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Letter from the Wind Energy Technologies Office Director from the Fall 2020 newsletter.

Suite of open-source, HPC-powered physics codes allows engineers to do everything but collect their mail inside a virtual wind power plant.

Supersized turbines could reduce costs, enhance value of wind energy—and more.

A deeper understanding of bearing axial cracking enables reliability assessments for individual turbines.

University researchers examine eagle physiology to inform and improve eagle deterrents.

New open-source tool helps stakeholders assess U.S. offshore wind power plant balance-of-system costs.

First comprehensive study of the U.S. wind fleet shows that the performance of newer plants declines less with age than older plants.

First-ever simulation could lead to vital understanding of wind power plant performance.

Microgrids, Infrastructure Resilience & Advanced Controls Launchpad project supports distributed wind industry.

Testing validates system accuracy, provides comprehensive picture of bird and bat activity.