Wind News

When the wind turbine industry needs to test out new designs, it turns to the National Wind Technology Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office addresses a number of pressing energy needs, from improving technology ...

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.

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...

Experiment Investigates Steering of Wind Farm Wakes for Improved Performance

Energy Department Wind Energy Technologies Office Presentations at AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER 2016

Meteorological Ocean Data Available for Offshore Wind Energy Research and Design

U.S. Energy production develops through the emergence of offshore wind.

Sandia offshore wind vertical axis turbines.

Bats Offshore? Energy Department Research Study Shows Where and When