WINDPOWER 2012 drew thousands to Atlanta, with impressive participation of Southern manufacturing sector - The American Wind Energy Association's first-ever WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition in the South succeeded in drawing 11,000 participants and 920 exhibiting companies to Atlanta June 3-6, including 120 exhibitors from the region.
"We met our expectations for our first entry into the South, with tremendous response from members of the business community who were not aware how much 'skin in the game' the South has, with 90 manufacturing facilities in wind," said Denise Bode, CEO of AWEA.
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The State of Georgia’s Economic Development Department, Georgia Ports Authority and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will share a booth at the Windpower 2012 conference. With nearly $200 million worth of wind-related products moved through the port last year, Georgia is important to the wind industry according to Denise Brode, Chief Executive of the AWEA – American Wind Energy Association.
The state is already home to more than a dozen companies that make components that either goes into wind turbines or that assist in building them.
90 of the more than 470 wind-related manufacturing operations in the U.S. are located in the South.
“We’re not going to produce wind energy here, but these parts have got to be made somewhere, and from the Governor’s point of view, it should be done in Georgia,” said Brian Robinson, a spokesperson for Gov. Nathan Deal.
Written by David Moore
Resources provided by admin. “Georgia targets wind-power industry at upcoming gathering”, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 2, 2012, http://www.atlantageorgia.in/2012/06/02/georgia-targets-wind-power-industry-at-upcoming-gathering/
