James F. Manwell

Professor

Director, Wind Energy Center

Gunness Lab 8

8 Gunness Lab
University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210

manwell@ecs.umass.edu

(413) 545-4359

(413) 545-1027

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Education

B.A. Biophysics, Amherst College, 1970;
M.S., University of Massachusetts, l977;
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1981

Research

Offshore wind energy system design and analysis
Effect of external conditions (wind and waves) on the design of offshore wind turbines
Hybrid power (wind/photovoltaics/diesel) system design and analysis
Modeling of battery storage systems
Remote sensing techniques applied to wind resource assessment

Program Area:

Mechanical Engineering

Publications

J. F. Manwell, C. Elkinton, A. Rogers, J. G. McGowan, "Review of Design Conditions Applicable to Offshore Wind Energy in the United States," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier ), 11, No. 2, pp. 183-364, February, 2007.
L. Rogers, J. W. Rogers, J. F. Manwell, "Comparison of the Performance of Four Measure-Correlate-Predict Algorithms, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 93, No. 3, pp. 243-264, March 2005.
J. F. Manwell and J. G. McGowan, "A Combined Probabilistic/ Time Series Model for Wind Diesel Systems Simulation," Solar Energy, 53 (6), pp. 481- 490, 1994.
J. F. Manwell and J. G. McGowan, "Lead Acid Battery Storage Model for Hybrid Energy Systems," Solar Energy, 50, No. 5, pp. 399-405, 1993.
J. F. Manwell and R. H. Kirchhoff, "Wind Energy from Turbulence: Constant Tip Speed Ratio Operation," Solar Energy, 34, No. l, pp. 59-67, l985.

Honors

The University of Massachusetts Distinguished Research Outreach Award in 2007
American Wind Energy Association Academic Achievement Award in 1994 and 2006
Western Reserve Academy’s Edward W. Morley Science Medal in 2005
U. S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Regional Advocacy Award in 2004
U. S. Department of Energy Wind/Diesel Systems Pioneer Award, 2002