Below are stories about manufacturing featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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.
August 9, 2021
DOE Selects U.S. Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs for Wind Energy Innovations
DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently selected six wind-energy-related projects for Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funding. The announcement is part of DOE-wide awards totaling $127 million.
July 14, 2021
Accelerating Materials and Design for Next-Generation Lightweight Wind Turbine Generators
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published a new study examining the use of advanced machine learning and 3D printing techniques to save costs and size in wind turbine generators.
June 2, 2021
No Time To Waste: A Circular Economy Strategy for Wind Energy
Using, reusing, recycling, and remanufacturing wind turbine materials—combined with technology engineered to use fewer materials and resources—will produce components that can easily be broken down for use in other applications.