Wind Workforce/Collegiate Wind Competition
Collegiate Wind Competition Resources
About this Page
This page is a compendium of resources that will be useful for Collegiate Wind Competition teams, and any other students who are interested in learning more about wind turbine design and wind farm development. This collection was developed in collaboration with existing university wind energy programs and will be added to continuously, so check back in here.
Getting Started
- CWC25 Kickoff Call
- CWC25 All Team Call #1
- Wind Energy Basics from NREL's Lee Jay Fingersh.
- 2020 CWC Project Development Contest Kick-off
- 2020 CWC Turbine Design Contest Kick-off
Webinars
- CWC25 Furow Software Webinar
- CWC25 Wind Vortex Data Webinar
- CWC25 Educational Webinar: Floating Offshore Wind in the West and Supply Chains
- Whales and Offshore Wind on the U.S. East Coast: Putting Recent Whale Strandings Into Context
More Videos
- Project Development and Finance Overview Webinar with Invenergy and RES
- Electrical Wiring Best Practices from NREL
- Library of wind energy videos from NREL's wind workforce team
- Includes videos on wind flow modeling over complex terrain using Continuum, nacelle-mounted LiDAR for wind energy applications, and more.
- Penn State videos on YouTube
- Cal Maritime videos on Aerodynamics/Blade Design by Tom Nordenholtz
Project Development RESOURCES
Turbine Design
RESOURCES
Connection Creation RESOURCES
Other Recommendations
- Read through the final reports from previous competitors on the official webpage.
- Find a mentor in the industry.
- Join the CWC LinkedIn Group to connect with CWC alumni and learn about job opportunities in the industry!
- Bring in outside speakers (former students, experts in the industry).
- Take a field trip to a local operational wind farm.
Free Project Management Software Tools for CWC Teams
- Free PM Software:
- Free Basics of Project Management Training (through PMI):
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