Wisconsin Wind Works Sees Success

The Wisconsin Wind Works has seen significant growth over the past year in growing the wind energy industry in the State. The Wisconsin Wind Works is a consortium of wind energy suppliers and manufacturers established by the New North, Inc.

This year the Wisconsin Wind Works Supply Chain Directory, a listing of companies involved in producing components and providing services to the industry added 40 companies. This has brought the statewide total to 279. Of the companies 68 percent reported they are currently supplying the wind energy market. This is a 24 percent increase from 2009.

Jerry Murphy, Executive Director of the New North, Inc. is pleased with the statistics and results of the New North and Wisconsin Wind Works to promote the assets of Wisconsin and capabilities of the companies within it. “With our state’s excellent advanced manufacturers and the success of our technical colleges in training workers for this industry, people across the country are recognizing that Wisconsin is the ideal place for component production and other wind energy services.”

On October 13th, the Wisconsin Wind Works hosted a wind energy symposium in Milwaukee which drew over 300 attendees. Attendees traveled from far and wide to attend the symposium form states as far away as California, Vermont, Florida and Texas. Ninety-five of the attendees were new contacts and business leads for Wisconsin Wind Works. As a result of the symposium three new companies joined the Wisconsin Wind Works Alliance as a result of the conference.

Wisconsin Wind Works also launched its new website–www.wiwindworks.com– in October and has received hundreds of visitors from 11 countries on four different continents. The Supply Chain Directory was redesigned to be more user friendly and offer enhanced search options and include the new category of business.

“We’re excited about the potential of this industry for the New North and the state as a whole, and we look forward to continued growth and success in the coming year,” Murphy said. “We’re also excited to report further on the efforts of Wisconsin Wind Works at the upcoming New North Summit on December 3.”

The 7th annual New North Summit will be held at the Kolf Sports Center at UW-Oshkosh. The efforts of Wisconsin Wind Works will be highlighted during the event, which will also feature Oshkosh-based Renewegy, LLC demonstrating their model wind turbine.

For more information on the Summit, please visit http://www.newnorthsummit.com.