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NREL recently released a more robust version of its FAST software under a modularization framework that represents a generational change in how computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools are developed.
AML Superconductivity and Magnetics, in conjunction with DOE's Argonne National Laboratory, recently announced that their superconducting magnet system passed a landmark reliability test, demonstrating its potential suitability for wide-scale commercia...
In 2011, DOE awarded $43 million to 41 projects across 20 states to speed technical innovations, lower costs, and shorten the timeline for deployin...
NREL Announces Two New Competitiveness Improvement Project Awards
The letter from the director for the Fall 2014 issue of the Wind Program Newsletter.
DOE recently released three reports indicating that the wind technology market remained strong in 2013 and is poised for future growth that could double the capacity of renewable electricity generation from resources like wind power by 2020.
DOE recently funded a study that finds the deployment of at least 54 gigawatts of offshore wind power to be technically possible by 2030. The National Offshore Wind Energy Grid Interconnection Study (NOWEGIS), which focused on two DOE objectives in red...
DOE recently announced the first step toward issuing a $150 million loan guarantee to support the construction of the Cape Wind offshore wind project with a conditional commitment to Cape Wind Associates, LLC.
Dominion Virginia Power, Fishermen’s Energy of New Jersey, and Principle Power, Inc. will each receive up to $46.7 million over the next four years to advance their projects in the second phase of the funding opportunity. The second phase will includ...
The Energy Department today released a new report showing progress for the United States offshore wind energy market over the past year, including two projects that have moved into the initial stages of construction, and 14 projects that are in the adv...