by Ed Weston Despite the push from Washington and state capitals for ‘green jobs,’ the wind industry has found them harder to create than expected. Latest estimates of domestic content of US turbines are estimated at less than 50%. With the help of organizations like the Great Lakes WIND Network, however, pieces are being put…
NREL and Great Lakes WIND target midsized turbine designers and manufacturers
The U.S. DOE and NREL have launched the Midsize Wind Turbine Development Project to help close the existing technology gap and facilitate development and commercialization of midsize wind turbines. The Laboratory is sponsoring workshops in Ohio and Oklahoma, facilitated by Cleveland-based Great Lakes Wind Network, to build awareness of the DOE-NREL Midsize Wind Turbine Development…