Offshore Wind Power | Classes and Seminars on Wind Power

Courses on offshore wind power

UD seminar making site visit, Spring 2005. Photo © 2005, University of Delaware

Offshore Wind Power: Science, engineering, and policy (MAST628-010). This course, like our program of research and study, is highly interdisciplinary. Example content of the course can be seen in the 2008 syllabus. Profs. Willett Kempton, Jeremy Firestone,and Dana Veron. Final papers are another way to judge the scope of a graduate course. Linked here are two from the first time the Offshore Wind course was offered, 2005. Please note that these student papers, not peer reviewed. Nevertheless they are original, very substantial and have interesting preliminary findings. Both include resource assessments and other analyses, one for Florida offshore winds and ocean currents, and one Assessment of Delaware Offshore Wind Power.

Wind Power Engineering (MEEG-635). Offered in mechanical engineering, this course covers the mechanics, aerodynamics, and electrical characteristics of wind turbines. For texts and topics, see the course description. Professor Len Schwartz.

Wind Energy Certificate program

The proposed UD Wind Energy Certificate program is undergoing internal review. Once approved, it will lead to a graduate Certificate in Wind Energy. If taken full time, it is the equivalent of one semester in residence, although it would more typically be taken over a year of class work. The Wind Certificate may be a good option for a professional who: has an undergraduate degree; wants advanced training in wind power and closely related fields; does not need a full degree and full schedule of gradaute courses. For more complete graduate training, we recommend a Masters or Doctoral program in, for example, the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, or an appropriate Engineering department.

Courses in the Wind Energy Certificate:

Wind Power Engineering, MEEG 635 -- Required
Offshore Wind Power, MAST 628 (described above)
Composites Manufacturing, MEEG 655
Fluid Mechanics Measurements, MEEG 636
Waves in the Marine Environment, MAST 693
Electric Power and Renewable Energy Systems, ELEG 615
Electric Power Distribution Design, ELEG 667

For information about the Wind Energy Certificate, contact:

Kathleen C. Werrell, Assistant Dean, Engineering Outreach
University of Delaware, 102 DuPont Hall, Newark, DE 19716-3101
phone: (302) 831-4863
email: enggoutreach@udel.edu

Related graduate renewable energy courses

The following courses may be useful for graduate students studying wind energy, but these courses are not a standard part of the Wind Certificate program. In addition, there are many courses at the Univeristy of Delaware in solar energy, fuel cells, energy policy, and climate change, as well as the undergrad minor in Sustainable Energy, and a large range of research and associated teaching through the UD Energy Institute.

Conservation and Renewable Energy Policy (MAST-622-010, UAPP-626-010, or POSC-626-010). Covers a range of engineering, social science and policy theories and topics in conservation and renewable energy. For readings and detailed topics, see the Spring 2007 syllabus. Prof. Willett Kempton.

Electric Power and Renewable Energy systems (ELEG-667),

Electricity Policy and Planning (ENEP-867).