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Hurricane Henri Outage Forecast 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 […] Categories: Recent Flood Events, Recent News |
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NRT Inundation Maps of the European Flood 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 […] Categories: Recent News |
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Wind Whirls to Electricity: Predictive Modeling of Offshore Wind Power 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 […] Categories: Recent News |
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People, Trees, and Power: Learning How to Strike a Balance and Keep the Lights On Connecticut residents are broadly supportive of tree management practices, but good communication is essential, click here to see what we’re doing to help! Categories: Recent News |
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New Power Engineering Faculty Joining ECE and the Center The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department and Eversource Energy Center (EEC) are happy to announce the recruitment of two new faculty as part of our cluster hire in the field of power systems engineering: Dr. Zongjie Wang is currently research associate in Systems Engineering at Cornell University. She earned her Bachelors,Masters, and […] Categories: Recent News |
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EEC Welcomes Its First Underrepresented Minority Undergraduate Fellows! Congratulations to Justin, Frantz, Yleise, Lawrence, Wilmais, Brandon and Enrique on being the first to be named Eversource Energy Center Undergraduate Fellows! Over the next twelve months each one of them will be mentored by an experienced team of UConn faculty and Center researchers who will engage them in energy research project(s). Over the summer […] Categories: Recent News |
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Meet the Researcher: Sita Nyame Nyame has developed an enduring interest for studying natural hazards and developing technology to help people who experience them through her work with the Eversource Energy Center. UConn today story on Eversource Energy Center undergraduate student researcher Sita. Rain and snow are normal weather events in many areas. But when weather turns severe in […] Categories: Recent News |
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Eversource Energy Center (EEC) New Research Projects The EEC recently hosted a workshop where principal investigators had the opportunity to present new research projects kicked off in the areas of (i) Preparedness and emergency response, (ii) Vegetation management & risk analysis, (iii) Cyber and physical security and (iv) Renewable energy. These projects will run through Spring 2023 and project milestones and deliverables […] Categories: Recent News |
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EEC Celebrates Undergraduate Research The Microgrid Project In the rural regions of Ethiopia, long periods of drought can have severe food security and economic consequences. A collaboration of UConn undergraduate students from various engineering disciplines and social sciences guided by faculty and graduate students at the Eversource Energy Center, sought to address this problem by designing a microgrid for […] Categories: Recent News |
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Virtual M.S. Presentation You are invited to join us for a public presentation in webinar format entitled “Science Communication With Digital Tools: A Story Map for Stormwise Forest Management” where NRE MS candidate Kerste Milik will present the work she has conducted developing an interactive StoryMap for the UConn Stormwise program. She will discuss the StoryMap product itself […] Categories: Recent News |
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