Below are stories about funding featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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August 31, 2021
National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium Opens Solicitation for Innovative Technologies to Advance Offshore Wind
NOWRDC released a new competitive solicitation to fund projects targeting offshore wind supply chain, logistics, and operations and maintenance. Concept paper submissions are due September 16, 2021.
August 9, 2021
DOE Selects U.S. Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs for Wind Energy Innovations
DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently selected six wind-energy-related projects for Small Business Innovation Research Phase II funding. The announcement is part of DOE-wide awards totaling $127 million.
July 14, 2021
Biden Administration’s Budget Request Calls for Increase across Wind Energy Research Areas
President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request includes $205 million for the Wind Energy Technologies Office—an increase of nearly 86% over fiscal year 2021 appropriations. The proposed increase would support R&D across wind energy research areas.
June 25, 2021
DOE Announces 2021 Technology Commercialization Fund Selections
DOE announced $1.95 million in wind-energy-related projects for national labs and their research partners as part of more than $30 million in awards for 68 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions Technology Commercialization Fund.
June 15, 2021
EERE and DOE’s SBIR Program Select U.S. Small Businesses to Develop Wind Energy Innovations
DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy recently selected four wind-energy-related projects for Small Business Innovation Research Phase I funding. The announcement is part of DOE-wide awards totaling $54 million.
June 2, 2021
Join Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly Speakes-Backman for a Webinar on the EERE FY22 Budget Request
EERE’s Acting Assistant Secretary and the Deputy Assistant Secretaries for EERE’s three technology pillars—Energy Efficiency, Renewable Power, and Sustainable Transportation—and Operations will host a FY22 budget webinar on Thursday, June 3, at 2pm ET.
May 19, 2021
Interior and Energy Departments Continue Efforts to Advance Offshore Safety and Environmental Sustainability
DOE and the Department of the Interior have entered into a cooperative agreement with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to support the ongoing operation and maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute.
March 29, 2021
National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium Announces Projects Totaling $8 Million
Fifteen new projects were selected to receive a total of $8 million for offshore wind support structure innovation, U.S.-based supply chain development, electrical systems innovation, and solutions for impacts on wildlife and radar.
March 29, 2021
DOE, Sea Grant, NOAA Fisheries partner to invest $1M+ to support research for the co-existence of ocean energy with Northeast fishing and coastal communities
Advancing social science and technology research for a sustainable ocean economy
February 1, 2021
Updated Application Process for Offshore Environmental Research Funding Opportunity
EERE application submission activities moved back to EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange (Exchange).