This brief tracks the presence of women across the wind energy value chain. Based on a survey of over 1 000 individuals and organisations, it examines female representation, gender-inclusive policies, and perceptions of gender bias in the industry.

In Oaxaca - with one of the greatest potentials for wind power globally - some claim that wind energy development is another form of colonialism where local communities are paying the high social costs of large-scale projects while companies keep the benefits; the social fabric of the remaining Indigenous peoples is being torn apart in the name of climate change. However, others claim that wind energy is elevating the livelihoods of communities and is suggesting new forms of structures that allow women to thrive, changing and ameliorating gender dynamics. This research looks, from a human rights and gender perspective, at the Gunaa Sicarú wind farm, also known as the "Unión Hidalgo case," located in Oaxaca, México. The Zapotec community, civil society, and activists have been raising allegations of human rights violations since 2017 when Electricité de France (EDF) started planning the construction of a wind farm on the Indigenous land of Unión Hidalgo. Multiple legal proceedings nationally and internationally have taken place, including a civil lawsuit in France under the paradigmatic Duty of Vigilance Law that mandates French companies to identify and prevent risks to human rights and the environment that could result from business activities.

This unique volume on wind energy features contributions from the world’s leading research and development pioneers in the field of renewable energy. It discusses advances in offshore wind technology, grid-connected systems, grid stabilization and wind turbine design and highlights. Written from an international perspective, chapters focus on the status of wind energy in various regions and countries across the globe, outlining the positive impact its implementation has had on delaying the catastrophic effects of climate change.

Bringing together contributions from leading researchers, this volume reflects on the political, institutional and social factors that have shaped the recent expansion of wind energy, and to consider what lessons this experience may provide for the future expansion of other renewable technologies.

This book brings together diverse contributions exploring the integration of gender equality in current national energy policies and international energy frameworks across the Global South and North. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this collection contributes to building a body of independent empirical evidence about the impacts of the energy transition on socio-economic outcomes, with a focus on gender differentiated choices of energy forms. The book includes short reflections in each chapter allowing the reader to explore the content from an alternative perspective. The common thread enabling the book to actively contribute to engendering the energy transition is its approach to the topic from a primarily ‘gender’ driven perspective. The book draws many useful lessons from practice and shares gender mainstreaming tools for use across the Global South and the North. Such an approach brings novel insights from theoretical, methodological and practical perspectives, which further promotes cross-disciplinary learning and will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from across the Energy and Gender disciplines.

This study presents options to speed up the deployment of wind power, both onshore and offshore, until 2050. It builds on IRENA’s global roadmap to scale up renewables and meet climate goals.

The aim of the book is to analyse the factors that have influenced wind power outcomes in a range of countries which have featured significant wind power deployment programmes. A central theme is the relationship between patterns of ownership and the outcomes. These flow from different social environments, but they are associated with different types of planning outcome and deployment rates. Grass roots ownership is more widespread than is commonly thought, although it is not a panacea for effective wind power programmes. Financial policies used to promote wind power also have important influences of the rates of deployment. However, what seems to be most important for wind power deployment is a double coincidence of widespread social support for wind power deployment and effective financial support systems for wind power.