- Letter from the Wind Program Director
- In the News
- Current R&D
- Funding Opportunities
- Recent Publications
Letter from the Wind Program Director
In this year's offshore wind edition of the Wind Program Newsletter, the Department of Energy (DOE) and its partners want to share with you all of the groundbreaking work being conducted in the area of offshore wind. Two years ago, DOE allocated $43 million to fund a variety of offshore wind research projects, many of which are now releasing results, findings, and tools that can guide and inform the development of U.S. offshore wind projects. More.
In the News
- DOE to Host a Booth at Offshore WINDPOWER
- First U.S. Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine Installed Off the Coast of Maine
- DOE to Debut a Dynamic 5-Megawatt Dynamometer
Current R&D
- New DOE Report Investigates Port Readiness for Offshore Wind
- Study Reveals Challenges and Opportunities Related to Vessels for U.S. Offshore Wind
- Optimizing Installation, Operation, and Maintenance at Offshore Wind Projects in the United States
- Stantec Investigates Bat Activity in Atlantic and Great Lakes Offshore Regions
- Improving Design Methods for Fixed-Foundation Offshore Wind Energy Systems
- New DOE Modeling Tool Estimates Economic Benefits of Offshore Wind Plants
- Making Offshore Wind Areas Available for Leasing
- DOE and Industry Partners Drive the Design of an Innovative Drivetrain
- Argonne National Laboratory Develops Extreme-Scale Wind Farm Simulation Capabilities
- New Report: Integrating More Wind and Solar Reduces Utilities' Carbon Emissions and Fuel Costs
Funding Opportunities
Request for Proposals
Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Project — Component and Manufacturing Process Improvements (CIP-CM), Solicitation #RFC-3-23072
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and DOE are soliciting proposals from subcontractors willing to pursue low-risk, high-impact, incremental component and manufacturing improvements for distributed wind turbine systems. The objective of the CIP-CM is to expand and revitalize U.S. leadership in the domestic and international wind turbine market sector by assisting U.S. manufacturers in lowering the levelized cost of energy of wind turbines through component improvements and manufacturing process upgrades.
Distributed Wind Turbine Competitiveness Improvement Project — Turbine Testing (CIP-TT), Solicitation #RFC-3-23530
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and DOE are soliciting proposals from distributed wind turbine manufacturers willing to subject wind turbine prototypes for design evaluation, certification testing, and certification. The objective of the CIP-TT is to expand and revitalize U.S. leadership in the domestic and international wind turbine market sector by assisting U.S. manufacturers in lowering the levelized cost of energy of wind turbines through turbine testing.
Recent Publications
- Analysis of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the Rhode Island/Massachusetts Wind Energy Area
- A Spatial Hedonic Analysis of the Effects of Wind Energy Facilities on Surrounding Property Values in the United States
- Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the BOEM Maryland Wind Energy Area
- Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Leasing Areas for the BOEM New Jersey Wind Energy Area
- Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West
- Final Report DE-EE0005380 Assessment of Offshore Wind Farm Effects on Sea Surface, Subsurface and Airborne Electronic Systems
- International Energy Agency Wind 2012 Annual Report
- Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) Model: Offshore Wind User Reference Guide
- Navigant Offshore Wind Market and Economic Analysis, Annual Market Assessment
- National Wind Technology Center to Debut a New Dynamometer (Fact Sheet)
- U.S. Offshore Wind Port Readiness
- Western Wind and Solar Integration Study: Phase II