Below are stories about market transformation featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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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
March 29, 2023
How EERE Is Addressing Inequitable Energy Infrastructure
Carbon-based energy infrastructure has disproportionately harmed people of color and low-income and indigenous communities. The infrastructure for our clean energy future will be safe and just for all.
March 20, 2023
WETO Expands Funding to Small Business to Advance Wind Blade Recycling
Carbon Rivers, a small business based on Knoxville, Tennessee, has been awarded $1 million to improve their wind turbine blade recycling technology.
March 9, 2023
Distributed Wind Energy Brings Value to Remote and Rural Communities
Project analyzes the many benefits of distributed wind for communities across the United States.
March 9, 2023
Apply for a Clean Energy to Communities In-Depth Partnership
This multi-year program from DOE helps communities develop realistic roadmaps to achieve their clean energy goals.
March 9, 2023
DOE Launches Funding Opportunity for Clean Energy in Rural or Remote Communities
DOE announced $300 million for projects that increase energy affordability and promote climate resilience and $15 million for a prize competition to help rural communities build the capacity needed for clean energy development and deployment.
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 23, 2023
New Analysis Studying West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Options
The U.S. Department of Energy’s WETO and Grid Deployment Office are launching a study on transmission options to support offshore wind development along the U.S. West Coast in the Pacific Ocean through 2050, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.
February 23, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Expands Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership
Both California and Louisiana are joining the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership to collaborate with federal agencies and other states on priorities including building an American supply chain and skilled workforce for offshore wind.
February 13, 2023
DOE Requests Information on Offshore Wind Workforce Development Hubs and Co-Location of Aquaculture with Ocean Renewable Energy
DOE’s WETO and Water Power Technologies Office are requesting information on university-based offshore wind centers and the co-location of aquaculture and ocean renewable energy.