A federal spending package passed by Congress and signed into law in December will boost a number of infrastructure projects at The University of Texas at Dallas. The package provides $1.6 million for UTD’s Wind Energy Center, which develops and tests technologies to advance wind energy science and engineering. Read More

A new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in wind energy systems funded by a National Science Foundation grant sparked a new undergraduate program on campus last summer, and a national turbine competition stirred up enthusiasm among a new student group.Read More

Researchers from the Center for Wind Energy at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD Wind) were heavily involved with the world-renowned international conference The Science of Making Torque from Wind (Torque) this past June. Hosted by the TU Delft Wind Energy Institute (DUWind), this 9th edition of Torque was held in the Netherlands and…

Vertical axis wind turbines were practically written out of collective memory just a few years ago, banished on account of cost and engineering obstacles. Suddenly they are back in the picture, thanks partly to the US Department of Energy. If all goes according to plan, the offshore wind industry can take also take credit for…