New DOE Grant Aims to Improve Wind Energy Forecasting
A $2.5-million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to a coalition of organizations, including the University of Colorado Boulder, will be used to help improve wind-energy forecasting in mountain and valley regions.
The grant is led by Vaisala, an international company based in Finland with offices in Louisville, Colo., which specializes in environmental and industrial measurements. The research will target ways to improve the wind energy industry’s weather models for short-term forecasts.