New article published about the current Department of Energy goals for wind energy
Professor Sara Pryor (EAS) and Professor Rebecca Barthelmie (MAE) published an article last week showing that the current Department of Energy goals for wind energy (20% of electricity in 2030) are both feasible and will have almost undetectable impacts on local meteorology. The article published in Nature Scientific Reports is based on an extensive series of high-resolution simulations funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Read more