DOE is working to make distributed wind energy technologies more cost-competitive and reliable.
DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently investigated advanced manufacturing processes and materials to enable novel wind turbine blade designs that both decrease costs and increase efficiency.
DOE announced $30 million for advancing innovative practices that will reshape the design, materials, and manufacturing for wind turbine equipment.
Hydropower facilities need updates to increase efficiency, improve energy reliability, and enhance community and grid resilience.
Offshore wind energy is a win–win! Check out some impressive offshore wind farms around the world and how they may reflect the future of U.S. offshore wind energy.
Distributed wind is entering your community! Check out how distributed wind energy is expanding as a renewable energy resource for U.S. communities.
DOE-funded research led to wind turbine blade breakthroughs that provide more power at lower cost.
The new Renewable Energy Materials Properties Database and accompanying reports could help developers, utilities, and other stakeholders understand how global materials supplies might impact future development of wind energy.
DOE announced funding to two wind energy projects as part of a program to ensure research funding is reaching the pockets of the country that traditionally have received disproportionately low amounts of Federal scientific funding.
DOE’s 2023 Critical Materials Assessment evaluates materials for their criticality to global renewable energy technology supply chains.