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Hurricane Henri Outage Forecast

The Eversource Energy Center Outage Prediction Model at UConn is forecasting a very high impact from Hurricane Henri in Connecticut. The highest relative impact is expected in Eastern Connecticut, and the overall impact in Connecticut is expected to be between 10,000 and 20,000 damage locations.

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Recent Flood News

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	Hurricane Henri Outage Forecast Published: August 21, 2021 OPM prediction: August 22nd, 2021 Hurricane Henri Outage Prediction Modeling group Eversource Energy Center University of Connecticut Fourth prediction, released on: 08-21-2021 10:30 a.m. EDT The Eversource Energy Center Outage Prediction Model at UConn is forecasting a very high impact from Hurricane Henri in Connecticut. The highest relative impact is expected in Eastern Connecticut, and […] read more
	NRT Inundation Maps of the European Flood Published: July 26, 2021 The UConn team at the Eversource Energy Cener has mapped European flood extent from Jul 15 to 17 spanning West Germany, France, Netherlands, and Luxembourg using a near-real-time tool, the Radar Produced Inundation Diary (RAPID, patent published), based on Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite. The maps are also provided to the Dartmouth Flood Observatory […] read more
	Tropical Storm Elsa Outage Forecast Published: July 8, 2021 The Eversource Energy Center Outage Prediction Model at UConn is forecasting moderate impact from tropical storm Elsa for Connecticut. As shown at the storm outages maps, the highest impact is expected in Eastern Connecticut, and the overall impact in Connecticut is expected to be between 300 and 600 damage locations. read more
	Wind Whirls to Electricity: Predictive Modeling of Offshore Wind Power Published: June 15, 2021 By Georgios Matheou Offshore wind is an abundant energy resource with significant environmental and economic benefits, but as a natural resource, it is variable. At the Eversource Energy Center the Marine Boundary Layer Modeling project aims to improve the design and operation of wind farms by better characterizing meteorological conditions at the wind-farm scale. We […] read more
	People, Trees, and Power: Learning How to Strike a Balance and Keep the Lights On Published: June 11, 2021 Connecticut residents are broadly supportive of tree management practices, but good communication is essential, click here to see what we’re doing to help! read more

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26 faculty and senior researchers, 36 graduate students, and 7 undergraduates
$19.8M in funding to develop new technologies and science-based solutions for the distribution of reliable power and the management of risks associated with extreme weather and security events.
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