2024 NAWEA / WindTech Workshops#
Prior to the 2024 NAWEA / WindTech conference at Rutgers University, NREL hostes a series of workshops related to the collection of wind energy software produced at the lab. Each workshop introduced a specific software project and provided practical suggestions for modeling and analysis. Additionally, an overview of the WETO Software Stack and the work under the Holistic Modeling Project was given along with a discussion of community needs.
WETO Software Stack Overview + Community Discussion#
Misha Sinner gave a talk on the WETO Software Stack in place of Rafael Mudafort. The talk included an overview of the Holistic Modeling Project and the WETO Software Portfolio coordination effort, in particular. An overview of the WETO Software Stack broken down by technical area and capability was also presented. Finally, a discussion of community needs was held to help inform the direction of the Holistic Modeling Project and the WETO software, in general.
OpenFAST Overview + Practical Workshop#
Jason Jonkman and Emmanuel Branlard hosted a three-part workshop on OpenFAST covering an overview of the software, a practical session on running simulations, and a discussion of recent and ongoing work around OpenFAST and its applications.
Section 1 - Overview (Jonkman)#
Section 2 - Practical (Emmanuel)#
Section 3 - Recent/Ongoing/Future Work (Jonkman)#
FLORIS#
Misha Sinner hosted a workshop on FLORIS covering the background of the software, as well as practical guidance on installing, running, and analyzing results.
AMR Wind#
Michael Kuhn hosted a workshop on AMR Wind talking through the AMR Wind models and a practical guide to running simulations.