The Wind and Hydropower Technologies 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.
Point absorbers generate electricity by converting the energy in waves using a float that rides the waves and is attached to a moored conversion device.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program leads the nation's efforts to improve the performance, lower the costs, and accelerate the deployment of wind and water power technologies.
Learn more about the specific research sponsored by the Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program:
Wind Power 
- Large Wind Technology
- Offshore Wind Technology
- Distributed (Small) Wind Technology
- Supporting Wind Turbine Manufacturing
- Renewable Systems Interconnection
- Environmental Impacts and Siting of Wind Projects
- Wind Power Outreach and Education
Water Power
- Conventional Hydropower Technology Development
- Conventional Hydropower Market Acceleration
- Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development
- Marine and Hydrokinetic Market Acceleration
- Program-Supported Projects