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The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and wind turbine manufacturer FWT Ukraine took part in the international wind energy fair WindEnergy Hamburg 2014. The event organized for the first time in Hamburg and held from 23 to 26 September 2014, clearly demonstrated its international character - more than 33 000 visitors from all over the world, 1,250 exhibitors from 33 countries, 24 delegations from 22 countries. WindEnergy Hamburg 2014 was 100% powered by wind energy.
The Ukrainian stand was very popular among visitors, representatives of European companies involved in the global wind industry, including President of the World Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Mr. Steve Sawyer; CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Mr. Thomas Becker; General Secretary of the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) Mr. Stefan Gzänger; President of the Russian Association of Wind Power Industry (RAWI) Mr. Igor Bryzgunov, representatives of the global wind turbine manufacturers such as SIEMENS, NORDEX, VESTAS, VENSYS, representatives of the companies: GEO NET, Wind Guard, DEWI, Russian Wind and others.
On September 24, a delegation of representatives of local governmental agencies and interested German entrepreneurs visited the Ukrainian booth. This visit organized and headed by the Consulate General of Ukraine in Hamburg will certainly contribute to the beginning of the new contacts. Chairman of the UWEA Andriy Konechenkov in his remarks thanked the Consul General of Ukraine in Hamburg Mr. Yuriy Yarmilko and the Consul on Economic Affairs Mr. Andrey Cherniavskiy for their interest in the Ukrainian delegation presented at WindEnergy Hamburg in 2014 and their support of the international cooperation in the field of wind power of Ukraine. Andriy Konechenkov speaking about the current status of the wind sector in Ukraine stressed: “For the past years Ukraine has been the best example for the former Soviet Union countries in the field of wind energy development”.
Andrey Sergienko, Deputy General Director of MC Wind Parks of Ukraine, noted that despite the difficult situation in the Eastern part of Ukraine, wind energy continued to be a reliable source of electricity supply in the region at the expense of local energy resources – wind.
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