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Department of Energy announces $18.5 million for offshore wind research

By Michelle Froese | June 15, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to administer an $18.5 million offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium.

The DOE research will focus on a number of areas including the impact of hurricanes, floating foundations, offshore installations, and seabed conditions. Learn more about the conditions the affect U.S. offshore wind foundation considerations in this blog. (Illustration by Josh Bauer, NREL)

The consortium is a cooperative innovation hub that will bring together industry, academia, government, and other stakeholders to advance offshore wind plant technologies, develop innovative methods for wind resource and site characterization, and develop advanced technology solutions for installation, operation, maintenance, and supply chain.

The overall goal of the consortium created by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is aimed at reducing the cost of offshore wind in the U.S.

“There is enormous potential for offshore wind in the United States,” said Timothy Unruh, EERE’s Assistant Secretary of Renewable Power. “Through this consortium, DOE seeks to support fundamental research to accelerate the development of affordable offshore wind technologies.”

With only one commercial offshore wind plant operating in the United States, further research is needed to address U.S.-specific conditions.

This research will focus on conditions such as:

  1. Deep water, where floating foundations are required
  2. Areas where the seabed conditions are not well understood
  3. The impact of hurricanes on the East Coast, and
  4. Challenging environments for installation and operations at sea. All of these challenges will benefit from industry-wide collaboration to reduce costs and maximize U.S. economic benefits.

NYSERDA will administer and coordinate the collaborative R&D activities of the consortium, which will include offshore wind industry members that will use the research findings to further advance technologies that can reduce the cost of offshore wind in the U.S. market. DOE is also providing an additional $2 million to DOE’s national laboratories to support consortium R&D activities.

Learn more about DOE’s work with industry, academia, and national laboratory partners on wind energy technologies here.


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