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Below are stories about education and outreach featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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The 12 finalist teams will compete throughout the spring and present their work during the American Power Association's CLEANPOWER 2025 Conference and Exhibition.
WETO invites students from kindergarten through 8th grade across the United States to create artwork on the theme “Beautiful Wind Energy” for the National Wind Energy Art Challenge.
DOE announces nearly $2 Million to support offshore workforce training programs to promote good-paying jobs in a fast-growing sector in communities across the country
The wind energy workforce is made up of a wide range of people and skills. Learn about the career journey of PNNL lab program manager Alicia Mahon.
During the first half of the 2024–2025 school year, 35 teams will participate in the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition to design floating offshore wind energy technology.
DOE released its 2024 U.S. Energy and Employment Report, a comprehensive summary of national and state-level energy jobs.
Nearly $50 million funding available for projects that address several major areas of need for offshore wind.
An Idaho National Laboratory report takes the first comprehensive look at cyberattack risks that could jeopardize U.S. wind energy systems and real-world events that have affected wind energy systems and organizations around the world.
While studying mechanical engineering at the University of Texas in Austin, Paquette became interested in structural components and composite materials. Although he originally planned to pursue work in the aerospace industry, he jumped at the opportunity to work at Sandia on wind turbine blades—the largest composite structures in the world.
The Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has funded the blade and drivetrain testing facilities since the 1990s, providing crucial knowledge and expertise to the ongoing expansion of commercial wind power—both domestically and globally.