SRNL HIGHLIGHTS:
Wind Turbine Facility to help grow U.S. wind technology

SRNL is a primary member of the Clemson University-led team selected by DOE to receive up to $45M under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a wind energy test facility that will enhance the performance, durability, and reliability of utility-scale wind turbines. This is great news, not just for SRNL and Clemson, but for South Carolina and the nation, and is expected to create hundreds of jobs and place one of the most important sites for wind energy research and development in South Carolina..  In addition to the grant from DOE, the team received $53M in matching funds for the project, which will build and operate a large-scale wind turbine drive train testing facility at the Clemson University Restoration Institute research campus on the former Charleston Navy base.  This investment will support jobs and strengthen American leadership in wind energy technology by supporting the testing of next-generation wind turbine designs. 

SRNL’s role, estimated at over $2M over the next two-three years, is to provide direct technical assistance in the design, specification, integration, configuration, and deployment of a high fidelity and custom Data Acquisition System (DAS). The system design will be based upon SRNL’s expertise in high fidelity test and data acquisition systems used for nuclear weapons components stockpile surety testing.  Joe Cordaro of SRNL’s Energy Security and Engineering Directorate will lead SRNL’s participation.

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