Publications
Search for Wind Energy Technologies Office-funded reports, articles, fact sheets, and other publications in the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information Library.
Key Publications
2023
DOE seeks to build on the expertise, capabilities, and resources across a range of its offices to promote offshore wind energy. This strategy identifies the many opportunities for DOE action, including the many offices that might engage in these efforts.
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Two years of progress to catalyze a new clean energy industry, deliver for workers and communities, and protect biodiversity and ocean co-use.
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This fact sheet outlines the primary federal incentives, resources for funding, and opportunities to partner with DOE and other federal agencies.
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Study evaluates how the U.S. supply chain can evolve to support the national offshore wind target and position the industry for sustainable growth.
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2022
First-of-its-kind study that examines future U.S. offshore wind workforce growth and identifies future workforce development needs.
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White House launches floating offshore wind initiatives to deploy 15 GW, power 5 million homes, and lower costs by 70% for goal of 30 GW by 2035.
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Learn about how the Floating Offshore Wind Shot plans to accelerate breakthroughs for more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions.
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Driven by falling offshore wind prices, federal action, & state-level commitments, the U.S. offshore wind pipeline grew 13% over the previous year, with 40,083 MW now in various stages of development.
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The U.S. wind industry installed 13,413 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity in 2021, bringing the cumulative total to 135,886 MW.
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The U.S. distributed wind sector added 11.7 MW of new distributed wind energy capacity with 1,751 new wind turbines installed across 15 states.
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Governors, labor leaders, and private companies convene to boost offshore wind supply chains, lower energy costs, and support manufacturing jobs.
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A new study indicates that nearly 1,400 gigawatts of distributed wind capacity could be profitably deployed today across the United States.
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In February 2022, DOE released a series of 13 reports on American manufacturing supply chains, reviewing both the obstacles to a reliable supply of key materials and opportunities for improvement.
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Report summarizes the current status of offshore wind and identifies strategies to support the Administration’s goals for offshore wind deployment.
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2021
The North American Renewable Integration Study (NARIS) assesses opportunities to modernize and decarbonize the North American power system through the integrated planning and operation of generation and transmission infrastructures to meet end-use demand.
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Interior, Energy, Commerce, & Transportation Departments Announce New Leasing, Funding, & Development Goals to Accelerate Offshore Wind Energy & Jobs.
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2020
The plan outlines the Office's research priorities and plans through the year 2025
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2019
NREL published a report to provide a national assessment of the wind industry workforce and hiring needs; sighting educational pathways and gaps.
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2017
Tracking progress and updates in the Wind Vision Roadmap: during 2016–2017, DOE sponsored a series of working sessions to assess the Wind Vision Roadmap’s status and needs across the vision’s topical areas.
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WINDExchange
WINDExchange is the U.S. Department of Energy's platform for disseminating credible information about wind energy and is also the home for the Wind for Schools project and Regional Resource Centers. You can also find wind-related resources including publications, webinars, and studies on the WINDExchange website.
Wind Energy Basics
These pages provide basic information about wind power, including how wind energy works and the history of wind energy.
Wind Career Map
Chart your path among the wind industry’s broad range of occupations and learn about experience and skills expectations, wage information, and educational requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions about Wind Energy
A list of frequently asked questions and answers about wind energy.
Frequently Asked Questions about Small Wind Systems
A list of frequently asked questions and answers related to using a small wind energy system to power your home.
Multimedia
Browse photographs, videos, audio files, and animations about wind energy.
Databases
- U.S. Wind Turbine Database: a comprehensive dataset of U.S. wind turbine locations and characteristics that is updated quarterly
- Tethys: a website facilitating data sharing and the exchange of information on the environmental effects of offshore wind technology and development
- OpenEl: Wind Power: a wiki featuring topics crowd-sourced from industry and government agencies
- Wind Energy Data and Information Gateway: an integrated online system for the archival, discovery, access, integration, and delivery of data and information.
Maps
- Wind Energy Technologies Office Projects Map: Provides details about the Wind Energy Technologies Office's research and development portfolio.
- U.S. Wind Turbine Database Viewer: the viewer for the U.S. Wind Turbine Database, a comprehensive dataset of U.S. wind turbine locations and characteristics that is updated quarterly.
- WINDExchange Wind Energy Maps: Shows the existing wind capacity and the potential wind resources up to 140 meters above ground, including land-based and offshore maps.
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