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WETO and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s floating scientific research buoy is stationed in Hawai'i to collect offshore wind resource, meteorological, and oceanographic data that can be used to compare wind model predictions with actual data.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s WETO and Grid Deployment Office are launching a study on transmission options to support offshore wind development along the U.S. West Coast in the Pacific Ocean through 2050, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.
The first Renewable Energy Champion of the year is Jason Jonkman, a principal engineer in wind energy from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
DOE is working to develop a new road map for new operations and maintenance technologies and processes for offshore wind energy sites.
WETO has published a West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Literature Review and Gaps Analysis to address challenges facing the interconnecting of large wind farms to coastal substations and transmission infrastructure.
SETO and VTO released the summary of responses to the Challenges and Opportunities for Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics request for information.
What happens when a wind energy project reaches the end of its service? WETO's new guide provides a detailed explanation.
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s analysis of the PJM Interconnection found substantial interconnection cost increases and tremendous growth of PJM’s interconnection project queue.
The Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange is offering technical assistance for stakeholders to improve interconnection practices and processes for electricity distribution systems and the transmission system.
DOE just made the certification process for the commercial deployment of small- and medium-scale wind turbines more accessible by covering some of the cost.