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Western Wind Acheives TSX Venture Top 50 Again for 2012

VANCOUVER, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Western Wind Energy Corp. -- (TSXV: WND) (OTCQX: WNDEF) is pleased to report today, that the TSX Venture Exchange announced its 2012 TSX Venture Top 50.  Western Wind ranked 3(rd) from the top in clean tech sector.

The 2012 TSX Venture 50 is a ranking of strong performers on TSX Venture Exchange. It is comprised of ten companies from each of the following five sectors: Mining, Oil & Gas, Diversified Industries, Clean Technology and Technology & Life Sciences.

"The 2012 TSX Venture 50 is made up of listed companies that have stood out and excelled," said John McCoach, President, TSX Venture Exchange. "We are pleased to recognize these companies and wish each of them continued growth and success."

The companies were ranked based on the following criteria - with equal weighting assigned to each: market capitalization growth, share price appreciation, trading volume and analyst coverage.

About Western Wind Energy Corp.

Western Wind Energy Corp. (OTCQX:  WNDEF; TSXV: WND) trades in the United States on the OTCQX under the symbol "WNDEF" and on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "WND".  Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable energy production company that directly owns over 165.5 MW of rated solar and wind capacity in production in the States of California and Arizona. Western Wind further owns substantial additional development assets for both solar and wind energy in California, Arizona, Ontario, Canada and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Western Wind is in the business of owning and operating wind and solar energy generating facilities.  Management of Western Wind includes individuals involved in the operations and ownership of utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"SIGNED"

Jeffrey J. Ciachurski
President & Chief Executive Officer

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" under applicable securities laws, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements.  Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "plans", "will", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "may", "could", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and actual events or results may differ materially.  There are many factors that could cause such actual events or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by such statements.  Such factors include, but are not limited to, the state of the Company's business activities and various factors discussed in the Company's annual report and annual information contained in the Company's 20F Annual Report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and securities regulators in Canada.  Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and the Company assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later events or developments, except as required by law.

SOURCE Western Wind Energy