Attendees of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER
2019 caught a glimpse of the future as the biggest wind energy
conference in the Western Hemisphere announced its next evolution to
become CLEANPOWER—an even bigger opportunity for companies in wind,
solar and storage to learn and do business across the utility-scale
power sector. A new WINDPOWER post-show report highlights CLEANPOWER’s
potential to add even more value for attendees given the already high
level of multi-technology business at AWEA shows.
WINDPOWER 2019 took place last May in Houston, the “Energy Capital of
the World.” The new post-show report finds that more than 7,000
registered attendees representing the U.S. and 40 other countries were
in attendance. The conference featured 274 speakers, 30 percent of which
were female, doubling the percentage from 2018. There were 71 education
sessions, and 65 digital poster presentations. The show also included a
376,000 square foot exhibit hall with more than 400 exhibits, 60
private meeting rooms and 5 education theaters—the largest exhibit hall
in five years.
“WINDPOWER 2019 was the first step toward creating a more efficient and
effective business development experience for renewable energy
companies,” Jana Adams, AWEA Senior Vice President for Member Value and
Experience said. “Strong support from pan renewable companies gave us
the clear indication of the opportunities that lie ahead under the new
CLEANPOWER hub for attendees to network with industry leaders, make
deals and build partnerships across clean energy sectors.”
The 2019 show’s theme, WIND+, was appropriately named as 42 percent of
WINDPOWER 2019 exhibitors also do business in renewable segments other
than wind. Of that 42 percent: 85 percent are involved in solar; 33
percent are involved in energy storage; 26 percent are involved in
hydropower; and 23 percent involved in other renewable sectors.
“For years, WINDPOWER has been a leading conference for emerging energy
technologies and it will continue to be the heart of our next chapter as
CLEANPOWER,” Adams said. “Incorporating these technologies into a
single exhibition hub will be more convenient for multi-tech businesses
as well as companies specializing in wind or utility scale solar who
will benefit from an efficient business development forum that attracts
an exclusive audience of large-scale developers, corporate buyers and
utilities.”
The full report is available here.
