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Below are stories about next-generation technologies featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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FAST.Farm, a new modeling tool from NREL, will help users predict the power performance and structural loads of wind turbines within a wind farm, enabling them to maximize the farm’s power production and reliability.
DOE-funded 2020 research shows experts now expect land-based and offshore wind costs to decline ~35–50% by 2050, resulting in costs 50% lower than predicted in 2015.
Slender, Flexible Blades Enable High-Energy-Capture Wind Turbines by Resolving Transportation Challenges.
WISDEM software creates a virtual, vertically integrated wind plant from components to operations.
GE to receive $20.3 million to build and test a prototype of their high-efficiency, ultra-light, low-temperature SCG on a wind turbine.
Awards will help researchers develop lightweight, efficient turbine drivetrain systems for tall wind and offshore applications.
The plan outlines WETO's research priorities and plans through the year 2025.
Innovative projects support improving the ability to forecast wind power; demonstrating energy production technologies to reduce cost of offshore wind
Supersized turbines could reduce costs, enhance value of wind energy—and more.
A deeper understanding of bearing axial cracking enables reliability assessments for individual turbines.