A Shift in the Wind

The Penn State Wind Energy Club has taken home several national titles as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition, including first place finishes in 2014, 2016, and 2017. Read more about the team’s history in the following feature...

Penn State Students Earn Top Awards in Collegiate Wind Competion

As reported by Chris Spallino at Penn State News: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — You never know which way the wind might blow. But one thing is for certain — the Penn State Wind Energy Club blew away the competition at the U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition...

Five-Year Wind PTC Extension

As stated by the U.S. Department of Energy: On December 18, Congress voted to approve the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, which includes a 5-year extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). President Obama signed the legislation. As a result,...

Penn State selected for 2016 Collegiate Wind Competition

As reported by Cole Hons at Penn State News: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has selected Penn State to be one of 12 colleges that will compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition 2016. The event...

Wind energy discussed on WPSU-TV’s ‘Conversations LIVE’

On January 22, 2015, Susan Stewart, research associate in the aerospace engineering and architectural engineering departments, and Tamara Gagnolet, energy program and geographical information science manager at The Nature Conservancy’s Pennsylvania office,  joined...