Articles about Distributed Wind

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

New NREL research illustrates that as the United States moves to decarbonize, distributed wind energy systems, such as this one, could be increasingly valuable as rural residents, businesses, and communities drive their own transition to a clean energy future.
A new study indicates that nearly 1,400 gigawatts of distributed wind capacity could be profitably deployed today across the United States, which amounts to more than half of the nation’s current annual electricity consumption.
Photo of several buildings on a snow-covered mountainside.
A standalone wind turbine is transforming the rural Alaskan community of St. Mary’s, according to a new study conducted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.
A 15-kilowatt distributed wind turbine stands in a field near a house, with a blue sky in the background.
R&D World magazine has recognized three WETO-supported projects for its 2021 R&D 100 awards, which celebrate products and technologies that are considered innovative disruptors and revolutionary ideas in science and technology.
President Biden and the Secretary of Energy tour the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
As we enter a new fiscal year, WETO is sharing some of the more notable wind energy research and development accomplishments from 2021.