Plans, Implementation, and Results

Here you'll find an overview of the Wind Program and links to its program planning, implementation, and results documents. This list summarizes the program's wind power research, development, and demonstration activities. Read more about:

• Overview

  Learn more about this EERE Office.

• Plans

  Discover the plans, budgets, and analyses that set the direction of office priorities and activities.

• Implementation

  Find out how the office controls, implements, and adjusts its plans and manages its activities.

• Results
  Learn about the technological, commercial, and other outputs and outcomes that result from the public funds appropriated to the office and managed by it.

Overview

Key Office Overview Documents

• 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 supporting the advancement of renewable energy generated usi
  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 supporting the advancement of renewable energy generated using the United States' abundant wind resources.

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• Wind and Water Power Program - Securing Clean, Domestic, Affordable Energy with Wind Power
  
  A two-page fact sheet describing the U.S. Department of Energy's investments in wind power.
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• EERE Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program Technology Review (Deep Dive) for Under Secretaries Johnson and Koonin
  
  September 4, 2009 presentation highlighting the Wind and Hydropower Program, addressing program goals and objectives, budgets, technology pathways, breakthroughs, and DOE solutions to market barriers.
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Structure and Key Contacts

• Wind Power Program Contacts and Organization
  
  The organizational chart shows the management of the wind team and cross-cutting functions in the program.
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Office News

• Wind Program News
  
  Stay current on the news about the wind side of the Wind and Water Power Program and important wind energy events around the U.S.
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• Wind Program Newsletter
  
  This U.S. Department of Energy Wind Program Newsletter provides our partners and industry stakeholders with recent news about the program's R&D projects, its accomplishments, upcoming events, funding opportunities, and recent publications.
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Plans

Strategic Plans

• Wind Program: A New Vision for U.S. Wind Power
  
  A link to the New Vision for U.S. Wind Power Web page, which enables stakeholders to provide input on the direction of the wind industry.
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• A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States
  
  This document outlines the Department of Energy's strategy for accelerating the responsible development of offshore wind energy in the United States.
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• 20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply
  
  Report on the requirements needed to generate twenty percent of the nation's electricity from wind energy by the year 2030.
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• 2008 Wind Power Strategic Planning Meeting Report
  
  Proceedings of the Wind Program's strategic planning meeting (2008).
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Multiyear Program Plans

• Wind Energy Multiyear Program Plan For 2007–2012
  
  The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the DOE Wind Energy Program and to describe the near and long-term goals and strategies for achieving the program's mission.
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Office Budgets

• FY 2013 DOE Budget Request to Congress (Wind Program)
  
  This document reflects the Department of Energy's Wind Program Budget Request to Congress for fiscal year 2013.
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• Department of Energy FY 2014 Congressional Budget Request (Wind Program)
  
  This document is the official Congressional Budget Request for fiscal year 2014 for the Wind Program.
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• Presentation on the EERE FY 2014 Budget Request (Wind Program)
  
  Fiscal Year 2014 budget request from the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Wind Program).
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• Presentation on EERE FY 2012 Budget Request
  
  Fiscal Year 2012 budget request from the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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• Department of Energy FY 2012 Congressional Budget Request
  
  Document is the official Congressional Budget Request for fiscal year 2012.
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• FY 2011 DOE Budget Request to Congress
  
  This document reflect the Department of Energy's Budget Request to Congress.
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• Wind Program Budget
  
  On this page, you can learn more about the Program's budget request for this fiscal year as well as actual budgets in previous fiscal years.
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Analysis (Risk, Benefit, Portfolio)

• 2011 Wind Technologies Market Report
  
  An annual report on the wind energy industry including key statistics, economic data, installation, capacity, and generation statistics, and more.
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• Technology Improvement Opportunities for Low Wind Speed Turbines and Implications for Cost of Energy Reduction
  
  This report analyzes the status of wind energy technology in 2002 and describes the potential for technology advancements to reduce the cost and increase the performance of wind turbines.
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• 20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply
  
