Global Wind Day or World Wind Day is a worldwide event held worldwide on 15 June. Wanna know what is wind energy and what are wind farms? Know all about it and more here with the EBNW Story…
World Wind Day is celebrated with joy and excitement all over the world on June 15, 2021. The day aims at increasing awareness about wind energy and reflects the message how it can change the world for the better. Ahead of World Wind Day, EBNW Story features the World Wind Day 2021 theme, World Wind Day history and its significance.
World Wind Day history
Global Wind Day is organised jointly by WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the national associations. The first observance of the day was held in the year 2007 to introduce people to wind energy and its benefits through a series of activities. However, till the year 2009, it was not a World Wind Day or Global Wind Day. Since then the day has evolved to become more inclusive and the aim of this day has spread in various countries till now.
Since 2007 the day is celebrated annually.
As far as the World Wind Day 2021 theme is concerned, it has not yet been announced. Here is a look at the World Wind Day significance.
World Wind Day significance
At a time when the threat of global warming is looming large over the world, it becomes important to use energy forms like wind in an efficient way.
The globalwindday.org says that wind energy is currently a mature and mainstream technology. It is also one of the fastest-growing industrial sectors in the world with over $100 billion invested in 2015.
