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Below are stories about research efforts featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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The use of concrete support structures for offshore wind turbines offers many potential advantages over towers comprised of only steel, including greater durability, a longer lifespan, increased local labor opportunities, and much quieter installations.
A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory published in the journal iScience uses a new methodology to predict patterns for utility-scale wind and solar energy costs and concludes that they will progressively decline in the coming years.
The U.S. wind industry installed 13,413 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity in 2021, bringing the cumulative total to 135,886 MW.
Driven by falling offshore wind prices, federal action, & state-level commitments, the U.S. offshore wind pipeline grew 13% over the previous year, with 40,083 MW now in various stages of development.
The U.S. distributed wind sector added 11.7 MW of new distributed wind energy capacity with 1,751 new wind turbines installed across 15 states.
In a new journal article, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory explore the potential implications of both solar and wind energy project siting patterns.
In a series of 10 articles, over 100 wind energy experts from around the world are joining forces to identify the most critical needs for wind energy advancement.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory released two new databases of state and local wind and solar energy zoning laws and ordinances in the United States. The data is machine readable so geospatial analysts and researchers can analyze siting impacts.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has made a big leap forward by adding new data and capabilities to the Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen) model.
PNNL researchers developed a new computer model of a device that acts like a translator, enabling renewable power sources like wind and solar to provide electricity to the grid while increasing system resiliency and stability.