  Report on the requirements needed to generate twenty percent of the nation's electricity from wind energy by the year 2030.
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Implementation

Technology Evaluations

• Sandia National Laboratories: Wind Energy Technology Publications
  
  A link to all Sandia National Laboratories Wind Energy Technology Publications
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Competitive Solicitations and Grant Process

• Financial Opportunities
  
  A link to the program's financial opportunities.
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In-Progress Peer Reviews and Process Assessments

• 2012 Wind Program Peer Review Report
  
  This report summarizes the proceedings of the 2012 Wind Program Peer Review, the goals of which were to review and evaluate the strategy and goals of the Wind Program; review and evaluate the progress and accomplishments of the program's projects fun
  This report summarizes the proceedings of the 2012 Wind Program Peer Review, the goals of which were to review and evaluate the strategy and goals of the Wind Program; review and evaluate the progress and accomplishments of the program's projects funded in fiscal year (FY) 2010 and FY 2011; and foster interactions among the national laboratories, industry, and academic institutions conducting research and development on behalf of the program.

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• 2010 Wind Program Peer Review Report
  
  This report documents the evaluation of the technical, scientific, and business results of over 80 projects of the Wind Program, as well as the productivity and management effectiveness of the Wind Program itself.
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Results

Summary

• U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Water Power Technologies Office Funding in the United States: Testing, Manufacturing, and Component Development Projects for Utility-Scale and Distributed Wind Energy, Fiscal Years 2006-2013
  
  This report covers the Wind and Water Power Technologies Office’s Testing, Manufacturing, and Component Development Projects for Utility-Scale and Distributed Wind Energy from 2006 to 2013.
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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 supporting the advancement of renewable energy generated usi
  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 supporting the advancement of renewable energy generated using the United States' abundant wind resources.

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• U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Water Power Program Funding in the United States: Offshore Wind Energy Projects, Fiscal Years 2006 – FY 2012
  
  This report covers the Wind and Water Power Program’s Offshore Wind Energy projects from 2006 to 2012.
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Commercial Outcomes

• Linkages from DOE's Wind Energy Program R&D to Commercial Renewable Power Generation
  
  The report compares wind energy technology and markets for the pre- and post-DOE Wind Energy Program as a backdrop for the investigation of linkages from the Program to downstream developments.
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• Wind Energy Program: Top 10 Program Accomplishments
  
  Brochure on the top accomplishments of the Wind Energy Program, including the development of large wind machines, small machines for the residential market, wind tunnel testing, computer codes for modeling wind systems, high definition wind maps, and
  Brochure on the top accomplishments of the Wind Energy Program, including the development of large wind machines, small machines for the residential market, wind tunnel testing, computer codes for modeling wind systems, high definition wind maps, and successful collaborations.

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• 2010 Wind Technologies Market Report
  
  This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends in the U.S. wind power market in 2010. The report analyzes trends in wind power capacity, industry, manufacturing, turbines, installed project costs, project performance, and wind power prices.
  This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends in the U.S. wind power market in 2010. The report analyzes trends in wind power capacity, industry, manufacturing, turbines, installed project costs, project performance, and wind power prices. It also describes trends among wind power developers, project owners, and power purchasers, and discusses financing issues.

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• Wind Power Today - 2010
  
  This report provides an overview of the Wind Program's accomplishments and activities in 2010.
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Technical Outcomes

• Linkages from DOE's Wind Energy Program R&D to Commercial Renewable Power Generation
  
  The report compares wind energy technology and markets for the pre- and post-DOE Wind Energy Program as a backdrop for the investigation of linkages from the Program to downstream developments.
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Cost/Benefit and Return on Investment Studies

• Linkages from DOE's Wind Energy Program R&D to Commercial Renewable Power Generation
  
  The report compares wind energy technology and markets for the pre- and post-DOE Wind Energy Program as a backdrop for the investigation of linkages from the Program to downstream developments.
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External Recognition

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Wind Research: Awards
  
  A link to NREL's Wind Research Awards website.
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