Articles about Wind Siting

Wind repowering—the combined activity of dismantling or refurbishing existing wind turbines and commissioning new ones—plays an important role in the wind industry by modernizing the existing wind fleet and helping maximize wind energy use.

Advancing social science and technology research for a sustainable ocean economy

The plan outlines WETO's research priorities and plans through the year 2025.

EERE’s FY 2021 topics include a commercialization opportunity for a wind turbine blade design developed by Sandia National Laboratories.

University researchers examine eagle physiology to inform and improve eagle deterrents.

Testing validates system accuracy, provides comprehensive picture of bird and bat activity.

For the past two decades, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office has worked on ways to protect bats at wind farms.

WETO is seeking input on high-priority environmental research needs regarding impact assessment, model validation, and monitoring and mitigation.

Flight-path monitoring aims to determine the effectiveness of ultrasonic acoustic deterrents.

Small, light, wide-range tags more effectively track behavior and flight patterns, safeguarding bats from potential encounters with wind turbines.