TIP/WIND ENERGY EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE RECEIVES DOE FUNDING
With nearly $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), several University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering and atmospheric and oceanic sciences faculty and staff will develop a series of graduate-level courses that center around wind-energy generation; power engineering technologies; and energy, environment and economics. The courses will be offered both on campus and online via the UW-Madison Department of Engineering Professional Development.
(Media-Newswire.com) - With nearly $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy ( DOE ), several University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering and atmospheric and oceanic sciences faculty and staff will develop a series of graduate-level courses that center around wind-energy generation; power engineering technologies; and energy, environment and economics. The courses will be offered both on campus and online via the UW-Madison Department of Engineering Professional Development.
According to the DOE, recently funded wind-energy projects will help begin to address market and deployment challenges identified in the 2008 report "20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030." Increasing wind energy generation will be a critical factor in achieving the Obama administration's goals for clean energy, while also supporting new green jobs.
Principal investigators at UW-Madison include electrical and computer engineering associate professors Giri Venkataramanan and Bernie Lesieutre, professor Tom Jahns, and atmospheric and oceanic sciences assistant professor Ankur Desai.
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