CU Boulder Wind Team
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
Faculty Advisor
Roark Lanning
Student Lead
Elyse Debarros
The CU Boulder Wind Team includes (from left to right) in the back row: Loren Peterson, Stewart Rojec, Dane Robinson, Liam West, Megan Finnigan, Jacqueline Hall, Carver Lindley, and Donggyu Jang; and in the front row: Tim Herwig, Preston Brumley, Aria Mundy, Daniel Sherry, Kaity Plutt, Julia Gentile, Mia Lonergan, and Elyse DeBarros.
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Instagram: @Cuwindteam | @cu.wind.club
LinkedIn: CU Boulder Student Wind Energy Team
Spotify: Get Blown Away
At the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), our team is comprised of undergraduate engineers eager to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC) for our year-long senior capstone projects. Our university first participated in the CWC in 2021 as a learn-along team and then as a competing team in 2022 and 2023—winning third place overall in 2023. Our team is united by a passion for renewable energy technology and the desire to address the climate crisis.
By participating in the CWC, we go "deep in the weeds" with the technical details of turbine design, step back and look at the big picture of wind energy project development, and spread the word about wind energy through events, partnerships, outreach, and even a new podcast, called Get Blown Away, in which, for our second episode, we interviewed Colorado State Sen. Chris Hansen about energy policy. We are excited to continue to compete in the CWC in 2024 and for the chance to contribute to a future in which renewable resources account for most energy generation and a smart grid supports the world’s energy needs.