The Wind Program leads the nation's efforts to improve the performance, lower the costs, and accelerate the deployment of wind power technologies.
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Seven Offshore Wind Projects Selected
DOE Funds Seven Pioneering Offshore Wind Projects
The Wind Program recently announced seven technology demonstration partnerships with broad consortia that are developing breakthrough offshore wind energy generation projects.
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How do wind turbines work?
This wind turbine animation lets you look inside a wind turbine and read about all the different parts.
How do wind turbines work?
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Wind Program R&D Newsletter
Read the Wind Program R&D Newsletter
The Wind Program Quarterly Newsletter is a great place to read about program updates, projects, and other R&D news.
Quick Links
- Is a small wind system right for my home?
- Recent program publications
- Offshore Wind R&D
- Wind Powering America
- Read R&D updates in the quarterly newsletter
News
Energy Department Names Two 2012 Wind Cooperatives of the Year
February 27, 2013
Secretary Salazar: Renewable Energy on Public Lands and Waters Making Rapid Advances
February 27, 2013
DOE Announces $10.5 Million for Small Business Research and Development in Clean Energy Technologies
February 22, 2013
Clean Energy Highlighted in President's State of the Union
February 20, 2013
Events
UWIG Distributed Wind/Solar Interconnection Workshop
May 21-22, 2013
AWEA Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment Seminar
December 10-11, 2013
Featured Publications
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Wind Program Accomplishments
This fact sheet describes some of the accomplishments of DOE's Wind Program through its investments in technology development and market barrier reduction, and how those accomplishments are... Details