NREL Studies Wind Farm Aerodynamics to Improve Siting (Fact Sheet)

Program Document · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1039072· OSTI ID:1039072

NREL researchers have used high-tech instruments and high-performance computing to understand atmospheric turbulence and turbine wake behavior in order to improve wind turbine design and siting within wind farms.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1039072
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-6A42-53609; TRN: US201209%%305
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Innovation: The Spectrum of Clean Energy Innovation, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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