Articles about Manufacturing https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/listings/articles-about-manufacturing Articles about Manufacturing en America Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass, According to New DOE Report https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/america-can-recycle-90-wind-turbine-mass-according-new-doe-report Report suggests investing in strategies and innovations to process the remaining 10%, supporting reuse and recycling. Energy.gov 4847866 at https://energy.gov Notice of Funding Opportunity: Small Business Innovation Program/Small Business Technology Transfer Program FY 2025 Phase 1, Release 2 https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/notice-funding-opportunity-small-business-innovation-programsmall-business The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs offer competitively awarded grants to small businesses to support scientific excellence and technological innovation. Energy.gov 4846819 at https://energy.gov Treasury and IRS Finalize Section 45x Rules to Boost U.S. Renewable Energy Manufacturing https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/treasury-and-irs-finalize-section-45x-rules-boost-us-renewable-energy The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS released final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X of the Internal Revenue Code), to spur continued growth of U.S. renewable energy manufacturing. Energy.gov 4846631 at https://energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy Awards $3.6 Million in Final Phase of Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/us-department-energy-awards-36-million-final-phase-wind-turbine-materials-recycling Six teams were selected for creating cost-effective recycling technologies for U.S. wind energy systems. Energy.gov 4844789 at https://energy.gov Meet the Researcher Working to Solve Wind Energy Challenges—Before They’ve Happened https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/meet-researcher-working-solve-wind-energy-challenges-theyve-happened While studying mechanical engineering at the University of Texas in Austin, Paquette became interested in structural components and composite materials. Although he originally planned to pursue work in the aerospace industry, he jumped at the opportunity to work at Sandia on wind turbine blades—the largest composite structures in the world. Energy.gov 4841403 at https://energy.gov Blade and Drivetrain Testing Advance Wind Turbine Efficiency and Reliability https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/blade-and-drivetrain-testing-advance-wind-turbine-efficiency-and-reliability The Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has funded the blade and drivetrain testing facilities since the 1990s, providing crucial knowledge and expertise to the ongoing expansion of commercial wind power—both domestically and globally. Energy.gov 4841268 at https://energy.gov Additional Guidance on Domestic Content Bonus Now Available https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/additional-guidance-domestic-content-bonus-now-available The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service released additional guidance on the domestic content bonus provision enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act. Energy.gov 4841351 at https://energy.gov DOE Requests Information on Renewable Energy Supply Chains https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/doe-requests-information-renewable-energy-supply-chains The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains requests information on renewable energy supply chain data and analysis methods. Energy.gov 4841344 at https://energy.gov DOE and Innovation Fund Denmark Announce Upcoming $4 Million Opportunity to Advance Floating Offshore Wind https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/doe-and-innovation-fund-denmark-announce-upcoming-4-million-opportunity-advance This proposed funding opportunity aims to improve mooring technologies and methods, which are used to secure floating platforms to the sea floor, for both the U.S. and Denmark. Energy.gov 4837819 at https://energy.gov The Internal Revenue Service Provides Guidance on Advanced Manufacturing Credit https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/internal-revenue-service-provides-guidance-advanced-manufacturing-credit Learn about recent guidance from the Internal Revenue Service on the advanced manufacturing production credit, which includes a new section that that offers benefits for wind energy technology manufacturers. Energy.gov 4837852 at https://energy.gov