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DOE National Labs Partner with GE to Investigate Physics of Large, Land-Based Turbine Rotors

NREL and Sandia National Laboratories are partnering with GE to collect field measurements of a 2.8-MW land-based wind turbine operating in Texas. Data collected will help researchers enable more efficient capture of wind resources.

Wind Energy Technologies Office

November 9, 2021
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DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories are partnering with GE to collect field measurements of a 2.8-MW land-based wind turbine operating in Texas. Data collected will allow researchers to evaluate and improve the quality of computer simulations used for wind turbine research, design, and control—in turn enabling more efficient capture of wind resources.

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  • Wind Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • National Labs
  • Energy Demonstrations