Abstracts

The 2026 NAWEA/WindTech Conference will be hosted by Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, USA, September 21-23, 2026 (with a Graduate Student Symposium, Drivetrain Reliability Collaborative Workshop, educational events, and other side meetings before and after the conference). Abstract submission is now open, and we encourage novel contributions from wind energy students, faculty members, researchers, industry , and governmental representatives from around the world to apply.

Those interested in presenting their research at the conference will need to submit an up-to three-page abstract for podium or poster presentation using the Word or LaTeX template by April 15, 2026. The Scientific Committee will review submitted abstracts and notify authors of acceptance by late June. Abstracts can be submitted in any of the following track topics:

  • Airborne Wind

  • Atmospheric Science and Ocean Science

  • Blade Design, Materials & Manufacturing, and Recycling

  • Controls

  • Cybersecurity and Resilience

  • Digitalization, AI, Machine Learning

  • Distributed Wind

  • Education and Workforce Development

  • Environment

  • Experiments and Instrumentation

  • Extreme Weather

  • Hybrids and Power to X, Grid Integration and Systems Engineering

  • Infrastructure, Supply Chain and Policy

  • Offshore Wind Technologies

  • Reliability, Operations & Maintenance

  • Rotor Aerodynamics & Aeroelasticity

  • Social Science

  • Technoeconomic Analysis

  • Wake Modeling

  • Wind Plant Modeling

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