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When you work in wind, time flies. This year the Wind Energy Technologies Office has plenty of progress and exciting news to report for 2023.
The 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition called on teams to develop solutions to the siting, development, and outreach challenges associated with offshore wind energy projects
Building on the Inflation Reduction Act's groundbreaking investments, the Treasury Department and IRS have issued guidance on bonus credits available to clean energy projects that meet domestic content thresholds.
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reviewed studies that focused on the technical evaluation of offshore wind energy transmission through potential points of interconnection along the coastlines of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Airfoils are the foundation of turbine blade designs. Generating lift and drag when they move through the air, airfoils play a key role in improving the aerodynamic performance and structural durability of a turbine’s blades.
DOE released a $4.75 million funding opportunity that will create one or more university-led Centers of Excellence that will help meet the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.
A job opening has blown in! WETO is looking to hire a systems engineer to serve as principal technology manager for mechanical systems within its Technology Research, Development, and Testing program.
DOE announced $26 million for eight projects to demonstrate how solar power, wind energy, energy storage, and other clean energy resources can support a reliable and efficient U.S. power grid.
WETO announces additional funding, including funds from the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for two small businesses working to accelerate wind energy deployment.
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researcher discusses her past as a software engineer and NASA contractor, her current efforts in wind energy ecology and environmental sustainability, and her advice for those who aspire to work in renewable energy.