Date: 5/30/2014

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded funding to a new wind energy research center headed by UMass Lowell to help foster long-term collaborations among industry, academia, and government. The goal is to make wind energy more cost-effective and to develop an innovative and competitive workforce.

The NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Wind Energy, Science, Technology and Research (WindSTAR) will train undergraduate and graduate students who will support and eventually spearhead the design, manufacture, operation, and maintenance of wind energy systems. Umass Lowell's Center for Wind Energy will lead the effort, in partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas. Other collaborators include Iowa State University, Southern Maine Community College, the Maine Wind Industry Initiative, and the KidWind Project.

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