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Below are stories about manufacturing featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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WETO announced funding for 15 small businesses working to accelerate wind energy Research and Development.

DOE, Treasury, and IRS announced $4 billion in tax credits for projects that expand renewable energy or critical materials manufacturing or recycling, with $1.6 billion set aside for projects in designated energy and coal communities.
Building on the Inflation Reduction Act's groundbreaking funding, the Treasury Department and IRS have issued guidance on bonus credits available to renewable energy projects that meet domestic content thresholds.

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.

DOE announced $30 million in funding to advance composite materials and additive manufacturing for large wind turbines, including for offshore wind energy systems.

Last year brought many advances in wind energy. Here are the most influential wind energy stories from 2022 from the Wind Energy Technologies Office.

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.

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.

Company Commercializes the Only Currently-Available Technology that can Recycle Fiberglass From Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades

An NREL study will outline a strategic network of U.S. West Coast ports and port infrastructure upgrades that could collaboratively unlock the potential of commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy technology deployment.