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Maureen Hand

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Maureen Hand is a member of the Technology Systems and Sustainability Analysis Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.

Senior Engineer
On staff since 1995
Phone number: 303-384-6933
E-mail: maureen.hand@nrel.gov

Analysis expertise

  • Active control systems for utility-scale wind turbines
  • Advanced control systems
  • Numerical modeling and control system design
  • Assessing future wind technology cost and performance estimates
  • Survey methods for estimating the value of wind energy

Primary research interests

  • Developing transparent cost model for wind energy
  • Electric system modeling scenarios
  • Wind technology development risk analysis
  • Wind turbine cost and scaling model development

Education and background training

  • Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2003
  • M.S. in mechanical engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1999
  • B.S. in mechanical engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 1994

Other affiliations

  • Vice-chair, Mechanical Engineering Department External Advisory Board, University of Wyoming
  • Member, Wind Energy Technician Advisory Board, Laramie County Community College
  • Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Wind Energy Technical Committee

Selected publications

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Denholm, P.; Hand, M.; Jackson, M.; Ong, S. (2009). Land Use Requirements of Modern Wind Power Plants in the United States. 46 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-6A2-45834.

Hand, M.; Blair, N.; Bolinger, M.; Wiser, R.; O'Connell, R.; Hern, T.; Miller, B. (2008). Power System Modeling of 20% Wind-Generated Electricity by 2030: Preprint. 11 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-500-42794.

Blair, N.; Hand, M.; Short, W.; Sullivan, P. (2008). Modeling Sensitivities to the 20% Wind Scenario Report with the WinDS Model. 22 pp.; NREL Report No. CP-670-43511.

Laxson, A.; Hand, M. M.; Blair, N. (2006). High Wind Penetration Impact on U.S. Wind Manufacturing Capacity and Critical Resources.

Fingersh, L.; Hand, M.; Laxson, A. (2006). Wind Turbine Design Cost and Scaling Model. 43 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-500-40566.

Full list of Maureen Hand publications (NREL)