Letter from the Wind Program Director
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the report 20% Wind Energy by 2030, which answered the question, "Is 20% wind energy possible?" Under the leadership of DOE, industry, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), original equipment manufacturers, national labs, nonprofits, transmission organizations, academia, and many others came together to deliver the answer to that question with a resounding yes. Since it was released, the 20% report has had a tremendous impact on changing the national conversation about wind, and thus far, we are on track with annual installations exceeding what was projected as necessary to achieve 20% wind. Which begs the question, "What’s next?" More.
In the News
- DOE Releases 2012 Wind Technologies Market Report
- New DOE Report Reveals Significant Growth in Distributed Wind
- DOE Announces New Wind Vision Initiative at AWEA WINDPOWER Conference
- Women of Wind Energy Honor Wind Program Researchers
Current R&D
- New Report Evaluates Impacts of DOE's Wind Powering America Initiative
- DOE and Sandia National Laboratories Develop National Rotor Testbed
- Argonne National Laboratory Investigates Premature Bearing Failures
- Wind Technology Testing Center Acquires New Blade Fatigue Test System
Funding Opportunities
There are no financial opportunities posted at this time.
Recent Publications
- 2012 Market Report on U.S. Wind Technologies in Distributed Applications
- 2012 Wind Technologies Market Report
- Analysis of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the Rhode Island/Massachusetts Wind Energy Area
- A National Skills Assessment of the U.S. Wind Industry in 2012
- Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the BOEM Maryland Wind Energy Area
- Environmental Impacts of Wind Power Development on the Population Biology of Greater Prairie-Chickens
- Impact and Process Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America Initiative
- Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Strategies to Reduce the Cost of Offshore Wind Energy
- Small Wind Site Assessment: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
- Technical and Economic Feasibility Study of Utility-Scale Wind at the Doepke-Holliday Superfund Site
- The Wind Powering America Anemometer Loan Program: A Retrospective
- Wind Life Cycle Assessment Harmonization PDF Fact Sheet
- Wind Powering America: A Key Influence on U.S. Wind Market
- Wind Powering America's Regional Stakeholder Meetings and Priority State Reports: FY11 Summary