The National Wind Technology Center comprises the necessary infrastructure, highly experienced staff, and state-of-the-art equipment needed to provide its partners and stakeholders with a full spectrum of research and development capabilities to develop everything at one location.
From conceptualizing taller turbines capable of greater energy capture to assessing the United States' offshore wind energy needs and potential, the National Wind Technology Center drives industry acceleration. The 305-acre site experiences diverse and vigorous wind patterns of more than 100 miles per hour, making it the ideal setting for evaluating the reliability and performance of wind turbines.
Land-Based Wind
Wind power plant controls, reliability, and full-scale field research validation
Distributed Wind
Small wind design, modeling, simulation, resource characterization, analysis, and manufacturing
Offshore Wind
Offshore wind controls, reliability, modeling and simulation, and validation and certification
Grid Integration
Wind power grid system characterization data and models
Market Acceleration
Deployment energy and economic analysis, maps, forecasting, workforce development, and education
