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Wind Energy at Penn State

Penn State has the broad multidisciplinary expertise needed to advance the economical and environmentally responsible development of wind power in the U.S. Please explore this site to find more information about our research, education and outreach activities pertaining to wind energy.

The Penn State Wind Energy
Engineering Short Course will be offered againAugust 6-9, 2012. See the short course website for more information and registration details.
The Pennsylvania Wind for Schools Program, CSATS, KidWind and the Women of Wind Energy (WOWE) are hosting a KidWind Challenge May 5th at the Park Forest Middle School. For more information click here.

A Penn State team was awarded $1.2 million from the Department of Energy for the development of a "Cyber Wind Facility" directed at offshore wind power. The PI for the project is James Brasseur (Mechanical Engineering) and the co-PIs are Eric Paterson (ARL), Sven Schmitz (Aerospace Engineering) and Robert Campbell (ARL). Sue Haupt at NCAR is a collaborator. This was one of 41 awards and $43 million recently awarded by the DOE to speed technical innovations in offshore wind energy systems.
National Academies Report released on "Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines: Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation - Special Report 305." Dr. Susan Stewart (Aerospace Engineering) was on the authoring committee for the Transportation Research Board.
The PA Wind for Schools Program is in its 2nd year. For more information click on the image below.