Below are stories about market transformation featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.

April 24, 2024

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Offshore Wind Leasing and Procurement Schedule for East Coast States Now Available 

The federal government and states have developed an integrated Offshore Wind Energy Leasing and Procurement Schedule, which presents offshore wind leasing information and estimated procurement timelines for East Coast states all in one place.

April 23, 2024

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From 1970s Pioneers to Today’s Wind Industry, Aerospace Researchers Championed Wind Energy

The DOE-NASA Mod-Series Wind Turbine Program precedes the modern wind energy industry in the United States. For over two decades, with five distinct models built, the program helped shape a cost-competitive wind energy industry through funding and R&D.

April 16, 2024

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DOE Report Highlights Ways to Address Significant Wind Energy Workforce Gap

A new report finds that, although there is likely to be a significant shortage of wind energy workers in the coming decades, impactful opportunities exist to close the wind energy workforce gap.

March 21, 2024

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Coming Soon: Funding to Improve Aerodynamic Performance of Offshore Wind Turbines📌

WETO plans to invest $5.1 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in research and technology development to advance modeling for offshore wind turbine blades at adverse conditions.

March 14, 2024

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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

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Request for Proposals: Competitiveness Improvement Project

$2.5 million in funding available for distributed wind energy technology commercialization and market expansion.

February 26, 2024

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New National Network and Information Hub to Provide Resources on Distributed Wind Energy Deployment

Learn about two developing resources that will provide comprehensive information, tools, and support to anyone interested in installing distributed wind turbines and taking advantage of the benefits of onsite energy.

February 8, 2024

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U.S. Department of Energy Establishing National Center of Excellence to Accelerate Domestic Offshore Wind Industry

DOE announced it is investing $4.75 million to establish a new national center of excellence to accelerate reliable and equitable offshore wind energy deployment

February 8, 2024

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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

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Wind Farms of the Future Will Be More Powerful and Quieter

A new Berkley Lab analysis finds that despite an expected future reduction in the number of turbines per power plant, the total estimated annual energy output of wind plants will increase due to larger, more powerful wind turbines.