Articles about Offshore Wind Research and Development

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory build an open-source model to predict the future cost of offshore wind energy.

Funding opportunity will aim to help support the goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.

DOE announced $150 million for research into the crosscutting foundational science for multiple Energy Earthshots, including the Floating Offshore Wind Shot.

Far from being batty or bird-brained, this technology quantifies the flight activity of birds and bats at remote locations targeted for offshore wind farm development.

The Ocean Energy Safety Institute, funded by DOE and others, published a research road map for wind energy that identifies strategic targets and pathways based on needs and gaps.

The New York State Environmental Technical Working Group has created a database that compiles data gaps and research needs for the environmental effects of offshore wind energy development along the U.S. Atlantic Coast

The California Energy Commission announced it plans to join the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium as a state member.

WETO and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s floating scientific research buoy is stationed in Hawai'i to collect offshore wind resource, meteorological, and oceanographic data that can be used to compare wind model predictions with actual data.

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.

The first Renewable Energy Champion of the year is Jason Jonkman, a principal engineer in wind energy from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.