Below are stories about testing facilities, capabilities, and certification featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.

October 1, 2013

DOE to Debut a Dynamic 5-Megawatt Dynamometer

Boulder, Colorado -- As wind turbine capacity continues to grow, so does the need to test the electrical and mechanical power-producing components ...

August 1, 2013

Wind Technology Testing Center Acquires New Blade Fatigue Test System

This is an excerpt from the Second Quarter 2013 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

April 1, 2013

New Test Facilities Opening this Fall

This is an excerpt from the First Quarter 2013 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

October 1, 2012

DOE Lab Releases Wind Turbine Reliability Benchmark Report

Article from the Third Quarter 2012 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

October 1, 2012

Glosten Associates Tests Innovative High-Strength Mooring Lines for Deepwater Offshore Wind Installations

This is an excerpt from the Third Quarter 2012 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

October 1, 2012

Wind Technology Testing Center Earns A2LA Accreditation for Blade Testing

This is an excerpt from the Third Quarter 2012 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

October 1, 2012

U.S. Department of Energy Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Wind Turbine Test Facility

This is an excerpt from the Third Quarter 2012 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

October 1, 2012

DOE Funds Advanced Magnet Lab and NREL to Develop Next-Generation Drivetrains

This is an excerpt from the Third Quarter 2012 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

May 1, 2012

Gearbox Reliability Collaborative Debuts on the Web

This is an excerpt from the Second Quarter 2012 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.

May 1, 2012

Flow Distortion Study Completed for the Chesapeake Light Tower

This is an excerpt from the Second Quarter 2012 edition of the Wind Program R&D Newsletter.