Presented by
The World Wind Energy Association
The African Wind Energy Association
In association with
SBS Conferences
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Supported by
- The South African Minister for Minerals and Energy
- The Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy
- The South African Wind Energy Association
- Danish International Development Assistance
- InWEnt — Capacity Building International, Germany
- German Federal Ministry for Environment,
--Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Safety
- The International Solar Energy Society
- More than 60 national, international and global --organisations
Under the patronage of Mrs Margot
Wallström Member
of the European Commission Responsible for the Environment,
who has agreed to host the Secretariat of the Johannesburg
Renewable Energy Coalition
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May I welcome you to join us and participate in the second World
Wind Energy Conference and Renewable Energy
taking place from 23 — 26 November 2003 in Cape Town, South
Africa.
Wind energy has become widely recognised as a source of energy that
can contribute substantially to a clean, affordable and sustainable
energy supply system. The world community has set wind energy —
like all renewable energies — on the agenda for sustainable
development. The concluding statement of the Earth Summit in Johannesburg
2002 placed renewable energy as the future high priority obligation
for the international community in the transition from fossil fuels
and atomic energy to clean energies, particularly benefiting the
many millions living in the unserved areas in developing countries.
Astonishing technological progress is being made by way of constantly
improved, economically efficient, ulti–megawatt wind turbines
as well as new, off–shore applications. This has given wind
energy a status as a future primary energy carrier which nobody
could anticipate just a few years ago.
The WWEC 2003 will tackle the full range of wind energy subjects
and will especially focus on developing strategies and instruments
for wind energy in less– and non–industrialised countries.
The adaptation of successful technologies and strategies to specific
regional and local conditions will be the central theme of our conference.
We invite the world wind community to participate in this transfer
and dissemination of expertise and bring their
success stories and encouragement.
Situated at the foot of Table Mountain, Cape Town is considered
by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Centrally
located on Cape Town’s foreshore, the newly opened Cape Town
Convention Centre offers state–of–the–art equipment
providing a venue above all expectations.
We are looking forward to a conference that will open new windows
for the global breakthrough of wind energy in all your countries.
Dr Preben Maegaard
President, The World Wind Energy Association
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