American Wind Energy Association

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association formed in 1974, representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, service providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry.[1]

AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for consumers in the U.S. and around the world and has around 1,000 member organizations.

Legislative efforts

AWEA staff lobby the U.S. Congress to promote policies encouraging investment in wind energy and provide statistics and data on the wind industry. Additionally, they make policy recommendations and testify on various issues.

AWEA supports policies which it asserts will generate investment in the U.S. economy, improve U.S. energy security, and slow climate change, including extension of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for wind energy, establishment of a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), adoption of climate change policy that recognizes wind energy as a major near-term option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, support for efforts to strengthen and expand the U.S. electric transmission system, and support for a strong federal wind energy research program.[2]

Annual industry conference

AWEA hosts the annual WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, which is the largest annual wind conference and exhibition in the world. WINDPOWER features an exhibition of wind energy technology, including large-scale components, as well as presentations on industry trends, technology developments, and renewable energy policy developments.[3]

Wind Tower Standardization Efforts

In December 2009, AWEA coordinated with the Telecommunications Industry Association's Engineering Committee, to research and formulate recommendations to address the technical aspects of the design and maintenance of structures supporting small wind generators based upon the approaches outlined in the existing communications tower standard.[4]

Other

AWEA's current CEO is Tom Kiernan. Kiernan was formerly President of the National Parks Conservation Association.

See also

References
  1. American Wind Energy Association Promotes Environmental Stewardship in 2005 Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. AWEA Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Wind power expo". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  4. "TIA online press release". Archived from the original on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
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