Systems
• Airborne Wind Energy
• Wind-powered Water Desalination Plants

Preparatory Studies on Wind Energy

• Site Selection
• Site selection - Rules of Thumb
• Land Acquisition
• Social Assessment
• Financial Feasibility
• Economic Analysis
• Estimation of Wind Energy Production
• Assessing Wind Energy Potential
• Feasibility Study
• Technical Layout
• Country-specific Wind Energy Facts
• Wind Energy Resource Assessment (German)
• Wind, solar, storage and back-up system designer

Planning for Wind Energy

• Layout of Wind Projects
• Legal Aspects
• Permits
• Financing Wind Energy
• Feed-in Tariffs

Policy Framework for Wind Energy

• Political Framework Conditions

Use of Wind Energy

• Wind Energy in Powering Agriculture

Implementation of Wind Energy

• Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
• Namibia Power Purchase Agreement
• Power Purchase Agreement Pakistan
• Capacity Building
• Private Sector / Market Development
• Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

Operation of Wind Energy

• Operation Models (IPP, BOT)
• Grid Connection
• Capacity Credit for Grid Integration
• Internal Wind Park Cabling
• Repowering (German)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Wind Energy

• Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
• Social Assessment Wind Energy
• Environmental Impact Assessment

Impacts of Wind Energy

• Ecological Aspects

Climate Change and Wind Energy

• Wind Energy and Climate Change
• CDM and Baseline-Assessments
• Clean Development Mechanism and Wind Energy Projects in Brazil

Case Studies and Projects on Wind Energy

• South African Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff
• China Wind Power Programme (GIZ)
• Support to the Up-scaling of Wind Power in Vietnam (GIZ)

Wind Energy Resources

• World Bank Global Wind Atlas
• IRENA Global Atlas for Renewable Energy
• List of Abbreviations
• Renewable Energy Project Resource Center
• World Wind Energy Association WWEA is an international non-profit association embracing the wind sector worldwide, with more than 600 members in around 100 countries.
• IEA Wind Technology Collaboration Programme
• Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) The Global Wind Energy Council is the international trade association for the wind power industry.
• Energydata.info - open data platform providing access to datasets and data analytics

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Wind Events

25 March 2026
ASEAN Wind Energy Expo 2026

5 May 2026
International Hybrid Power Plants & Systems Workshop

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Wind Publications

• Wind energy: A gender perspective
• Future of Wind: Deployment, investment, technology, grid integration and socio-economic aspects
• Offshore Wind Outlook 2019: World Energy Outlook Special Report

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Intergenerational Justice Prize (IJP)

12 January 2026
Call for research proposals: Case studies of innovation for scaling renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

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