• Where Are We Now: The U.S. Department of Energy Makes Strides to Advance Offshore Wind in the United States
• In the News
• Current R&D
• Funding Opportunities
• Recent Publications

Where Are We Now: The U.S. Department of Energy Makes Strides to Advance Offshore Wind in the United States

In less than two years, the Wind Program is well on its way down the path laid out by the National Offshore Wind Strategy. In 2011, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 41 projects in the areas of offshore wind technology development and market barrier removal, totaling more than $43 million in DOE funding. Each of the projects targets a specific knowledge gap identified in the market and industry analyses that were conducted when preparing the National Strategy. These projects are diverse in scope and represent a broad range of geographic and technical interests. More.

In the News

• Wind Program to Host Exhibit Booth at AWEA's Offshore WINDPOWER
• DOE Releases 2011 Wind Technologies Market Report
• AWEA and DOE Collaborate on Offshore Wind Recommended Practices
• DOE Funds Advanced Magnet Lab and NREL to Develop Next-Generation Drivetrains
• Wind Powering America Hosts 11th Annual All-States Summit
• International Energy Agency 2011 Wind Energy Annual Report Available for Download

Current R&D

• U.S. Department of Energy Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Wind Turbine Test Facility
• U.S. Department of Energy and SWAY Collaborate on Offshore Wind Demonstration Project
• Wind Technology Testing Center Earns A2LA Accreditation for Blade Testing
• Glosten Associates Tests Innovative High-Strength Mooring Lines for Deepwater Offshore Wind Installations
• University of Maine Researching Floating Technologies for Deepwater Offshore Wind
• DOE Lab Releases Wind Turbine Reliability Benchmark Report

Funding Opportunities

There are no financial opportunities posted at this time.

Recent Publications

• 2011 IEA Wind Annual Report
• 2011 Wind Technologies Market Report
• Dynamic Analysis of Wind Turbine Planetary Gears Using an Extended Harmonic Balance Approach
• Impact of Wind Development on County-Level Income and Employment: A Review of Methods and an Empirical Analysis
• Impacts of Wind and Solar on Fossil-Fueled Generators
• Offshore Energy Knowledge Exchange Workshop
• Offshore Wind Projects
• Systems Engineering Applications to Wind Energy Research, Design, and Development
• Wind Power Plant Prediction by Using Neural Networks
• Workforce Development and Wind for Schools