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Garrett Barter

Group Manager III-Systems Engineering


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Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7757-8853

Garrett Barter's expertise is in computational methods, techno-economic analysis, and design optimization.  At NREL, Garrett leads the Wind Systems Engineering research program, with a particular emphasis on floating offshore wind technology. In this capacity, Garrett oversees development on the Wind-Plant Integrated System Design and Engineering Model (WISDEM). Garrett is also involved in coordinating the broader wind and water portfolio of external partnerships. Prior to joining NREL, Garrett worked at Ball Aerospace and Sandia National Laboratories.  In these roles, Garrett has engaged in broad systems analysis studies across many disciplines for the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and Energy.

Research Interests

Wind system engineering

Modeling and simulation

Offshore wind

Education

Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professional Experience

Researcher V-Mechanical Engineering, NREL (2017Present)

Mission Systems Team Lead, Ball Aerospace (20142017)

Principle Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories (20082014)

Featured Work

A Systems Engineering Vision for Floating Offshore Wind Cost Optimization, Renewable Energy Focus (2020)

IEA Wind TCP Task 37: Definition of the IEA 15-Megawatt Offshore Reference Wind Turbine, NREL Technical Report (2020)


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