Small Wind Power Projects Expanding into New Markets

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:54:20 +0000

The distributed wind market is growing both in size and variety, according to a new PNNL-led report An electric vehicle manufacturer, two schools and two Alaskan villages: these are just some of the organizations using wind turbines to help meet their energy needs. For the last eight months, researchers from … [continued]

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Report Highlights Advancements in Wind Technology & Supply Chains

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:00:48 +0000

Though 2023 was a relatively slow year for new wind power deployment in the United States, the industry continues to see growth, solid performance, expanding supply chains, and attractive prices, according to a report prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). With … [continued]

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Utility-Scale Developers Seek Input From Renewable Energy Host Communities, But Experience Challenges Implementing Community Engagement

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:48:46 +0000

Berkeley Lab study reveals how industry engages with energy host communities when developing large wind and solar projects. The increasing deployment of utility-scale wind and solar energy across the US highlights debates about the appropriate role for the public in siting and permitting decisions. Important to these discussions is a … [continued]

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America’s Growing Wind Energy Future — 3 New Reports

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:25:06 +0000

The Three New Wind Energy Reports Highlight Industry Development, Expansion, and the Policies and Incentives Driving Wind Energy Forward WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the past year, the U.S. wind energy sector showcased its resilience and potential, as detailed in the 2024 editions of the annual market reports released today by the … [continued]

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Funding Notice: Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration & Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 02:01:52 +0000

Office: Solar Energy Technologies Office and Wind Energy Technologies Office FOA number: DE-FOA-0003331 Link to apply: Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $31 million The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES) funding opportunity, which … [continued]

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Study Unlocks Opportunities To Bridge The US Wind Energy Workforce Gap

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 21:12:23 +0000

NREL Study, the First To Use a System Dynamics Model To Quantify This Gap, Outlines Possible Solutions U.S. land-based and offshore wind energy markets are expected to grow significantly over the next few decades. With this growth, the demand for properly trained wind energy workers will also increase to meet national deployment … [continued]

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NREL Requests Proposals From US Manufacturers of Small & Medium Wind Turbine Technology

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:16:53 +0000

Competitiveness Improvement Project 2024 Funding Focuses on Bringing Technology to Market The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy … [continued]

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$4 Million Opportunity to Advance Floating Offshore Wind Power

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:08:11 +0000

At a bilateral meeting today the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Innovation Fund Denmark announced an … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy Establishing National Center of Excellence to Accelerate Domestic Offshore Wind Industry

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:20:23 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it is investing $4.75 million to establish a new national center of … [continued]

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Siting Solar & Wind Energy Projects: NREL Releases Comprehensive Databases of Local Ordinances on Solar & Wind Siting

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:40:21 +0000

New Machine-Readable Data Sets Compile State, Local Zoning Laws and Ordinances for Siting Wind Energy and Solar Power Projects To Inform Planning for Decarbonization Goals State and local zoning laws and ordinances influence how and where wind and solar energy projects can be sited and deployed — which can have a measurable impact on U.S. […]

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