Articles about Education and Outreach

2020 James Madison University grad Jamie Mears is putting her degree and her Collegiate Wind Competition experience to work at Ørsted Onshore.

As we usher in 2021, we’d like to share some of 2020's top wind energy R&D achievements.

Many students participating in the 2021 CWC will be meeting with their teammates virtually and building their competition turbines from home.

A new academic year is underway, which means a new class of college students is preparing for the 2021 DOE Collegiate Wind Competition.

A new training course called Selecting, Implementing, and Funding Distributed Wind Systems in Federal Facilities is now available.

Applications for CWC 2022 are being accepted now through December 8, 2020.

Jane Sandoval enters her master's program this fall with years of energy experience, including her work in DOE's 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition.

As we celebrate American Wind Week, let’s look at some of WETO’s most exciting wind energy research this year.

WSU Everett’s unique partnership with Everett Community College prepares team for first-time participation in the Collegiate Wind Competition.

After four days of intense virtual presentations, the Energy Department announced the winners of the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition.

Ensuring today’s students meet tomorrow’s wind energy workforce needs.

DOE announced the 13 collegiate teams selected to participate in the 2021 CWC. Three new schools were selected and 10 teams are returning.

Thanksgiving break is the perfect time to work on your team's CWC 2021 application before it's due on December 9, 2019.

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

Find out where to start, what to expect, and how to stand out now that EERE has issued the Collegiate Wind Competition 2021 call for proposals.

Are you ready to see what it takes for a career in wind energy? The application process is officially open for the Collegiate Wind Competition 2021.

Following the 2018 Camp Fire, students and faculty from California State University – Chico faced barriers unlike any other school.

Students from Puerto Rico managed to compete in 2018 CWC despite Hurricane Maria and returned in 2019 even stronger.

Recent graduate receives early job offer from Invenergy.

Collegiate Wind Competition participants from UW-Madison and James Madison University share their experiences volunteering with KidWind.

DOE announces the 12 teams competing in the competition, who will gain valuable real-world experience as they prepare to enter the workforce.

Announcement of the winners of the 2019 Collegiate Wind Competition Technical Challenge.

The competition includes two multi-faceted challenges: design, build, and test a wind turbine; and plan and financially analyze a wind plant.

This competition challenges interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate students to create unique solutions to complex wind energy projects.

In 2018, a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory designed and built the CWC's second-generation wind tunnel.