Inside Dr. Todd Griffith’s laboratory stands a 6-foot-tall wind turbine that looks like an upside-down eggbeater; it’s actually a small-scale prototype for a radically different type of offshore wind turbine. Video Learn more about how researchers in the Wind Energy Center at UTD are working to advance wind energy science and engineering in this YouTube video. Texas, which has made it a priority to increase the capacity of the electricity grid, has been a leader in wind energy production. The offshore wind turbine project is one of several research initiatives based in the Wind Energy Center, or UTD Wind, which is dedicated to the advancement of wind energy science and engineering. In addition to conducting research, UTD Wind provides opportunities to train future wind energy experts, including a growing number of students interested in the energy industry.