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
- See All Current Events
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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
- See All Current News
Strategic Wind Outreach Team (SWOT)
SWOT is responsible for the information presented on this website, and has developed several online tools for your use. The information includes wind power development at commercial and residential scales, and is represented in presentations, factsheets, maps, and other useful links for your benefit. The online tools include the Virginia Renewables Siting Scoring System (VRS3), the Landscape Classification System (LCS), and the NextStep online calculator.
Current Members
- Larry Atkinson, VCERC; Old Dominion University
- Theo deWolff, consultant
- Don Giecek, Director, VWEC; James Madison University
- George Hagerman, Research Director, VCERC; Advanced Research Institute at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Debra Jacobson, consultant; Lecturer, George Washington University School of Law
- Ken Jurman, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy – Energy Division
- Mitch King, Old Mill Power Company
- Remy Luerssen, VCERC/VWEC; James Madison University
- Jim Madden, BP Alternative Energy; Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC
- Jonathan Miles, U.S. Department of Energy; Professor, James Madison University
- Maria Papadakis, Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability & Professor, James Madison University
