- University of Minnesota and the Department of Energy Celebrate New Wind Energy Research Station
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University of Minnesota and the Department of Energy Celebrate New Wind Energy Research Station
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the University of Minnesota celebrated the installation of a 2.5-MW wind turbine at the University’s new Eolos Wind Energy Research Station in Rosemount, Minnesota, in October. Funded by DOE under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the installation of the new Clipper Liberty wind turbine and a 426-foot-tall meteorological tower will enable industry and university researchers to conduct tests that could improve wind turbine efficiency and help train the next generation of wind industry technicians and engineers. More.
In the News
Current R&D
- Advanced Wind Energy Projects Test Facility Moving to Texas Tech University
- 5-MW Dynamometer Ground Breaking
- Gamesa Installs 2-MW Wind Turbine at NWTC
- DOE’s New Large Blade Test Facility in Massachusetts Completes First Commercial Blade Tests
- LBNL Report Analyzes Fluctuating Wind Turbine Prices
- Argonne National Laboratory Partners with Advanced Magnet Lab to Develop First Fully Superconducting Direct-Drive Generator
- SNL Begins Field Testing on First SMART Blades
- PNNL Study Helping Improve Wind Predictions
Funding Opportunities
Mooring Technology for Floating Offshore Wind — Grant applications are sought by DOE's Small Business Innovation Research Program for new technologies that can provide low-cast, easily deployable mooring systems for floating offshore wind systems employing tension-leg platforms and tension-leg spars.
Recent Publications
- Annual Energy Review 2010, U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Continuous Reliability Enhancement for Wind (CREW) Database
- Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool Guidebook
- Economic Development Impact of 1,000 MW of Wind Energy in Texas
- Establishing an In-House Wind Maintenance Program
- "Exploration of Resource and Transmission Expansion Decisions in the Western Renewable Energy Zone Initiative," Energy Policy
- "Integration of Variable Generation, Cost-Causation, and Integration Costs," Electricity Journal, November 2011, Vol. 24, Issue 9
- IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
- Mass Market Demand Response and Variable Generation Integration Issues: A Scoping Study
- Strategies and Decision Support Systems for Integrating Variable Energy Resources in Control Centers for Reliable Grid Operations: Global Practices, Examples of Excellence and Lessons Learned
- "The Cost of Transmission for Wind Energy in the United States: A Review of Transmission Planning Studies," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
- The Role of Renewable Energy Certificates in Developing New Renewable Energy Projects
- Understanding Trends in Wind Turbine Prices Over the Past Decade
- Wind Energy Facilities and Residential Properties: The Effect of Proximity and View on Sales Prices