Nader Samaan is a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) electrical engineer who supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office by helping grid operators understand the variability and uncertainty of wind power.
Wind Energy Technologies Office
September 26, 2022
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Nader Samaan
Nader Samaan is a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) electrical engineer who supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office by helping grid operators understand the variability and uncertainty of wind power. He also co-authors the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers journal papers on wind capacity value and wind power plant short circuit contributions—with more than 600 citations, the task isn’t exactly a breeze.
When asked for his favorite wind energy fact, Samaan provided a compelling anecdote from his experience prior to working for PNNL. He had been doing integration interconnect studies for one of the first wind projects in the Pacific Northwest and after he moved to PNNL, he realized one day that he was driving past wind farms he’d help simulate. Samaan helps us remember that, while it might not always feel like it day-to-day, our work in the wind industry is always steadily towering around us! Head over to PNNL’s website to learn more.