Below are stories about environmental impacts and siting featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
The Department of Energy’s Wind Vision report assesses the potential economic and social benefits of a study scenario where U.S. wind power...
Building energy infrastructure that keeps wildlife safe is a key concern at the U.S. Department of Energy, which is why we have funded six teams to...
A long-term acoustic survey of bat activity at remote islands, offshore structures, and coastal site...
Offshore wind farms along state and federal shores have the technical potential to provide more than 2,000 gigawatts of capacity. Developing just 1...
From floating foundations to twisted jacket and Mono Bucket foundations, some of the nation’s most inventive offshore wind technologies are...
The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy invites input from the public regarding a potential funding opportunity...
The Energy Department's Wind Program issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to advance the readiness of technologies intended to reduce...
The U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016 starts May 24—less than a week away—at the annual American Wind Energy Association ...
The Energy Department's Wind Program intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to advance the readiness of technologies intended to...
April 17 is National Bat Appreciation Day. Bats are amazing and helpful creatures, which is why DOE is serious about finding ways to keep them safe.
While wind energy presents many benefits, spinning wind turbines can interfere with weather, air traffic control, and air surveillance radar...
A next-generation buoy will provide unprecedented information on offshore wind patterns, making it possible to harness wind power in entirely new...
The Biodiversity Research Institute's (BRI) new report on a three year research project gives offshore wind developers new information on...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is leading a new International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Task to address concerns about the environmental...
The Energy Department today announced more than $1.75 million for five projects that will develop and demonstrate technologies to reduce the...
EERE's Wind Program announced $2 million in funding to advance technologies that address wind development’s potential impacts on wildlife.
