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Dr. Daniel Laird is Director of the NWTC. Dr. Laird also serves as an executive committee member of the DOE Atmosphere to Electrons Wind Plant Optimization Initiative and provides leadership in the high-fidelity modeling, wind plant controls, and rotor dynamics focus areas. Prior to joining NLR in 2015, he spent 19 years at Sandia National Laboratories leading wind energy and water power research efforts in structural analysis and simulation, computational design tools, advanced manufacturing, composite materials, and blade reliability.
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Using Intrusive Approaches As a Step Towards Accounting for Stochasticity in Wind Turbine Design: Article No. 082001
Branlard, E., Frontin, C., Maack, J. & Laird, D., 2024, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2767, 8, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unleashing the Frequency: Multi-Megawatt Demonstration of 100% Renewable Power Systems with Decentralized Communication-Less Control Scheme
Koralewicz, P., Mendiola, E., Wallen, R., Gevorgian, V. & Laird, D., 2022, 49 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Examination of the Extreme Cold Weather Event Affecting the Power System in Texas - February 2021
Veers, P., Kroposki, B., Novacheck, J., Gevorgian, V., Laird, D., Zhang, Y., Corbus, D., Baggu, M., Palmintier, B. & Dhulipala, S., 2021, 19 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Grand Challenges in the Science of Wind Energy
Veers, P., Dykes, K., Lantz, E., Barth, S., Bottasso, C. L., Carlson, O., Clifton, A., Green, J., Green, P., Holttinen, H., Laird, D., Lehtomäki, V., Lundquist, J. K., Manwell, J., Marquis, M., Meneveau, C., Moriarty, P., Munduate, X., Muskulus, M. & Naughton, J. & 9 others, , 2019, In: Science. 366, 6464, 9 p., eaau2027.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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IEA Wind TCP: Results of IEA Wind TCP Workshop on a Grand Vision for Wind Energy Technology
Dykes, K., Veers, P., Lantz, E., Berry, D., Laird, D., Carron, W., Moriarty, P., Johnson, N., Fleming, P., Robertson, A., Sethuraman, L., Roberts, J., Fields, M., Holttinen, H., Carlson, O., Tuohy, A., Sempreviva, A., Clifton, A., Rodrigo, J. & Marquis, M. & 9 others, , 2019, 138 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report