The Wind Energy Technologies Office invests in energy science research and development activities that enable the innovations needed to advance U.S. wind systems, reduce the cost of electricity, and accelerate the deployment of wind power.
How Do Wind Turbines Work?
Learn the basics of how wind turbines operate to produce clean power from an abundant, renewable resource—the wind.
Offshore Wind Research & Development
The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) funds research nationwide to enable the development and deployment offshore wind technologies that can capture wind resources off the coasts of the United States and convert that wind into electricity.
News
VIEW ALL
DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will conduct a literature review of West Coast offshore wind transmission research to date, covering potential interconnections along California, Oregon, and Washington coastlines.
September 15, 2022
Learn More
DOE Announces $1.6 million for a jointly funded project supporting the coexistence of offshore wind with bats on the West Coast.
September 15, 2022
Learn More
Floating offshore wind potential offers more than two times the energy equivalent of annual U.S. electricity consumption, even after accounting for relative technical suitability in support of responsible offshore wind energy deployment.
September 15, 2022
Learn More
An NREL study will outline a strategic network of U.S. West Coast ports and port infrastructure upgrades that could collaboratively unlock the potential of commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy technology deployment.
September 15, 2022
Learn More
The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC), which was established with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has selected five new projects to receive a total of $3.5 million for ocean coexistence and transmission.
September 15, 2022
Learn More
By developing a design toolset and reference designs for large-scale U.S. floating offshore wind farms, the Floating Offshore Wind Array Design project will inform design decisions and help ensure cost-efficient and responsible deployment.
September 15, 2022
Learn More
The FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize, a $5.75-million competition, is designed to help develop a domestic supply chain and accelerate market readiness of floating offshore wind energy designs in the United States.
September 12, 2022
Learn More
In a collaborative study published in Wind Energy Science, a team led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory named the three major offshore wind energy challenges and laid out future approaches needed to meet them.
August 25, 2022
Learn More
Bharat contributes to the Atlantic Offshore Wind Integration Study which focuses on the reliability and resilience of wind in the power system.
August 24, 2022
Learn More
Working Together to Resolve Environmental Effects of Wind Energy (WREN) was established with a primary objective to facilitate international collaboration and advance global understanding of potential environmental effects of wind energy.
August 24, 2022
Learn More
Events
Sep
28
Introduction to the Floating Offshore Wind Shot and Deployment Goal
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Sep
28
Floating Offshore Wind Shot Webinar
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Oct
17
Sandia Blade Workshop
Oct 17 to Oct 20
Oct
18
Offshore WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition
Oct 18 to Oct 19
DOE Launches an Energy Earthshot to Harness Bountiful Wind Energy Resources Above Deep Waters
WETO E-Newsletter | September 2022
Subscribe to the WETO E-Newsletter
Stay informed by receiving the latest wind energy news, events, and updates.
Quick Links
Learn more about WETO’s R&D portfolio with an interactive map that allows users to search by states and types of partner organizations.
VIEW MORE
Publications
White House launches floating offshore wind initiatives to deploy 15 GW, power 5 million homes, and lower costs 70% by 2035.
Learn More
Learn more about how the Floating Offshore Wind Shot plans to drive down costs and address key challenges.
Learn More
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. Download the Offshore Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition
Learn More
The U.S. wind industry installed 13,413 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity in 2021, bringing the cumulative total to 135,886 MW. Download the Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition.
Learn More
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. Download the Distributed Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition.
Learn More
Governors, labor leaders, and private companies convene to boost offshore wind supply chains, lower energy costs, and support manufacturing jobs.
Learn More
A new study indicates that nearly 1,400 gigawatts of distributed wind capacity could be profitably deployed today across the United States.
Learn More
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.
Learn More
Report details regional and national strategies to support the Administration’s goals for offshore wind deployment.
Learn More
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.
Learn More
White House Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Jumpstarts Offshore Wind Energy Projects to Create Jobs
Interior, Energy, Commerce, & Transportation Departments Announce New Leasing, Funding, & Development Goals to Accelerate Offshore Wind Energy & Jobs.
Learn More
The plan outlines the Office's research priorities and plans through the year 2025
Learn More
Continued growth in the U.S. wind industry requires trained and qualified workers to manufacture, construct, operate, and maintain wind turbines.
Learn More
This report explains how new energy science and technological breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030.
Learn More
Tracking progress and updates in the Wind Vision Roadmap.
Learn More