Understanding how wind changes in response to global warming is necessary for accurately modeling climate and weather, ...

Three noted wind-energy experts from our Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Department – first author James Manwell (the founding director of the Wind Energy Center at UMass Amherst) and ...

Two basic atmospheric factors can explain the weak and, at times, contrasting trends in global wind energy dissipation under climate change.

Wind energy research and development began at UMass Amherst under the leadership of program founder, Professor William E. Heronemus. Professor Heronemus, along with a number of other faculty, began ...

The Andean condor’s drag-reducing aerodynamic wings have inspired the creation of a winglet, which, when added to a wind turbine blade, boosted energy production by an average of 10%, according to a ...

Revolution Wind was exactly that. A revolutionary $6.2 billion offshore wind park, intended to supply 704 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut within ...