The Wind Energy Center at UTD – UTD Wind – is dedicated to the advancement of wind energy science and engineering
Model turbine testing with team from Technical University of Munich 
Mobile wind flow measurement station deployed at a Texas wind farm 
Students discussing research results with faculty members 
Participants of the WindSTAR Meeting hosted at UT Dallas in January 2025 
Ribbon cutting and the inauguration ceremony of the boundary layer and subsonic wind tunnel (BLAST) in July 2018 
Flow past a small commercial turbine in BLAST 
Team at flow measurement campaign in a Texas wind farm 
Large vertical axis wind turbine concept sponsored by the ARPAe ATLANTIS program
The Center conducts fundamental and applied research primarily in blades and rotors; control systems; fluid flows, materials and structural modeling and measurements; digital twins for wind turbines and their primary components; energy storage and grid integration. UTD Wind provides solutions to the wind power industry and works on novel turbine and system-level designs for land-based and offshore wind power. The center is composed of faculty members, research and administrative staff, and graduate and undergraduate students. UTD Wind was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.
Upcoming Events and Conferences
Torque 2026
June 3-5, 2026, Bruges, Belgium
The Science of making Torque from wind, commonly known as the Torque conference, is the leading scientific conference worldwide on wind energy. It is a biannual event of the European Academy of Wind Energy, with Torque 2026 being the 11th conference since its inception. The conference will be held at the Concertgebouw, a gem of modern architecture and a state-of-the-art venue, located directly adjacent to the historic city center.
Recent News
WindSTAR Receives NSF Grant To Power AI Research Projects
The University of Texas at Dallas has received continuing federal support for the Center for Wind Energy Science, Technology and Research (WindSTAR), a public-private research partnership designed to develop solutions for energy independence and reliability.
WindSTAR, which is run by UT Dallas and the University of Massachusetts Lowell, recently received a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has supported WindSTAR since it was founded in 2014.
Engineers’ New Design of Offshore Energy System Clears Key Hurdle
Dr. Todd Griffith and his team of University of Texas at Dallas researchers recently demonstrated through extensive testing that the prototype works. More than 15 years in the making, the design shows promise for capturing untapped potential energy from wind blowing across deep ocean water.
UTD Wind Graduate Student Presents at International Conference in Sweden
This September, graduate student Daniel Bouzolin from UTD Wind presented at the 20th annual PhD Seminar hosted by the Wind Energy section of Uppsala University, AptWind, and the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE). The three-day conference took place in Visby, Sweden and it allowed PhD researchers the opportunity to share their work among their peers as a way to get involved with an international community in wind energy.
UTD Wind Project Featured in Popular Trade Magazine
Research done on campus was featured as a focused article in the July 2024 issue of Wind Systems magazine. Wind Systems offers the wind-energy workforce timely, valuable information from key segment players and has been publishing news about the wind energy sector for 15 years.
Researchers Developing Technology To Improve Offshore Wind Safety
A team at UTD Wind was awarded $500,000 for a project funded through the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI). Their work focuses on developing safety and environmental improvements in offshore wind energy. The team will examine both fixed-bottom and floating offshore turbines through remote monitoring to reduce the human exposure to hazardous conditions.