Below are stories about manufacturing featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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April 22, 2024
Bending a Straight Line Into a Circle
On Earth Day 2024, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Marootian shares a few thoughts on circularity.
March 14, 2024
An Encouraging Swell in Offshore Wind Deployment
The completion of America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm highlights a surge in offshore wind deployment along the northeastern coast.
February 26, 2024
Request for Proposals: Competitiveness Improvement Project
$2.5 million in funding available for distributed wind energy technology commercialization and market expansion.
February 8, 2024
DOE and Innovation Fund Denmark Announce Upcoming $4 Million Opportunity to Advance Floating Offshore Wind
This proposed funding opportunity aims to improve mooring technologies and methods, which are used to secure floating platforms to the sea floor, for both the U.S. and Denmark.
February 8, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service Provides Guidance on Advanced Manufacturing Credit
Learn about recent guidance from the Internal Revenue Service on the advanced manufacturing production credit, which includes a new section that that offers benefits for wind energy technology manufacturers.
January 18, 2024
DOE Announces Phase One Prize Winners to Boost Recycling for a Circular Wind Energy Economy
Twenty teams from across the country submitted winning solutions in the first phase of the Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize
January 17, 2024
Get Ready for the Competitiveness Improvement Project 2024 Solicitation
DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has requested concept papers from applicants interested in submitting a full proposal under the planned 2024 Competitiveness Improvement Project solicitation.
December 14, 2023
Inflation Reduction Act Spurs Breakthrough in Domestic Wind Production
Success demonstrates progress in American clean energy manufacturing.
December 12, 2023
New Projects Aim to Strengthen U.S. Distributed Wind Supply Chain
DOE is working to make distributed wind energy technologies more cost-competitive and reliable.
November 14, 2023
New Reports Detail Advanced Manufacturing Methods for Novel Turbine Blade Designs
DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently investigated advanced manufacturing processes and materials to enable novel wind turbine blade designs that both decrease costs and increase efficiency.