Wind Research

For nearly five decades, researchers from NREL have helped guide the development of energy technologies and crosscutting data and tools while advancing scientific and engineering knowledge.

The world-renowned expertise in NREL's research and development (R&D) program has been and continues to play an integral role in improving the integration of the nation’s abundant supply of wind into energy systems that improve global technology innovation and competitiveness, American energy access and affordability, and U.S. grid stability and reliance.

The National Wind Technology Center at the national lab’s Flatirons Campus is home to world-class facilities near the windy Rocky Mountains in Colorado. This site provides an ideal environment for partners in industry, government, and academia to collaborate and access one-of-a-kind testing equipment that includes simulated and real-world control systems and grid integration for wind, battery, and hydrogen resources.

In coordination with international experts, NREL is also leading the discussion of critical challenges in the R&D of wind energy.