Below are stories about siting featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office.
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January 9, 2017
Report Shows New Transmission Can Help Wind Energy Supply a Third of U.S. Electricity
The Energy Department today released a report which confirms that adding even limited electricity transmission can significantly reduce the costs of expanding wind energy to supply 35% of U.S. electricity by 2050. The report, titled Reducing Wind Curta...
November 30, 2016
3 Ways Energy Department Research Will Help Eagles Coexist with Wind Energy Deployment
Building energy infrastructure that keeps wildlife safe is a key concern at the U.S. Department of Energy, which is why we have funded six teams to improve technologies that will protect eagles sharing airspace with wind turbines.
November 21, 2016
New Report Shows Potential Growth of Distributed Wind Energy for On-Site Power
The Energy Department today released a first-of-its-kind assessment of the potential future growth of distributed wind energy in the United States through 2050. Distributed wind differs from utility-scale wind in that it is installed at or near the poi...
October 24, 2016
October 24, 2016
October 24, 2016
Demonstration Projects Feature Innovative Offshore Wind Technologies
From floating foundations to twisted jacket and Mono Bucket foundations, some of the nation’s most inventive offshore wind technologies are...
May 18, 2015
DOE Taking Wind Forecasting to New Heights
A DOE study demonstrates that wind power forecasts can be improved substantially using data collected from tall towers, remote sensors, and other devices, and incorporated into improved forecasting models in near real time.
October 22, 2014
Wind Program Announces $2 Million to Develop and Field Test Wind Energy Bat Impact Minimization Technologies
EERE's Wind Program announced $2 million in funding to advance technologies that address wind development’s potential impacts on wildlife.
September 12, 2014
Sandia National Laboratories Develops Tool for Evaluating Wind Turbine-Radar Impacts
The TSPEAR toolkit supports energy developers that wish to design, analyze, track the progress of wind energy projects. Initially designed to support wind energy development by assessing the interaction between turbines and constraining factors, such a...