Wind Energy Program Newsletter: Third Quarter 2012
This U.S. Department of Energy Wind Program Newsletter provides our partners and industry stakeholders with recent news about the program's R&D projects, its accomplishments, upcoming events, funding opportunities, and 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.Wind Program Events
- Wind Powering America Webinar: Social Acceptance of Wind Energy
- Tribal Energy Program Review
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Alaska Native Community Development
See the Wind Powering America website for a calendar of wind power-related events.
Wind Industry Events
For a complete listing of industry events, visit Wind Powering America.
- UVIG Wind Turbine/Plant Operations and Maintenance Users Group Meeting
- AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition
- Southeastern Wind Energy Meeting
- The Wildlife Society Annual Conference
- SEI Workshop: Homebuilt Wind Turbines
- RETECH 2012: 4th Annual Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition
- Fifth Annual Nebraska Wind Conference
- UVIG Fall Technical Workshop
- Advanced Energy 2012
- Marine Renewable Energy Conference
- NARUC 124th Annual Meeting
- 5th National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference
- AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium
- NWCC Wind Wildlife Research Meeting
- German American Wind Energy Business Conference
- AWEA Regional Wind Energy Summit - Southwest
- Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo North America
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
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