When wind passes through a turbine, it spins the blades, transferring energy from the atmosphere to the machine and eventually to powering our homes. As the wind moves past those spinning blades, the once smooth flow becomes a turbulent mix …
Prof. Dennice Gayme of Johns Hopkins University spent the day at UMass Amherst on November 13, meeting with faculty and students before giving a guest lecture in the MIE Wind Energy Systems class. Her talk, titled Wind farms: wake interactions …
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Stephen Ampleman, a mechanical engineering PhD student from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, spent the summer working with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to develop supervisory control laws for hybrid power plants. These hybrid power plants, which typically consist …
Oriane Nana, an electrical engineering major from Johns Hopkins University, spent the summer working with Triton Anchor to make a controller for an offshore installation system. Oriane noted, “My favorite part of this internship is the autonomy I have in …
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Danu Riyanto, a PhD candidate in Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, is developing realistic models to accurately predict the impact of tropical cyclones on offshore wind turbines. His work allows for the development of more resilient offshore wind turbines.
ARROW faculty, postdocs, and students had the opportunity to meet with Assistant Secretary Crystal Johnson and the Massachusetts Office of Environmental Justice & Equity to discuss innovations from the university of Massachusetts Amherst that are building a more sustainable and …
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Congratulations to Dr. Gilbert Ye, who, in collaboration with Northeastern University’s ARROW lead, Dr. Andrew Myers, just received an $882K NSF Collaborative Research grant to develop an experiential learning framework for offshore wind education. The grant, titled ” Engaging and Preparing the Offshore Wind Workforce …
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Meet the students of ARROW! Adriano Giangiardi is a Master’s student at UMass Dartmouth, where he studies how offshore wind turbines interact with ocean dynamics and how we can increase OSW efficiency while minimizing ecological impact.
Meet the students of ARROW! Oyewole Abe, a 4th year PhD Student in Civil Engineering at College of Engineering, UMass Amherst, is developing more stable monopile foundations for offshore wind turbines.
Meet the students of ARROW! Keith Hankowsky is making waves at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth‘s School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST), where he studies fish populations to help ensure offshore wind development supports healthy marine ecosystems.