Articles about Offshore Wind Research and Development

Offshore wind representatives met this spring to discuss meteorology and oceanography research to support offshore wind projects in the U.S.

A2e initiative addresses the need to have reliable, applicable wind data by establishing and funding the Data Archive and Portal (DAP).

A new scalable offshore floating wind system provides novel solutions to cut costs and overcome challenges of deepwater offshore environments.

With a host of new partners and an open call for research proposals, the $41-million National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium is ready to make a splash.

As we embark on a new fiscal year, we’d like to share some of our key accomplishments from Fiscal Year 2019.

Top trends leading the offshore wind market into a decade of unprecedented growth.

Learn more about efforts to develop America's vast offshore wind resources.

High-Efficiency Lightweight Generators Needed for Supersized Turbines on Land and Offshore

The National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium has announced the availability of funding for additional offshore wind R&D topics.

American small businesses got nearly a $22 million boost from EERE with Phase 1 Release II selections

The Consortium's RFP is related to offshore wind plant technology advancement, which includes optimizing the performance of wind plants.

DOE selected ten projects totaling $6.8 million that will reduce the impacts of land-based and offshore wind energy on bats and other wildlife.

WETO is supporting a $41 million national offshore wind R&D consortium to facilitate the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry.

The FOA invited proposals to develop a lightweight, more efficient wind turbine drivetrain system that minimizes the use of rare earth magnets.

A study from LBNL finds that the market value of offshore wind generally exceeds that of land-based wind in the region.

A new study by Sandia National Laboratories looks at the feasibility for deep-water offshore installations of a less-common wind turbine design.

WETO commissioned Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to deploy two research buoys off the New Jersey and Virginia coasts.

Researchers from PNNL have come up with a novel way to integrate that stereo vision feature into software.

NREL researchers received a four-year extension of IEA research that will advance the overall accuracy of offshore wind computer modeling tools.

NYSERDA selected to partner with DOE as administrator of offshore wind R&D consortium.

The USGS and DOE released the United States Wind Turbine Database and Viewer to access this new public dataset.

Wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas announced a $35 million, five-year investment with Clemson University to test its new 9.5-MW gearbox.

Offshore wind turbines on the Atlantic coast (as well as the Gulf Mexico) have several challenges to contend with—including hurricanes.

This blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the U.S. than in other countries.

This blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the United States than in other countries.