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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.

Applications now being accepted for 2012 Wind for Schools Program, due January 16, 2012 (extended from the 11th)
PA teachers are invited to attend a wind energy science workshop Feb 18, 2012 to learn more about how to engage their students in the upcoming KidWind Challenge.
Four schools have been selected as host schools in the 2011 PA Wind for Schools program.
- Hazelton Area High School
- Greater Johstown Career & Technology Center
- Mt. Nittany Elementary/Middle School
- Northwestern High School

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.