Blue Ridge Wind Collaborative
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Faculty Advisors
Nanyaporn Intaratep, Virginia Tech University
Jonathan Miles, James Madison University
Student Leads
Jaedyn Williams, Virginia Tech University
Sean Do, Virginia Tech University
Isabella Lindblad, James Madison University
The Blue Ridge Wind Collaborative Collegiate Wind Competition team includes students from Virginia Tech (from left to right) in the back row: Henry Thompson, Silas Nickerson, Carl Blome, Jackson Andrew, Daniel Befekadu, Juan Martinez-Medina, Nick Landicho, Puneeth Vangumalla, Josh Grubb, Theodore Moss, Jack Kreager, Quinn McIver, Ben Dye, Adam Osterhout, Dane Barnes, Matthew Lewis, Alex Kellenberger, Marcos Chapa; and in the front row: Walter Lin, Timothy Estrada, Megan Pritchard, Sai Ashraya Chegu, Reve Meili, Kate Douglas, Carolyn North, Ayah Ali, and Jaedyn Williams.
The Blue Ridge Wind Collaborative Collegiate Wind Competition team includes students from James Madison University (from left to right) in the back row: Nicole Parks, Eliana Lewis, Lorelai Lamoureux, Isabella Lindblad, Georgia Barefoot; and in the front row: Alex Garcia, Christopher Lesley, Stepan Toporkov, Sam Mclntire, Peter Fyffe, and Harrison McQuillan.
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The Blue Ridge Wind Collaborative (BWRC) brings together members of two returning U.S Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC) teams from Virginia-based universities. We call ourselves the Blue Ridge Wind Collective, and our goal, through this collaboration, is to capitalize on both schools' past successes and established skills to execute a thorough, advanced project for each contest in the 2024 CWC.
Representing both institutions, our members will ideally complement each other by bringing different expertise to the table, such as technical skills from our Virginia Tech students and project development experience from our James Madison University students. Our team is also relying on our collective understanding of land-based and offshore wind energy industry standards, project development logistics, prototype testing, and financial modeling to get ahead in the competition.
We have committed to a robust outreach plan, which includes engaging activities in local K–12 schools, on our campuses, and in our communities. Ultimately, we all hope our participation will help hone our skills and prepare us to join the growing clean energy workforce in Virginia and beyond.