Wind
Facilities and Equipment
- Uniquely suited to support the deployment of new technologies
- Provide distribution support for the power off take from the site
- Excellent wind resources: 8.2m/s at 78m
- 67-acre field site at the Reese Technology Center for full-scale testing and measurement
Team Leaders
- Mark Harral, Group NIRE CEO
- Michael Giesselmann, Texas Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Chair
- Stephen B. Bayne, Texas Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering Researcher
- Daan Liang, Texas Tech National Wind Institute (NWI) Interim Director and Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Researcher
- John Schroeder, Texas Tech Atmospheric Science Researcher
Experience
- Wind Turbine Power Production and Certification
- Partnering with DNV-GL to provide energy related certification activities
- Facilitate OEMs to deploy prototypes
- 4 Major Wind Turbine Manufacturers on site
- Collaborated with Sandia National Labs to develop Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT)