Wind 'needs almost 250,000 new technicians'

The wind industry needs almost a quarter of a million new wind turbine technicians by 2027 to meet the sector's long-term targets, research has said.

The Global Wind Energy Council and Global Wind Organisation revealed in their 'Global Wind Workforce Outlook 2023-2027' report today that 574,000 technicians will be needed by 2027. Of that, 42% (243,800) would be new entrants to the sector to cover the expansion of wind and retirements of existing workers.

That 574,000 in 2027 would be a 17% increase from the 489,600 wind turbine technicians in the industry in 2022.

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