Below are stories about environmental impacts and siting featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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December 13, 2021
Celebrating Achievements and Looking Forward to a New Year
As 2021 draws to a close, the Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) is reflecting on our R&D, recent achievements, and recognitions, and getting ramped up for a new year of possibilities for wind energy.
November 8, 2021
DOE National Labs Celebrate Numerous R&D 100 Awards
R&D World magazine has recognized three WETO-supported projects for its 2021 R&D 100 awards, which celebrate products and technologies that are considered innovative disruptors and revolutionary ideas in science and technology.
October 13, 2021
Spotlight on SEER: Awareness for Offshore Wind Energy Development
SEER, the U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research, is designed to shed light on the environmental effects of offshore wind development, identify existing gaps in information, and prioritize future environmental research efforts.
October 13, 2021
Buoys Provide Data about Birds and Bats Offshore
Offshore wind research buoys are equipped with instruments that can take wind speed measurements as high as 250 meters—the height of today’s wind turbines. Results will help wind power plant operators make investment and siting decisions.
October 13, 2021
DOE Announces $13.5 Million to Support Sustainable Development of Offshore Wind
Selected projects will study environmental and wildlife topics that can help advance offshore wind on both the east and west coasts of the United States.
October 1, 2021
DOE Partners on Sea Grant Liaison to Connect Communities to Info on Offshore Wind
WETO and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Rhode Island Sea Grant have partnered to create a new Offshore Wind Liaison position. The Liaison will connect communities with information and research about offshore wind energy development.
October 1, 2021
NREL Announces Funding Opportunity for Bat-Wind Turbine Interactions and Deterrents
The lab is seeking Request for Proposals to support research into how bat behave near wind turbines and how they respond to tools intended to keep bats away from turbines (deterrents).
September 30, 2021
Happy New (Fiscal) Year!
As we enter a new fiscal year, WETO is sharing some of the more notable wind energy research and development accomplishments from 2021.
June 15, 2021
EERE and DOE’s SBIR Program Select U.S. Small Businesses to Develop Wind Energy Innovations
DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently selected four wind-energy-related projects for Small Business Innovation Research Phase I funding. The announcement is part of DOE-wide awards totaling $54 million.
June 2, 2021
Developing the Right Technology for Right Whales
Innovative technology mitigates the negative impacts of offshore wind energy development on this endangered species.