2021 Wind Program Peer Review Report and Presentations

Peer Review Presentations

View presentations from the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Program Virtual 2021 Peer Review meeting on August 2–5, 2021. View the agenda.

Analysis & Modeling

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Program Overview: Analysis and Modeling	Plenary	Patrick Gilman
Modeling and Analysis to Inform WETO R&D	Plenary	Ryan Wiser - LBNL
Distributed Wind R&D Analysis and Support	Plenary	Alice Orell - PNNL
Wind Plant Technology Characterization	Plenary	Matt Shields - NREL
Spatial Analysis for Wind Technology Development	Plenary	Anthony Lopez - NREL
Energy Sector Modeling and Impacts Analysis	Plenary	Trieu Mai - NREL
Wind Analysis for Priority Needs	Plenary	Eric Lantz - NREL
Performance, Risk, Uncertainty, and Finance: Wind Plant Performance Benchmarking	Plenary	Jason Fields - NREL

Atmosphere to Electrons

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Atmosphere to Electrons	Tech RD&T	Ben Hallissy
Data Archive and Portal	Tech RD&T	Chitra Sivaraman - PNNL
Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP) II Extended Analysis	Tech RD&T	Will Shaw - Multi (PNNL, ANL, LLNL, NREL)
Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling \| Model Development & Validation	Tech RD&T	Sue Ellen Haupt - Multi (NCAR, PNNL, LLNL, NREL, LANL)
Energy Research and Forecast Modeling	Tech RD&T	Jeffrey D. Mirocha - Multi (LLNL, ANL, NREL, PNNL)
High-Fidelity Modeling	Tech RD&T	Mike Sprague - Multi (NREL, SNL)
Advanced Flow Control Science for Wind Plants	Tech RD&T	Paul Fleming - NREL
Systems Engineering and Optimization	Tech RD&T	Garrett Barter - NREL
Multi-Physics Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification	Tech RD&T	Jason Jonkman - NREL
Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification of Wind Plant Models Project	Tech RD&T	David Maniaci - SNL
Modeling and Validation for Offshore Wind	Tech RD&T	Amy Robertson - NREL
Aeroacoustic Assessment of Wind Plant Control	Tech RD&T	Nicholas Hamilton - NREL
Rotor Wake Measurements and Predictions for Validation	Tech RD&T	Jonathan W. Naughton, Pat Moriarty - Multi (NREL, SNL)
American Wake Experiment (AWAKEN)	Tech RD&T	Pat Moriarty - Multi (NREL, LLNL, PNNL, SNL)

Distributed Wind

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Distributed Wind R&D	Tech RD&T	Patrick Gilman
Distributed Wind Research, Development, and Testing	Tech RD&T	Ian Baring-Gould - NREL
Tools Assessing Performance	Tech RD&T	Heidi Tinnesand - Multi (NREL, ANL, PNNL, LANL)
Microgrids, Infrastructure Resilience and Advance Controls Launchpad	Tech RD&T	Jim Reilly - Multi (NREL, INL, PNNL, SNL)
Defense and Disaster Deployable Wind	Tech RD&T	Brian Naughton - Multi (SNL, INL, NREL)
Distributed Wind Energy Strategic and Technical Engagement	Tech RD&T	Ian Baring-Gould - NREL

Environmental Research

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Environmental Research	ESW&G	Jim Ahlgrimm
Wind Operational Issue Mitigation	ESW&G	Cris Hein - NREL
Wind Operational Issue Mitigation	ESW&G	Alicia M. Gorton - PNNL
Passive Ultrasonic Deterrents to Reduce Bat Mortality in Wind Farms	ESW&G	Anupam Sharma - Idaho State University
Bat Smart Curtailment: Efficacy and Operational Testing	ESW&G	Christine Sutter - Natural Power Concepts
Advanced Collision Detection and Site Monitoring for Avian and Bat Species for Offshore Wind Energy	ESW&G	Matt Johnston - Oklahoma State University
Coastal Acoustic Buoy for Offshore Wind	ESW&G	Jason Wood - SMRU Consulting

