National Wind Technology Center (NWTC)
Engineering Challenges of Airborne Wind Technology by Dr. Fort Felker, director of NWTC focuses on the emerging airborne wind energy industry sector of wind energy. The NWTC is also home to the Department of Energy's Wind Powering America initiative.
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