Wind Power
Wind energy has emerged as one of the most competitive renewable energy sources in recent decades. SAFL's state-of-the-art 2.5 MW wind energy research station in Rosemount, Minnesota, along with our Atmospheric Boundary Layer wind tunnel and sophisticated large-eddy simulation tools comprise a powerful research framework that enables us to tackle a broad range of wind energy problems. We are working in close collaboration with academic, industry, and government laboratory partners to understand various turbulence-related aspects of wind power generation. Eolos researchers are highly specialized and open to projects of all sizes.
Learn more about:
Eolos Wind Energy Research Station (and related publications)
SAFL Atmospheric Wind Tunnel (and related publications)
Affiliated Faculty
Michele Guala
Jiarong Hong
Lian Shen
SAFL Researchers
Christopher Feist
Matthew Lueker
Jeffrey Marr
Christopher Milliren
Read more about SAFL wind energy projects:
(filter "Wind Power" if needed)
MINUHET software tool available for practitioners to better assess temperature impacts of stormwater runoff in trout streams
Posted
MINUHET is a stand-alone software tool use to simulate the flow of stormwater surface runoff and its associated heat content through a small watershed. Interested practitioners can download the software on this page.
SAFL team designs flume to support juvenile fish studies
Posted
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) tasked SAFL researchers with the design of a race-track style flume, with the geometry and hydraulic conditions for early life stages of pallid sturgeon, an ancient but endangered fish species which historically inhabited the Missouri and lower Mississippi rivers