Below are stories about resource assessment and characterization featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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May 18, 2015
New Model Demonstrates Offshore Wind Industry’s Job Growth Potential
A new modeling tool developed by DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that offshore wind development in areas like the Gulf Coast...
May 18, 2015
New Report Shows Downward Trend in LCOE for Wind
A new report recently published by DOE shows a downward trend in levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for both land-based and offshore wind projects since 2010.
September 12, 2014
A Minnesota Blizzard Provides Insight into Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Wakes
Starting in 2012, researchers tried placing spotlights downwind from the 2.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine in Rosemount, Minnesota. The research team was attempting to study turbulent airflow around a turbine in the field.
April 30, 2014
Ready, Set, Go: New Tool and Report Help Offshore Wind Industry Take Off
The nation’s coastlines possess the strongest, most abundant, and steadiest winds in the United States, representing vast potential for clean ene...
March 31, 2014
U.S. Department of Energy Initiates New Outreach Efforts to Address a Changing Wind Industry
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the launch of WINDExchange, a national engagement and outreach initiative that marks a new e...
January 6, 2014
New Modularization Framework Transforms FAST Wind Turbine Modeling Tool
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently released an expanded version of its FAST wind turbine computer-aided engineering tool under a new modularization framework. The new framework will transform FAST into a powerful, robust, and flexible mo...
October 23, 2013
New Report Shows Trend Toward Larger Offshore Wind Systems, with 11 Advanced Stage Projects Proposed in U.S. Waters
The Energy Department today released a new report showing progress for the U.S. offshore wind energy market in2012, including the completion of two...
August 1, 2013
New Report Evaluates Impacts of DOE's Wind Powering America Initiative
This is an excerpt from the Second Quarter 2013 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.
August 1, 2013
DOE Announces New Wind Vision Initiative at AWEA WINDPOWER Conference
This is an excerpt from the Second Quarter 2013 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.