The
first
phase
of
Scales
Wind
Farm
Technology
Facility
(SWIFT)
is
being
constructed
in
partnership
with
Texas
Tech
University
in
Lubbock,
Vestas
and
Group
NIRE,
a
renewable
energy
development
company.
A
memorandum
of
understanding
signed
by
all
four
entities
allows
use
of
the
site
for
collaborative
and
proprietary
research,
depending
on
research
needs.
The
US
Energy
Department’s
Office
of
Energy
Efficiency
and
Renewable
Energy
is
funding
Sandia’s
work.
Holinka
says
that
studies
at
the
facility
will
initially
focus
on
turbine-to-turbine
interactions
and
innovative
rotor
technologies.
Other
areas
for
investigation
include
aero-acoustics…
