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. Power system vulnerability assessment under a changing climate. Xinxuan Zhang (PI), Marina Astitha, Guiling Wang, Stergios Emmanouil (co-PIs). 09/2023-08/2025.
  4. 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.
  5. Offshore Wind Power Forecasting and Grid Integration, DOE NETL. PI: E. Anagnostou, co-PIs: M. Astitha, J. Zhao, G. Matheou, M. Pena Mendez. Budget: 1.625M. 12/31/2024-12/30/2025.
  6. NSF IUCRC Phase I Grant, University of Connecticut, E. Anagnostou (PI UConn), Marina Astitha (senior personnel).  7/2023-6/2028.
      • NSF IUCRC WISER: “A Wind power resources for Northeast US under a changing climate”. PI: M. Astitha (UConn), co-PI: J. Freedman (UAlbany). 75K, 02/06/2025-12/31/2025.
  • Past Projects from the last 5 years
  1. 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. 75K (18,750 my share), 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.
  2. NSF IUCRC WISER: “Weather and Impact Modeling for Outage Prediction, Management and Restoration”. PI: D. Cerrai, co-PIs: M. Astitha, N. Bassill, E. Anagnostou. 75K (25K my share), 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.
  3. NSF IUCRC WISER: “Prediction uncertainty in power outages connected to weather forecast lead-time”. PI: X. Zhang, co-PI: M. Astitha. 50K (25K my share), 01/01/2024-12/31/2024.
  4. Climate change assessment for offshore wind energy. Marina Astitha (PI). Research Excellence Program of the Office of the Vice President for Research, UConn. $24,772; 05/2023-6/2024.
  5. Improving Extreme Weather Forecasting Capabilities in support of Power Outage Prediction Activities. Marina Astitha (PI), Eversource Energy, 05/01/2020-04/30/2023.
  6. High resolution wind prediction capabilities. Marina Astitha (PI), Eversource Energy, 1/1/2020-6/30/2021.
  7. 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.