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The first Renewable Energy Champion of the year is Jason Jonkman, a principal engineer in wind energy from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces New Actions to Accelerate U.S. Floating Offshore Wind Deployment
Inaugural Floating Offshore Wind Shot Summit Advances Technologies to Power Millions of Homes, Create Good-Paying Jobs, and Strengthen U.S. Energy Security
DOE is working to develop a new road map for new operations and maintenance technologies and processes for offshore wind energy sites.
WETO has published a West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Literature Review and Gaps Analysis to address challenges facing the interconnecting of large wind farms to coastal substations and transmission infrastructure.
What happens when a wind energy project reaches the end of its service? WETO's new guide provides a detailed explanation.
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s analysis of the PJM Interconnection found substantial interconnection cost increases and tremendous growth of PJM’s interconnection project queue.
The Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange is offering technical assistance for stakeholders to improve interconnection practices and processes for electricity distribution systems and the transmission system.
DOE just made the certification process for the commercial deployment of small- and medium-scale wind turbines more accessible by covering some of the cost.
DOE announced $30 million in funding to advance composite materials and additive manufacturing for large wind turbines, including for offshore wind energy systems.
WETO-funded research teams from three national laboratories are working proactively to strengthen security measures, policies, and information technology infrastructure.