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Virginia Center For Wind Energy At JMU Blazes Trail

Posted: June 21, 2012

A Bergey XL-R turbine reaches for the sky at the new Small Wind Training and Testing Facility located on James Madison University’s East Campus on Wednesday in Harrisonburg. The center officially opens today. (Photos by Michelle Gabro / DN-R)
Peggy Ancona and her husband Dan (center), Vice President of Renewable Energy at Princeton Energy Resources International, participate in a tour of the new Small Wind Training and Testing Facility led by Jonathan Miles (right), Director of the Virginia Center for Wind Energy at JMU.
Peggy Ancona and her husband Dan, Vice President of Renewable Energy at Princeton Energy Resources International, admire the Bergey XL-R turbine during a tour of the new Small Wind Training and Testing Facility led by Jonathan Miles (right), Director of the Virginia Center for Wind Energy at JMU.
Dr. Jonathan Miles, Director of the Virginia Center for Wind Energy at JMU, leads a tour of the new Small Wind Training and Testing Facility, located across from the Rose Library, on Wednesday.
Jonathan Miles, director of the Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University, leads a tour of the new Small Wind Training and Testing Facility located across from the Rose Library on Wednesday. To the left, a Skystream turbine is displayed outside the facility.

HARRISONBURG — A one-of-a-kind addition to James Madison University’s East Campus is helping the university maintain its growing reputation as a leader in the state’s wind energy research...



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