Wind Resource Assessment and Characterization News

LLNL researchers studying how to reduce uncertainties and errors in wind forecasts and power predictions.

A new modeling tool developed by DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that offshore wind development in areas like the Gulf Coast...

A new report recently published by DOE shows a downward trend in levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for both land-based and offshore wind projects since 2010.

Starting in 2012, researchers tried placing spotlights downwind from the 2.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine in Rosemount, Minnesota. The research team was attempting to study turbulent airflow around a turbine in the field.

The nation’s coastlines possess the strongest, most abundant, and steadiest winds in the United States, representing vast potential for clean ene...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the launch of WINDExchange, a national engagement and outreach initiative that marks a new e...

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently released an expanded version of its FAST wind turbine computer-aided engineering tool under a new modularization framework. The new framework will transform FAST into a powerful, robust, and flexible mo...

The Energy Department today released a new report showing progress for the U.S. offshore wind energy market in2012, including the completion of two...