The Great Plains Wind Power Test Facility
- Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)
This multi-year, multi-faceted project was focused on the continued development of a nationally-recognized facility for the testing, characterization, and improvement of grid-connected wind turbines, integrated wind-water desalination systems, and related educational and outreach topics. The project involved numerous faculty and graduate students from various engineering departments, as well as others from the departments of Geosciences (in particular the Atmospheric Science Group) and Economics. It was organized through the National Wind Institute (NWI), which serves as an intellectual hub for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, commercialization and education related to wind science, wind energy, wind engineering and wind hazard mitigation at Texas Tech University (TTU). Largely executed by an academic based team, the project resulted in approximately 38 peer-reviewed publications, 99 conference presentations, the development/expansion of several experimental facilities, and two provisional patents.
- Research Organization:
- Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- Contributing Organization:
- Elizabeth State University
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-06GO86092
- OSTI ID:
- 1117320
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-TTU-86092
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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