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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.
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Funding opportunity will aim to help support the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.
March 30, 2023
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This month's Clean Energy Champion, Alicia Mahon, is a wind energy program manager whose work with buoy technology has contributed to keeping the U.S. offshore wind industry afloat.
March 30, 2023
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DOE announced $150 million for research into the crosscutting foundational science for multiple Energy Earthshots, including the Floating Offshore Wind Shot.
March 30, 2023
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DOE announced the Phase One winners of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize, a first-of-its-kind competition to tackle the floating offshore wind energy industry’s biggest supply chains challenge
March 29, 2023
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Department-Wide Strategy Will Tap America’s Vast Potential of Offshore Wind Energy to Power Millions of Homes and Businesses, Support Thousands of Jobs, and Ensure the Nation's Clean Energy Future
March 29, 2023
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Carbon-based energy infrastructure has disproportionately harmed people of color and low-income and indigenous communities. The infrastructure for our clean energy future will be safe and just for all.
March 29, 2023
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Carbon Rivers, a small business based on Knoxville, Tennessee, has been awarded $1 million to improve their wind turbine blade recycling technology.
March 20, 2023
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Project analyzes the many benefits of distributed wind for communities across the United States.
March 9, 2023
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This edition’s Clean Energy Champion is NREL’s Anthony Lopez, a geospatial data scientist and senior researcher who was recently named the Most Promising Scientist by Great Minds in STEM.
March 9, 2023
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This multi-year program from DOE helps communities develop realistic roadmaps to achieve their clean energy goals.
March 9, 2023
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Events
May
15
Collegiate Wind Competition 2023
May 15 to May 19
May
22
CLEANPOWER 2023 Conference and Exhibition
May 22 to May 25
Jun
12
Transmission and Interconnection Summit 2023
Jun 12 to Jun 13
Sep
26
American Floating Offshore Wind Technical Summit 2023
Sep 26 to Sep 27
Catch the Wind: Nine Teams Advance in Floating Offshore Wind Energy Prize 🌬️
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Featured Publications
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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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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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 70% by 2035.
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Learn more about how the Floating Offshore Wind Shot plans to drive down costs and address key challenges.
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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. Download the Offshore Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition
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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. Download the Land-Based Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition.
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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. Download the Distributed Wind Market Report: 2022 Edition.
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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 details regional and national strategies to support the Administration’s goals for offshore wind deployment.
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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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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.
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The plan outlines the Office's research priorities and plans through the year 2025
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Continued growth in the U.S. wind industry requires trained and qualified workers to manufacture, construct, operate, and maintain wind turbines.
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This report explains how new energy science and technological breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030.
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Tracking progress and updates in the Wind Vision Roadmap.
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