Grid Integration

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Grid Integration	ESW&G	Jian Fu
North American Renewable Integration Study	ESW&G	Greg Brinkman - NREL
Continental-Scale Transmission Modeling Methods for Grid Integration Analysis	ESW&G	Greg Brinkman - NREL
Enhancing Reliable and Accurate Weather Forecasts for Increased Grid Reliability for Wind with Dynamic Line Rating	ESW&G	Jake Gentle - INL
Atmosphere to Electrons to Grid	ESW&G	Dave Corbus - NREL
Wind Power as Virtual Synchronous Generation	ESW&G	Vahan Gevorgian - NREL
Advanced Modeling, Dynamic Stability Analysis, and Mitigation of Control Interactions in Wind Power Plants	ESW&G	Shahil Shah - NREL
Roadmap for Wind Cybersecurity	ESW&G	Jake Gentle - Multi (INL, NREL, SNL)
Hardening Wind Energy Systems from Cyber Threats	ESW&G	Jay Johnson - Multi (SNL, INL)
North American Energy Resiliency Model	ESW&G	Jessica Lau - NREL
Wind Grid Integration Stakeholder Engagement	ESW&G	Dave Corbus - NREL

Materials & Manufacturing

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Materials and Manufacturing	Tech RD&T	Ben Murray
Big Adaptive Rotor	Tech RD&T	Nick Johnson - Multi (SNL, LBNL, NREL, ORNL)
Carbon Fiber Material Design for Targeted Performance Enhancement	Tech RD&T	Robert Norris - Multi (ORNL, SNL)
Fusion Joining of Thermoplastic Composites Using Energy Efficient Processes (TCF)	Tech RD&T	Robynne Murray - NREL
3D Printed Core Structures for Wind Turbine Blades	Tech RD&T	Scott Carron - Multi (NREL, ORNL)
Additive Manufacturing in Wind Turbine Components and Tooling	Tech RD&T	Brian K. Post - Multi (ORNL, NREL)
Manufacturing and Additive Design of an Electric Machine Enabled by 3D Printing	Tech RD&T	Latha Sethuraman - Multi (NREL, ORNL)
Wind Turbine Drivetrain Reliability	Tech RD&T	Jonathan Keller - NREL
Wind Turbine Drivetrain Reliability: Advanced Materials	Tech RD&T	Aaron Greco - ANL
Wind Turbine Drivetrain Reliability Assessment and Remaining Useful Life Prediction (TCF)	Tech RD&T	Shawn Sheng - NREL
Wind Turbine Blade Durability and Damage Tolerance	Tech RD&T	Josh Paquette - SNL

Offshore Wind Demonstrations

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Offshore Wind Energy Demonstrations	Tech RD&T	Nathan McKenzie
Offshore Wind Demo	Tech RD&T	Habib Dagher - University of Maine
Offshore Wind Demo	Tech RD&T	David Karpinski - LEEDCo

Offshore Wind Research

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Offshore Wind R&D	Tech RD&T	Nate McKenzie
National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium	Tech RD&T	Haiyan Sun - New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Advanced Next Generation High Efficiency Lightweight Wind Turbine Generator	Tech RD&T	Tim MacDonald - American Superconductor Corporation
High Efficiency Ultra-Light Superconducting Generator for Offshore Wind	Tech RD&T	David Torrey - General Electric
Model Test of an Innovative Offshore Floating Wind System (TCF)	Tech RD&T	Senu Sirnivas - NREL
U.S. Department of Energy Offshore Wind Lidar Buoy Deployments	Tech RD&T	Alicia M. Gorton - PNNL
Lidar Buoy Science	Tech RD&T	Raghu Krishnamurthy - PNNL
Offshore Wind Resource Sciences Work	Tech RD&T	Will Shaw - Multi (PNNL, ANL, LLNL, NREL)

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Program Overview: Environmental, Siting, Workforce, and Grid	Plenary	Jim Ahlgrimm
Program Overview: Technology Research, Development, and Testing	Plenary	Michael Derby

Regulatory & Siting

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Regulatory and Siting Session Overview	ESW&G	Patrick Gilman
Siting: Radar Wind-Turbine Radar Cross Section Mitigation	ESW&G	Benjamin Karlson - SNL
Siting: Radar Wind-Turbine RCS Mitigation	ESW&G	Jason Biddle - MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Stakeholder Engagement & Workforce

Project Name	Track	Presenter
Session Overview: Stakeholder Engagement and Workforce	ESW&G	Maggie Yancey
WETO Community Impacts Research & Outreach – Social Science Strategy	ESW&G	Maggie Yancey
United States Wind Turbine Database and Location Impacts R&D	ESW&G	Ben Hoen - LBNL
WINDExchange Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach	ESW&G	Mary Hallisey - NREL
Collegiate Wind Competition	ESW&G	Elise DeGeorge - NREL
Wind for Schools	ESW&G	Ian Baring-Gould - NREL

The 2021 Peer Review Report includes feedback on the office’s initiatives and investments across the nation.