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WETO has released a Request for Information to gather information on research needs related to the effects of offshore wind development on communities, in the context of a national energy addition.
$5 million in funding available for photovoltaic and concentrating solar-thermal power research and development.
$25 million in funding available for concentrating solar-thermal power research and development.
This round will fund projects that facilitate ocean co-use, mitigate impacts to marine wildlife, enhance offshore wind power forecasting, and improve transmission system reliability and resilience.
The American Wind Wildlife Institute is now officially REWI, the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute, to reflect the expansion of their scope to include solar.
DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory have published a study as part of the MADE3D initiative, highlighting 3D printing of magnetic components for large electrical machines like wind turbines.
New land-based maps are available for Missouri and Tennessee, and new offshore maps are available for Texas-Louisiana, North Carolina-South Carolina, and Mississippi-Alabama-Georgia-Florida.
The National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium has announced six new projects to support supply chain efficiency, asset monitoring, and inspection.
Report details regional and national strategies to support the Administration’s goals for offshore wind deployment
WETO has released phase I findings for its Big Adaptive Rotor project, studying large blades for low-specific-power wind turbines.