Earth Scientist
Earth Scientist

Biography

Lindsay Sheridan is a wind energy analyst for onshore, offshore, and distributed wind projects. She has an M.S. in Meteorology from Penn State and has worked as a wind energy research scientist for NextEra Energy and as a data operations analyst for the National Snow and Ice Data Center. At PNNL, her primary tasks include wind resource assessments, turbine performance analysis, and wind model validation. She especially enjoys working with communities to determine whether wind energy is a good match for their energy goals. She is based just north of Boulder, Colorado.

Disciplines and Skills

  • Wind Energy
  • Data Management
  • Data Analysis

Education

  • M.S., Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University
  • B.A., Mathematics, Thiel College

Publications

2025

  • Sheridan L.M., D. Duplyakin, C. Phillips, H. Tinnesand, R.K. Rai, J.E. Flaherty, and L.K. Berg. 2025. "Evaluating the potential of short-term instrument deployment to improve distributed wind resource assessment." Wind Energy Science 10, no. 7:1451-1470. PNNL-SA-196131. doi:10.5194/wes-10-1451-2025
  • Sheridan L.M., J. Wang, C. Draxl, N. Bodini, C. Phillips, D. Duplyakin, and H. Tinnesand, et al. 2025. "Performance of wind assessment datasets in United States coastal areas." Wind Energy Science 10, no. 8:1551-1574. PNNL-SA-203649. doi:10.5194/wes-10-1551-2025
  • Whitfield M., H.R. Hudson, L.M. Sheridan, and M.E. Grear. 2025. Planning for a Sustainable and Resilient Energy Future on Beaver Island, Michigan. PNNL-36657. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Planning for a Sustainable and Resilient Energy Future on Beaver Island, Michigan

2024

2023

  • Krishnamurthy R., G. Garcia Medina, B.J. Gaudet, W.I. Gustafson, E.I. Kassianov, J. Liu, and R.K. Newsom, L.M. Sheridan, and A.M. Mahon. 2023. "Year-long Buoy-Based Observations of the Air-Sea Transition Zone off the U.S. West Coast." Earth System Science Data 15 (12): 5667-5699. PNNL-SA-182977. doi:10.5194/essd-15-5667-2023
  • Orrell A.C., L.M. Sheridan, K. Kazimierczuk, and A.M. Fensch. 2023. Distributed Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition. PNNL-34661. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Distributed Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition

2022

  • Gaudet B.J., G. Garcia Medina, R. Krishnamurthy, W.J. Shaw, L.M. Sheridan, Z. Yang, and R.K. Newsom, and M. Pekour. 2022. "Evaluation of Coupled Wind-Wave Model Simulations of Offshore Winds in the Mid-Atlantic Bight Using Lidar-Equipped Buoys." Monthly Weather Review 150 (6): 1377-1395. PNNL-SA-161940. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-21-0166.1
  • Phillips C., L.M. Sheridan, P. Conry, D. Fytanidis, D. Duplyakin, S. Zisman, and N. Duboc, et al. 2022. "Evaluation of Obstacle Modelling Approaches for Resource Assessment and Small Wind Turbine Siting: Case Study in the Northern Netherlands." Wind Energy Science 7 (3): 1153-1169. PNNL-SA-171278. doi:10.5194/wes-7-1153-2022
  • Orrell A.C., K. Kazimierczuk, and L.M. Sheridan. 2022. Distributed Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition. PNNL-33097. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Distributed Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition
  • Sheridan L.M., C. Phillips, A.C. Orrell, L.K. Berg, H. Tinnesand, R.K. Rai, S. Zisman, D. Duplyakin, and J.E. Flaherty. 2022. "Validation of Wind Resource and Energy Production Simulations for Small Wind Turbines in the United States." Wind Energy Science 7 (2): 659-676. PNNL-SA-166869. doi:10.5194/wes-7-659-2022
  • Sheridan L.M., R. Krishnamurthy, G. Garcia Medina, B.J. Gaudet, W.I. Gustafson, A.M. Mahon, W.J. Shaw, R.K. Newsom, M. Pekour, and Z. Yang. 2022. "Offshore Reanalysis Wind Speed Assessment across the Wind Turbine Rotor Layer off the United States Pacific Coast." Wind Energy Science 7 (5): 2059-2084. PNNL-SA-169723. doi:10.5194/wes-7-2059-2022

2021

  • Berg L.K., Y. Liu, B. Yang, Y. Qian, R. Krishnamurthy, L.M. Sheridan, and J.B. Olson. 2021. "Time Evolution and Diurnal Variability of the Parametric Sensitivity of Turbine-Height Winds in the MYNN-EDMF Parameterization." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 126 (11): e2020JD034000. PNNL-SA-156917. doi:10.1029/2020JD034000
  • Krishnamurthy R., G. Garcia Medina, B.J. Gaudet, A.M. Mahon, R.K. Newsom, W.J. Shaw, and L.M. Sheridan. 2021. "Potential of Offshore Wind Energy off the Coast of California." In OCEANS 2021, September 20-23, San Diego, CA, 1-6. Piscataway, New Jersey: IEEE. PNNL-SA-164552. doi:10.23919/OCEANS44145.2021.9705976
  • Orrell A.C., K. Kazimierczuk, and L.M. Sheridan. 2021. Distributed Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition. PNNL-31729. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Distributed Wind Market Report: 2021 Edition

2020

  • Shaw W.J., J. Draher, G. Garcia Medina, A.M. Gorton, R. Krishnamurthy, R.K. Newsom, M.S. Pekour, L.M. Sheridan, and Z. Yang. 2020. General Analysis of Data Collected from DOE Lidar Buoy Deployments off Virginia and New Jersey. PNNL-29823. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1632348
  • Sheridan L.M., R. Krishnamurthy, A.M. Gorton, W.J. Shaw, and R.K. Newsom. 2020. "Validation of Reanalysis-Based Offshore Wind Resource Characterization Using Lidar Buoy Observations." Marine Technology Society Journal 54 (6): 44-61. PNNL-SA-154410. doi:10.4031/MTSJ.54.6.13

2015

  • Wilczak, J., C. Finley, J. Freedman, J. Cline, L. Bianco, J. Olson, I. Djalalova, L. Sheridan, M. Ahlstrom, J. Manobianco, J. Zack, J.R. Carley, S. Benjamin, R. Coulter, L.K. Berg, J. Mirocha, K. Clawson, E. Natenberg, and M. Marquis. 2015. "The Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP): A Public-Private Partnership Addressing Wind Energy Forecast Needs." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 96 (10): 1699-1718. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00107.1