Wind Power Science, Engineering and Policy

Wind power is a rapidly growing and evolving field that crosses traditional academic disciplines and increasingly requires practitioners who understand the relationships among the various components of wind turbines, the environment, regulations and society. Those aspiring to work and advance in the field must have a basic understanding of wind turbine mechanical and electrical systems, including the integration of variable generation into the electrical grid, the multiple factors (meteorological, ecological, geological, cultural) governing selection of optimum sites to locate wind power projects, the economics and regulatory policies governing wind power, and the complex ways in which society's understanding and acceptance of renewable energy power generation can impact wind projects.

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2. Start your online application
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   • Write your graduate Application essay
   • Check if supplemental documents are needed
   • Check if writing samples are needed
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   • TOEFL or IELTS Score
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   • Finalize conditions for graduate admission
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The University of Delaware’s graduate application system is designed to put the applicant in control of not only the application but all documents associated with that application. You should have no need to send a single item by mail during the applicant stage. Self-managing your own application in this way is possible because we have designated areas within the application where each required document should be uploaded.