Aquanis has been given $ 3.5 m by the US Department of Energy ( DOE ) to develop a wind turbine load control system to speed up reactions to wind changes . The grant is part of ARPA-E’s latest open funding opportunity, which awarded $98 million for 40 projects. The system uses blade - mounted electrical actuators to alter flow over the blade 's surface without the need for moving parts . A team led by Aquanis and including the University of Texas at Dallas , Idaho National Laboratories and TPI Composites will work on improving the technology . The grant was awarded by the DOE 's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy and is part of a $ 500 m fund set up by the department to support energy innovation .
Aquanis has been given $ 3.5 m by the US Department of Energy ( DOE ) to develop a wind turbine load control system to speed up reactions to wind changes . The system uses blade - mounted electrical actuators to alter flow over the blade 's surface without the need for moving parts . A team led by Aquanis and including the University of Texas at Dallas , Idaho National Laboratories and TPI Composites will work on improving the technology . The grant was awarded by the DOE 's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy and is part of a $ 500 m fund set up by the department to support energy innovation .