Wind Basics and Education
Learn about wind power, the Wind for Schools project and curricula, and locate higher education and training programs.
Learn about Wind
Learn about how wind energy generates power; where the best wind resources are; how you can get wind power; and how and where wind energy has increased over the past decade.
Wind for Schools Project
Learn more about Wind Powering America's Wind for Schools project, which works to promote wind industry workforce development by focusing on K-12 and university educators and students to counter the trend of reduced numbers of U.S. students entering science and engineering fields. The project also raises awareness in rural America about the benefits of wind energy through wind energy curricula and on-site wind energy projects.
School Wind Project Locations
Find locations of installed and planned school wind energy projects in the United States for K-12, community colleges, universities, and more.
Education and Training Programs
Find higher education and continuing education wind programs or training.
Curricula and Teaching Materials
Find links to curricula, tutorials, and teaching materials.
Resources
Find publications, news, and websites with information about schools and wind education.
News
DOE Wind Program Funds University of Wisconsin-Madison Wind Workforce Development Efforts: A Wind Powering America Success Story
September 25, 2012
Pennsylvania Wind for Schools Project Celebrates its First Wind Turbine Installation and Welcomes Three New Host Schools
September 25, 2012
Camden Hills Regional High School's WindPlanners: Wind Powering America Lessons Learned
September 5, 2012
Events
5th National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference
November 13, 2012