Below are stories about manufacturing featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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May 18, 2023
Inflation Reduction Act Domestic Content Credits Boost American Manufacturing and Deployment of Clean Energy
Building on the Inflation Reduction Act's groundbreaking investments, the Treasury Department and IRS have issued guidance on bonus credits available to clean energy projects that meet domestic content thresholds.
April 18, 2023
Student Competitions Support a Diverse Clean Energy Workforce
Learn how EERE supports the next generation of Clean Energy Champions through fun technology challenges as they prepare for clean energy careers.
March 29, 2023
DOE Announces Winners in First Phase of Prize to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chains
DOE announced the Phase One winners of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize, a first-of-its-kind competition to tackle the floating offshore wind energy industry’s biggest supply chains challenge
February 23, 2023
Historic Investments Aim to Support America’s Energy and Industrial Communities
DOE is launching multiple programs to accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing and ensure traditionally underserved communities benefit from clean energy technologies, including wind energy technologies.
February 13, 2023
Distributed Wind Turbine Certification Just Got a Little Easier
DOE just made the certification process for the commercial deployment of small- and medium-scale wind turbines more accessible by covering some of the cost.
February 13, 2023
DOE Launches Funding Opportunity To Improve Wind Turbine Composite Materials
DOE announced $30 million in funding to advance composite materials and additive manufacturing for large wind turbines, including for offshore wind energy systems.
January 23, 2023
2022 Elevated Wind Energy to New Heights
Last year brought many advances in wind energy. Here are the most influential wind energy stories from 2022 from the Wind Energy Technologies Office.
January 23, 2023
National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium Announces U.S. Offshore Wind Supply Chain Road Map
The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium released a report identifying how the United States can develop a robust and equitable domestic supply chain required to achieve the national offshore wind target of 30 gigawatts by 2030.
December 15, 2022
DOE Projects Will Accelerate Deployment of Small- and Medium-Sized Wind Turbines Across the United States
NREL plans to award $2.9 million to 11 manufacturers of small- and medium-scale wind turbines
December 14, 2022
FLOWIN Prize Phase 1 Deadline Approaching
The first-ever prize from WETO, the FLOWIN Prize will help pave the way for the cost-effective domestic manufacture and deployment of commercial utility-scale floating offshore wind energy turbines in U.S. waters.