Current Events
- June 20-22 - State Wind Energy Symposium – Harrisonburg, VA
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - June 16 - KidWind Challenge - Harrisonburg, VA
- June 3-6 - AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 - Atlanta, GA
- Aug 6-9 Wind Energy Engineering Short Course at Penn State University
- May 16 - WPA Webinar: Careers in Wind Energy
- April 28-29 - USA Science and Engineering Festival – Washington, D.C.
- April 19- May 23 - Wind Manufacturing Opportunities Webinars
- April 10-June 22 - 500 Miles/500 Stories
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Wind News in the Region
- Updated U.S. Installed Wind Capacity Map
- Distributed Wind Case Study: Cross Island Farms, Wellesley Island, NY
- Virginia OKs Offshore Wind Energy Turbine
- New Guidelines a Step Forward for Bird-Friendly Wind Development
- Dominion Virginia Power interested in VA Offshore Wind Generation
- Wind Conference in Charlotte focuses on Southeast Cooperation
- Energy Department Announces $180 Million for New Initiative to Deploy Offshore
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Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative
- Beech Ridge Wind Farm, 2011
Just as the wind industry has grown in the USA, so has the Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative (VWEC). Since its growth, the Virginia Center for Wind Energy was established to house VWEC and several other programs. VWEC was established to educate the public and inform decision-makers about wind power development in Virginia, in support of the Commonwealth’s need for reliable and affordable energy, environmental quality, and economic development.
The Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative supports the balanced development of wind-derived energy in Virginia by providing information and analyses relevant to utility-scale, community-based, and smaller-scale applications. VWEC also provides a forum for collaboration among stakeholders and organizations interested in the benefits and opportunities associated with wind power development in the Commonwealth.
This website provides information about wind Power in Virginia that includes presentations, maps and factsheets; as well as online tools, ordinance writing and public inquiries.
VWEC is Virginia’s Wind Working Group (WWG) and has helped develop the Strategic Wind Outreach Team (SWOT).
VWEC is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy – Energy Division. VWEC facilitates a range of activities and events that serve small businesses, utilities, non-profit organizations, wind developers, consultants, public officials, landowners, environmental organizations, universities, government agencies, and Virginia’s communities.