News
Below are some select news stories from the National Wind Technology Center.
November 20, 2007
FERC Approves Requests for Transmission Investment Incentives
In a move expected to enhance grid reliability, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on November 15 approved several requests for transmission investment incentives for new grid construction.
November 1, 2007
Deadline for Utility-Scale Wind Turbine and Ocean Energy Technologies R&D Proposals Extended
The U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program extended its deadline for proposals from potential partners in research and development of utility-scale wind turbine and ocean energy technologies. The new deadline for submitting proposals is November 26, 2007.
November 1, 2007
Deadline for R&D Partnerships for Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Testing Extended
The U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program extended the deadline for proposals for partnerships to test utility-scale wind turbines through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). The new deadline for submitting proposals is November 26, 2007.
September 25, 2007
R&D Partnership Opportunity for Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Testing
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program released its first call for proposals from developers, owners, operators, and manufacturers interested in forming partnerships through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to test utility-scale wind turbines.
September 21, 2007
R&D Partnership Opportunities for Utility-Scale Wind Turbine and Ocean Energy Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program released its first call for proposals from companies or organizations interested in a research, testing, or product development partnership.
July 16, 2007
DOE's NREL Seeks Proposals for Independent Testing for Small Turbines
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for commercially available small wind turbines to be tested at NREL's National Wind Technology Center (NWTC).
June 27, 2007
U.S., Danish laboratories to cooperate on wind energy research
NREL and Denmark's Risø National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), have signed an agreement to cooperate closely on improving wind energy technologies.
June 25, 2007
Large Wind Turbine Blade Test Facilities to be in Mass., Texas
NREL will work with consortiums from Texas and Massachusetts to design, build and operate new facilities to test the next generation of giant wind turbine blades.
April 23, 2007
"Wind to Hydrogen" Facility Offers New Template for Future Energy Production
Xcel Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently unveiled a unique facility that uses electricity from wind turbines to produce and store pure hydrogen, offering what may become an important new template for future energy production.
March 9, 2007
Partnership Opportunity for Advanced Wind Turbine Blade Test Facility Progresses
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced today that applications from partnerships in Massachusetts and Texas—to design, construct and operate an advanced wind turbine blade test facility—will move on to a final competitive round. The finalist will be awarded a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with NREL in mid-2007.
January 23, 2007
NREL Author Receives Outstanding Paper Award at Reno Conference
Jason Jonkman, a senior engineer at NREL’s National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), received an award for Outstanding Wind Energy Conference Paper for the paper he presented at the 26th ASME Wind Energy Symposium on January 8.
January 10, 2007
NREL Upgrades Wind Turbine Test Capabilities
The Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART) at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) received a facelift last month when an NWTC team replaced its two-bladed rotor with a new three-bladed rotor from GE.
January 4, 2007
President Bush Approves One-Year Energy Tax Credit Extension
President Bush approved a bill on December 20th that will extend federal tax credits for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
