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Five new research projects focus on Enabling Large-Scale Turbines.

GE to receive $20.3 million to build and test a prototype of their high-efficiency, ultra-light, low-temperature SCG on a wind turbine.

Awards will help researchers develop lightweight, efficient turbine drivetrain systems for tall wind and offshore applications.

DOE and NREL have issued a request for proposals (RFP) and is accepting applications for the CIP for distributed wind.

Environmental research supports increasing understanding of offshore wind and evaluating impacts on wildlife in U.S. Atlantic waters.
2020 James Madison University grad Jamie Mears is putting her degree and her Collegiate Wind Competition experience to work at Ørsted Onshore.

As we usher in 2021, we’d like to share some of 2020's top wind energy R&D achievements.

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

DOE announced up to $45 million for research to advance solar hardware and systems integration, in addition to additional developments.

Innovative projects support improving the ability to forecast wind power; demonstrating energy production technologies to reduce cost of offshore wind