U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Wind Program

Research and Development

The Wind Program works to increase the deployment of utility-scale wind technologies like those deployed at the Maple Ridge Wind Farm in Lewis County, New York.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Program leads the nation's efforts to improve the performance, lower the costs, and accelerate the deployment of wind power technologies.

Learn more about the specific research sponsored by the Wind Program:

• Large Wind Technology
• Offshore Wind Technology
• Distributed Wind
• Supporting Wind Turbine Manufacturing
• Resource Assessment and Characterization
• Renewable Systems Interconnection
• Environmental Impacts and Siting of Wind Projects
• Wind Power Outreach and Education