Skip navigation to main content. More Search Options Site Map Premature gearbox failures have a significant impact on the cost of wind farm operations. In 2007, NREL initiated the Gearbox Reliability Collaborative (GRC). The project combines analysis, field testing, dynamometer testing, condition mo...

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Premature gearbox failures have a significant impact on the cost of wind farm operations. In 2007, NREL initiated the Gearbox Reliability Collaborative (GRC). The project combines analysis, field testing, dynamometer testing, con...

Skip navigation to main content. More Search Options Site Map Printable Version International Research Collaboratives Researchers at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) leverage U.S. research dollars by participating in multi-lateral research collaborations with many international organizatio...

Skip navigation to main content. More Search Options Site Map Printable Version NREL's System Advisor Model: New Features Improved Capabilities March 22, 2013 The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) System Advisor Model (SAM) just got better. The latest release includes dynamic new featu...

Skip navigation to main content. More Search Options Site Map Printable Version Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Publications The NREL wind research program's Gearbox Reliability Collaborative publishes reports and presentations of its activities. General Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Phase 3 G...