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UT Dallas' Dr. Todd Griffith with a model of his team's offshore wind turbine solution. [Photo: UTD]
‘Egg Beater’ Solution for Deep-Ocean Wind Turbines: UTD Team Advances New Design With Nearly $8M From DOE
by David Seeley | Feb 27, 2025
Ultimately, the offshore turbine designed by UTD Professor Dr. Todd Griffith could reached the stunning height of 900 feet—as tall as a 72-story skyscraper—generating electricity from winds over the deep ocean "miles from the coast and out of view from land."
by David Seeley |
Nov 4, 2024
Offshore wind turbines are a growing ingredient in the race to develop clean and renewable energy sources. But the turbines—which are attached to the ocean floor with cables and "float" on platforms high above—face risks from high winds and harsh storms that lash the open sea. UT Dallas Assistant Professor Dr. Yaqing Jin has found a potential solution inspired by an unlikely source—seal whiskers.
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