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
New Forces Power Passion for Wind Energy Research, Student Group
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
UTD Wind Had A Strong Presence At Prestigious International Conference
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 Not Dead Yet, Says ARPA-E
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…
UTD Wind Students Present at International Conference in Portugal
This November, graduate students from UTD Wind presented at the 17th annual PhD Seminar hosted by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto and the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE). The three-day conference took place in Porto, Portugal and it allowed PhD researchers the opportunity to share their work among their peers…
Engineer’s Marine Aerosol Research Gets Lift with CAREER Award
The mechanics of how particles, such as spilled oil droplets over the ocean surface, become trapped and transported through the wind and the atmosphere are not well understood. Dr. Giacomo Iungo, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas and principal investigator of the Wind, Fluids,…
The Griffith Lab has the Power to Change
The power of wind has been used for centuries to make human lives better and easier. In the past, it was used to produce food, grind grain, pump water, and cut wood at sawmills1. Today’s modern wind machines output electricity using massive—lengths greater than a football field—rotating blades. A turbine with blades over 350 feet…
Wind Energy with Dr. Rotea
Dr. Mario Rotea is the Erik Jonsson Chair and Professor and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Rotea also serves as Director of UT Dallas’ WindSTAR Center. His research involves optimization and control of wind energy systems. Dr. Rotea took a beat to discuss why his research matters and the impact he hopes…
Team Develops Floating Turbine To Harvest Deep-Ocean Wind Energy
The wind over deep-sea waters offers the potential to become one of the country’s largest renewable energy sources. University of Texas at Dallas researcher Dr. Todd Griffith has spent years working on an offshore turbine design that can convert those deep-ocean winds into electricity. Recently, Griffith received a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy…
New Wind Tunnel Generates Energetic Possibilities for the University
The University of Texas at Dallas recently unveiled a new, on-campus wind tunnel — the Boundary Layer and Subsonic Tunnel (BLAST) — that could potentially impact a wide range of areas, from science and industry to student research. “With the experimental capabilities made possible by the BLAST wind tunnel, coupled with UT Dallas’ extensive capabilities in high-performance…