NWTC-University of Colorado Unmanned Aerial Systems Wind Turbine Wakes and Radar Tracking Demonstration NREL Tracking No. 14-024 Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308 CX(s) Applied: A9, A11, B3.2, B3.6 National Renewable Energy Laboratory Date: 10/07/...
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NWTC-University of Colorado Unmanned Aerial Systems Wind Turbine Wakes and Radar Tracking Demonstration NREL Tracking No. 14-024
Award Number: DE-AC36-08GO28308
CX(s) Applied: A9, A11, B3.2, B3.6
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Date: 10/07/2014
Location(s): Colorado
Office(s): Golden Field Office
This proposed project would consist of studying wake flow characteristics and collecting wake flow data, as well as, radar system data with an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), located southeast of the intersection of Colorado Highway (CO) 93 and CO-128 in Jefferson County, Colorado. The NWTC is a federally-owned facility that consists of 305 acres and is primarily utilized for wind energy research, development and testing.