US Department of Energy Press Releases

Maine Ocean and Wind Industry Initiative Webinar: Why Good Mooring Systems Go Bad; Mooring Systems Fatigue Factors in Floating ...

Date: 7/16/2014 10:00 a.m. ET Maine Marine Composites has been modeling factors in mooring fatigue for floating wind turbines. This free presentation will illustrate the importance of understanding this dynamic for future offshore wind turbine designs.

Silicon Valley Power and Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Win 2014 Public Power Wind Awards

Date: 6/17/2014 The U.S. Department of Energy, together with the American Public Power Association (APPA), recognized the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA) and Silicon Valley Power (SVP) of Santa Clara, California, as the winners of the 2014 Public …

Southeast Resource Assessment Workshop

Date: 7/24/2014 Location: Charlotte, NC Source: Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition The Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition is hosting a Resource Assessment and Data Collection Workshop during which experts from industry, academia, and national labs will …

Webinar: Recent Synthesis of Research on Wind Energy, Bats, Terrestrial, and Marine Wildlife

Date: 7/1/2014 Source: National Wind Coordinating Collaborative 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET. Presentations for this webinar titled, "Recent Synthesis of Research on Wind Energy, Bats, Terrestrial, and Marine Wildlife" will include: Assessing the state …

2014 NASEO Annual Meeting

Natural Resources Workshop and Northeast RPB Meeting

Date: 6/25/2014 to 6/26/2014 Location: Cambridge, MA Source: Maine Ocean and Wind Industry Initiative Join the Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB), scientists, managers, and other interested parties for a workshop on natural resource assessments for …

CESA Webinar: EISPC Energy Zones Mapping Tool Demonstration

Date: 6/24/2014 3:00 p.m. ET Join Warren Leon of Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) and Heather Rhoads-Weaver of eFormative Options for a demonstration of the Eastern Interconnection States' Planning Council (EISPC) EISPC Energy Zones Mapping Tool …

National Laboratory Researchers Publish Renewable Portfolio Standards Report

Date: 6/13/2014 Renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies are in place in more than half of all U.S. states and have played a critical role in driving renewable energy deployment over the past decade. In many states, however, fierce debates have recently …

A2LA Renews Small Wind Certification Council Accreditation

Date: 6/13/2014 The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) provided a 2-year renewal of the Small Wind Certification Council's (SWCC's) accreditation to certify small and medium-sized wind turbine models, according to the new ISO/ …

Virginia Governor Establishes Virginia Energy Council

Date: 6/13/2014 On June 3, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Order #16, which establishes the Virginia Energy Council to assist in the development and implementation of a cohesive, comprehensive, and aggressive energy strategy for the …

South Carolina Legislature Passes Resolution Recognizing the State's Wind Energy Capabilities

Date: 6/13/2014 On May 28, the South Carolina Legislature passed S 757, a resolution "to recognize the wind energy capabilities of South Carolina as part of a multi-source energy strategy and honor the partnership of local governments, economic …

Representatives Introduce Rural Wind Energy Development Act

Date: 6/13/2014 U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) and Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) introduced the Rural Wind Energy Development Act on June 3 to "provide an investment tax credit to ranchers, farmers, and small businesses to offset the upfront …

DOE Announces Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity for Tribal Clean Energy Projects

Date: 6/13/2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Tribal Energy Program announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement. The EERE Tribal Energy Program, in coordination with DOE…

EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Reduction Plan

Date: 6/13/2014 On June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time reduces carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in the United States …

Energy Department Announces New Regional Approach to Wind Energy Information

Date: 6/12/2014 In order to provide the highest quality information to support decision-making regarding wind energy, the Energy Department today kicked off the collaborative partnership between its new WINDExchange initiative and six supporting Regional …

WINDExchange Webinar: WINDPOWER Presentations Overview

Date: 6/18/2014 3:00 p.m. ET (1:00 MT) Add to my calendar Join WINDExchange for a recap of presentations from the recent American Wind Energy Association WINDPOWER Conference in Las Vegas: Land-Based Wind Turbine Transportation and Logistics Barriers and …

UVIG Variable Generation Integration Short Course

Date: 6/17/2014 to 6/20/2014 Location: Portland, OR Source: Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group (UVIG) UVIG's short course on integration and interconnection of wind and solar generation on electric power systems expands on previous ones …

U.S. Department of Commerce Awards Grant to Develop a Consensus-Based Distributed Wind Roadmap

Date: 5/30/2014 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently awarded 19 advanced manufacturing technology planning grants totaling $9 million to new or existing industry-driven consortia to develop technology roadmaps designed to …

Wind and Solar Energy Curtailment: Experience and Practices in the United States

Date: 3/1/2014 The report, Wind and Solar Energy Curtailment: Experience and Practices in the United States, examines U.S. curtailment practices with a particular emphasis on utilities in the Western states. The information presented here is based on a …

Wind Energy Research Center Receives NSF Funding

Date: 5/30/2014 The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded funding to a new wind energy research center headed by UMass Lowell to help foster long-term collaborations among industry, academia, and government. The goal is to make wind energy …