Funded Research

Current Projects

  1. Deployment of a high-resolution wind prediction system for the offshore wind farm facilities in the Northeast Atlantic cluster. Marina Astitha (PI), Eversource Energy. 9/2022-9/2027.
  2. Improving Extreme Weather Forecasting Capabilities in support of Power Outage Prediction Activities: Phase II – wind gust and winter weather. Marina Astitha (PI), Eversource Energy Center, 09/2023-08/2026.
  3. Climate change assessment for offshore wind energy. Marina Astitha (PI). Research Excellence Program of the Office of the Vice President for Research, UConn. 05/2023-6/2024.
  4. Power system vulnerability assessment under a changing climate. Xinxuan Zhang (PI), Marina Astitha, Guiling Wang, Stergios Emmanouil (co-PIs). 09/2023-08/2025.
  5. DLR-RENEW: Dynamic Line Rating Robust Validation, Enhancement and Field Demonstration in New England with Changing Weather and Offshore Wind Integration. DOE, PI: Junbo Zhao, co-PI: Marina Astitha. 11/1/23-10/31/26.
  6. NSF IUCRC Phase I Grant, University of Connecticut, E. Anagnostou (PI UConn), Marina Astitha (senior personnel).  7/2023-6/2028.
      • NSF IUCRC WISER: “An offshore wind energy prediction system from regional to wind farm scale: assessment of extreme wind scenarios”. PIs: M. Astitha and J. Freedman (UAlbany), Co-PI: G. Matheou. 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.
      • NSF IUCRC WISER: “Weather and Impact Modeling for Outage Prediction, Management and Restoration”. PI: D. Cerrai, co-PIs: M. Astitha, N. Bassill, E. Anagnostou. 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.
      • NSF IUCRC WISER: “Prediction uncertainty in power outages connected to weather forecast lead-time”. PI: X. Zhang, co-PI: M. Astitha. 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.

Past Projects from the last 5 years

  1. Improving Extreme Weather Forecasting Capabilities in support of Power Outage Prediction Activities. Marina Astitha (PI), Eversource Energy, 05/01/2020-04/30/2023.
  2. High resolution wind prediction capabilities. Marina Astitha (PI), Eversource Energy, 1/1/2020-6/30/2021.
  3. Climate Change Assessment for the Green Energy Sector in the U.S. Northeast. Prof. Guiling Wang (PI) and Marina Astitha (Co-PI). May 2022-Dec 2022. UConn CEE Initiative.
  4. “CLEAN EARTH: CoLlaboratory of Environmental Advocacy, Net-zEro-Carbon And Renewable TecHnologies”, Marina Astitha (co-PI Climate/Extremes), (PI: Emmanouil Anagnostou), Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Connecticut, FY22 New England University Collaboration on Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 3/2022 – 3/2023.