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The Energy Engineering Institute is engaged in all facets of wind energy, including major advances in research, technology development, and technology demonstration and deployment, along with innovative educational advances related to wind energy. This will include envisioning and planning for a global role for Texas in wind energy expertise, as well as serving as savvy economic development and commercialization leaders of integrated, comprehensive, sustainable energy systems - of which wind energy will be one very robust component.

 

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Bluenergy Solarwind and Texas A&M to Collaborate on Wind Turbine Development

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Areas of Expertise

To see a list of Texas A&M faculty with expertise in wind energy, click on "Expertise" above.

  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Aerodynamics and materials
  • Blade design and positioning
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Drive train components
  • Bearings, seals, gearing
  • Motor/generator (higher power density, efficiency)
  • Blade pitch and turret control
  • Braking systems
  • Energy storage and regenerative braking
  • Nacelle design
  • Offshore component corrosion
  • Dynamics, modeling and structures
  • Coastal
  • Offshore
  • Manufacturing technology
  • Power electronics
  • Sensors and sensor systems
  • Smart power grid
  • Turbo machinery
  • Wind measurement