Wind
SWiFT
Group NIRE, in partnership with Texas Tech University, Sandia National Laboratories and Vestas, built and deployed the new Scaled Wind Farm Technology ("SWiFT") facility.
Hover Energy
April of 2016, saw the testing and certification of Hover Energy's new wind turbine prototype at Group NIRE's testing site at the Reese Technology Center in association with Texas Tech University.
Energy Storage
ARPA-E CHARGES
Group NIRE in partnership with DNV-GL has tested energy storage and distributed energy resources under CHARGES.
Energy Storage Systems
Energy Storage Systems was launched by a team with experience in fuel cells, electrochemistry, advanced material science, and renewable energy.
Energy Management System
ARPA-E NODES
The ARPA-E funded, DOE NODES program is an effort by ARPA-E to fund development of innovative and disruptive technologies for real time management of distribution and transmission networks.
Energy Management System
Created to assist in managing the Network Optimized Distributed Energy Resources (NODES) program, Group NIRE’s team has developed an Energy Management system to monitor and control distributed energy resources (DERS) at their field site.
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Energy & Weather Forecasting
Group NIRE and Texas Tech University have teamed up to create a new weather forecasting service named Herold.
LiDAR Test Facility
Group NIRE serves as the only LiDAR testing facility within the United States.