Articles about Wind Program Analysis

Supersized turbines could reduce costs, enhance value of wind energy—and more.

New open-source tool helps stakeholders assess U.S. offshore wind power plant balance-of-system costs.

First comprehensive study of the U.S. wind fleet shows that the performance of newer plants declines less with age than older plants.

In some markets, wind power is having significant impacts on the timing and location of electricity prices.

Multimegawatt reference turbine expands capabilities to assess technology for ever-larger and lower-cost designs.

Addressing Wind Energy Innovation Challenges

System operators have a new tool for bringing intuition to the deluge of wind data—a visualizer for wind power forecasts called WindView.

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

There are many different types of distributed wind customer. Find out more about distributed wind and who uses it.

Learn more about this year's most notable trends in the land-based wind market.

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

U.S., Canadian, and Mexican collaboration on a new model helps industry plan an economically competitive and reliable long-term cross-border grid.

More accurate evaluation of long-term wind speed variability and wind plant energy production could drive greater investment and lower energy costs.

An NREL study explores opportunities for increasing wind turbine hub height and the conditions and locations where these towers have the most impact.

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.

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

Wind power capacity in the United States continued to experience strong growth in 2017.

Wind generation can create exciting opportunities and interesting challenges when integrating large quantities of energy into the electric grid.

Investment in U.S. wind energy has averaged nearly $13.6 billion annually since 2006, totaling more than $140 billion.

A recent Pacific Northwest National Laboratory report is the first of its kind to benchmark costs for small wind projects installed in the U.S.

A study led by LBNL provides unprecedented insight into the attitudes of Americans who live near U.S. wind turbines.

A comprehensive, regularly updated data set of U.S. wind turbine locations and characteristics is now publicly available.

NREL researchers have been leading an international effort to validate offshore wind models.

New breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030—making it fully competitive with the fuel cost of natural gas.