Sussex Energy Group forms partnership with Global Wind Energy Council to work on Energy Transition

14 July 2021, Brighton – The Sussex Energy Group (SEG) has established a unique partnership with the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the international trade association for the global wind industry.

With this partnership, SEG has become the first university-based research group to form a partnership with GWEC to support the development of the wind sector and help the world achieve net zero by 2050 by sharing knowledge, undertaking research on crucial topics, and bringing together the next generation to support one of the world’s most important climate solutions.

The partnership includes annual work placements of University of Sussex Business School MSc Energy Policy students, study tours to key wind energy sites, data-sharing and collaboration on joint research papers on policy priorities for the clean energy transition, and inclusion of GWEC’s CEO Ben Backwell on the SEG board alongside a number of existing members representing interests from across the energy sector.