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Multi-objective optimization for an autonomous unmoored offshore wind energy system substructure

A New Methodology for Upscaling Semi-submersible Platforms for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

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Large eddy simulations of curled wakes from tilted wind turbines

As director of the Wind Energy Center at UMass Amherst, Matthew Lackner's research focuses on offshore wind energy with a particular concentration on the aerodynamics and structural control of floating offshore wind turbines.

He is also director of the NSF-funded ELEVATE: Elevating Equity Values in the Transition of the Energy System Ph.D. program at UMass Amherst that works to solve the technical, socioeconomic and climate challenges in energy  transition.

Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

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Wind Turbines

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The Wind Energy Center

UMass ELEVATE Program

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Can Home Wind Turbines Take Off in the U.S.?

Wind Power Without Giant Turbines? Some Startups Are Thinking Smaller and Quieter

Offshore Wind Energy Takes Root in Local Waters

Wind Power’s Explosive Growth Is Blowing Past Green Energy Goals

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Director of Wind Energy Center and Endowed Chair in Renewable Energy

In this faculty interview sponsored by the UMass Amherst Wind Energy Center
(http://www.umass.edu/windenergy), Professor Matthew Lackner discusses why he chose to enter his area of study, which wind energy related courses he teaches at UMass Amherst, and his hopes for the future of wind energy. The Wind Energy Center is at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Engineering. 

More about UMass Amherst Professor Matthew Lackner:
https://mie.umass.edu/faculty/matt-lackner

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Professor Matthew Lackner: UMass Amherst Wind Energy Center Faculty Interview

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