Annual Report 2025
Chairman’s Statement
2025 saw a rapidly shifting market for re- newables, particularly in offshore wind, with uncertainty around projects reaching com- pletion and permitting challenges. What is certain is that the current geopolitical and policy landscape continues to shape energy generation. With energy demand continu- ing to rise and renewed confidence in the long-term value of wind and solar, now is the time to reflect on the progress which has already been made towards mobilising the workforce for the energy transition. The challenge now is execution at scale, as we continue to work collectively to implement the measures that lie ahead to deliver on 2030 targets. And now, more than ever, is the time to join forces to strengthen sup- port for the employers and the technicians who work onsite every day in service of our industry. At the global level, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Conven- tion on Climate Change Simon Stiell’s clos- ing speech at COP30 confirmed the reali- ties of the challenges that the industry was dealt in terms of international cooperation. An increasingly fragmented media land- scape rife with disinformation continues to
newable energy companies Qair and RES, followed by TAKKION, the first Independent Service Provider (ISP) to join us after we ex- panded our membership to include ISPs and Engineering, Procurement and Con- struction (EPC) companies. These new members offer a valuable opportunity to deepen our understanding of employer per- spectives in the industries where many wind and solar technicians start their careers. We also said goodbye to two members, Corio Generation and Enel, leaving us with 32 members at the year’s end. On 25 March 2026, we will hold our Annual General Meeting, where our members gather to align on the strategic direction of the organisation. The endorsement for our community goes from strength to strength and as Chair of the Board of Directors, I would like to express my gratitude to every member of our community for your continu- ous commitment to supporting our renewa- bles workforce development initiatives.
distort the reality of climate change. And yet in the spirit of mutirão 1 , nations came together to engage in the framework of the COP30 Action Agenda. Strong collective efforts to advance work- force initiatives have also been a central theme of our community’s activities in the past year. Beginning with our member com- panies, addressing the structural challenges and barriers to entry into the industry has received widespread endorsement follow- ing the release of the Job Roles publication and Jobs4RE working document. By the same token, an ongoing commitment to en- suring that workforce training standards are at their highest has been rigorously upheld by the members who employ the workforce at the forefront of the energy transition. Our partnership with GSC ensured a formal move into the solar industry, just as the ce- menting of training pathways through na- tional and international frameworks affirms the action our community is taking to upskill the current workforce and attract the com- ing generation of technicians.
John Barrie Chair of the GWO Board of Directors VP, Training & Workforce Development, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
The past year also saw three new members join our community. We first welcomed re-
1 Mutirão: A term originating from Tupi-Guarani, one of the indigenous languages of Brazil, which translates to “collective efforts”. This term was actively used by the host country, Brazil, at COP30.
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