Opportunities for Engineers Increase as Wind Energy Grows
Author: Zoe Getman-Pickering
ARROW Launches FLEx: A Faculty Learning Exchange to Elevate OSW Education
Ireland's first and only operational offshore wind farm at the Arklow Bank Wind Park (Phase 1), off the coast of Arklow, Co. Wicklow. Constructed in 2003/04, the seven wind turbines have a capacity of 25.2 MW and they are owned and operated by GE Energy. By Neil Michael (16.11.21)
This past week, we launched FLEx, our Faculty Learning Exchange program. FLEx connects faculty from ARROW institutions nationwide, fostering collaboration through shared expertise, best practices, and course materials—all aimed at strengthening the offshore wind (OSW) education landscape. To kick things …
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ARROW Leadership meets with British Consul General
ARROW Director Sanjay Arwade presented ARROWs history and plans to the British Consul General in Boston, David Clay. They discussed building additional connections and collaborations with British institutions.
ARROW holds External Advisory Board Meeting
Arrow met with more than thirty members of its External Advisory Board. The ARROW team recently hosted its External Advisory Board meeting, bringing together researchers, key stakeholders and state sponsors. The meeting provided an opportunity to share updates on ARROW’s …
ARROW is Hiring: Postdoctoral Research Associate
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About UMass Amherst UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth’s flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts …
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ARROW Faculty Publish Wind Energy Explained, 3rd Edition
ARROW faculty Jim Manwell and Emmanuel Branlard published Wind Energy Explained: On Land and Offshore, 3rd Edition. This book is the seminal work on wind energy engineering, which has been updated to meet the needs of the burgeoning wind industry. …
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ARROW Welcomes Its First Student
This January, ARROW welcomes its first student, Arash Khojaste, a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts industrial engineering program. Arash is developing models to enable the seamless integration of renewable energy, with a particular focus on offshore wind, into …
ARROW Teaches ELEVATE Students Wind Turbine Basics
ARROW Faculty Sanjay Arwade and David Schmitt taught a module on wind turbine blade pitch and yaw to a group of 15 trans-disciplinary students at UMass Amherst. Using model turbines, the students adjusted blade pitch, and rotor yaw, and tried …
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ARROW Presents and Represents at NOWRDC
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ARROW faculty Andy Myers from Northeastern University presented the results of his work on “Ensuring Long-Term Availability and Bankability of Offshore Wind Through Hurricane Risk Assessment and Mitigation” as part of a session on Proactive Risk Mitigation at the NOWRDC meeting in Washington, DC.