Below are stories about distributed wind featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.

May 27, 2020

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EERE Announces $21.3 Million for Phase I Small Business Innovation Projects

Selected small businesses are receiving Phase I grants that demonstrate technical feasibility for innovations during the first phase of their research

February 27, 2020

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Competitiveness Improvement Project Issues RFP

Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) RFP is accepting applications through March 31, 2020.

November 19, 2019

Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project Helps Manufacturers Develop, Certify Next-Gen Technologies

The goals of the CIP are to make wind energy cost competitive and increase the number of wind turbine designs certified to national testing standards.

September 30, 2019

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Happy New (Fiscal) Year!

As we embark on a new fiscal year, we’d like to share some of our key accomplishments from Fiscal Year 2019.

August 12, 2019

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Who Uses Distributed Wind?

There are many different types of distributed wind customer. Find out more about distributed wind and who uses it.

May 20, 2019

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Workshop Explores Potential of Wind Innovations for Rural Economic Development

WETO workshop attendees share information about needs, challenges, and experiences unique to distributed wind, especially in rural areas.

May 8, 2018

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First-of-Its-Kind Report Benchmarks Costs for U.S. Small Wind Projects

A recent Pacific Northwest National Laboratory report is the first of its kind to benchmark costs for small wind projects installed in the U.S.

May 8, 2018

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Competitiveness Improvement Project Hits First Certification Milestone

Primus Wind Power achieved certification in February 2018 of its Primus Air40 wind turbine model.

April 19, 2018

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U.S. Department of Energy and Geological Survey Release Online Public Dataset and Viewer of U.S. Wind Turbine Locations and Characteristics

The USGS and DOE released the United States Wind Turbine Database and Viewer to access this new public dataset.

April 11, 2017

EERE Success Story—Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) Partner Delivers Next-Generation Wind Turbine for On-Site Power

Distributed wind is used at or near where it is generated, and has gained a strong footing in the marketplace among commercial, industrial, and uti...