January 23, 2018
Wind Turbines in Extreme Weather: Solutions for Hurricane Resiliency
Offshore wind turbines on the Atlantic coast (as well as the Gulf Mexico) have several challenges to contend with—including hurricanes.
March 14, 2017
Milestones on the Road to the Wind Vision
The Department of Energy’s Wind Vision report assesses the potential economic and social benefits of a study scenario where U.S. wind power supplies 10% of the nation’s electrical demand by 2020, 20% by 2030, and 35% by 2050. It also outlines a roa...
December 22, 2016
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
September 9, 2016
Computing America’s Offshore Wind Energy Potential
A new report evaluating the potential for offshore wind energy development across U.S. coasts found that even if only 1% of the technical resource potential is recovered, nearly 6.5 million homes could be powered by offshore wind energy.
May 18, 2015
LLNL Predicts Wind Power with Greater Accuracy
LLNL researchers studying how to reduce uncertainties and errors in wind forecasts and power predictions.