WINDExchange http://wind.energy.gov/windexchange/ These news items are notable additions to the WINDExchange website. The WINDExchange website reports recent national and state wind market changes by cataloging wind activities such as wind resource maps, small wind consumer's guides, local wind workshops, news articles, and publications in the areas of policy, public power, small wind, Native Americans, agricultural sector, economic development, public lands, and schools. en-us julie.jones@nrel.gov (Julie Jones) http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/images/wpa_logo_sm.jpg WINDExchange http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/ Bipartisan Group of Governors Asks President Obama to Expand Wind Development in the United Stateshttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5837http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5837Mon, 3 Oct 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 9/19/2016

]]>A bipartisan group of 20 Governors, members of the Governors' Wind and Solar Energy Coalition, wrote a letter to the President suggesting actions that his Administration can take to expand wind and solar energy development. Suggestions include expediting the deployment of offshore wind and improving permitting collaboration efforts.

]]>Applications for Tribal First Steps Funding Opportunity Due October 20http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5796http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5796Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 9/28/2016

]]>The Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy announced the availability of up to $3 million to initiate the first steps toward developing and sustaining renewable energy and energy efficiency on tribal lands. Under this funding opportunity announcementPDF, the Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Indian tribes, including Alaska Native villages, Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, and Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations, under the following topic areas:

  • Conduct energy options analyses
  • Establish baseline energy use and efficiency options
  • Develop energy organizations
  • Conduct climate resiliency planning
  • Establish policy, regulations, and codes to reduce energy use or promote energy development
  • Obtain skills and training related to energy use and development.

Applications are due October 20, 2016. The Office of Indian Energy hosted an informational webinar on eligibility, application, and cost share requirements; the selection process; and more on September 6. View the slides and video.

]]>National Offshore Wind Strategy: Facilitating the Development of the Offshore Wind Industry in the United Stateshttps://cms.doe.gov/eere/wind/downloads/national-offshore-wind-strategy-facilitating-development-offshore-wind-industryhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5820Fri, 9 Sep 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 9/9/2016

]]>Offshore wind energy holds the promise of significant environmental and economic benefits for the United States. It is an abundant, low-carbon, domestic energy resource. It is located close to major coastal load centers, providing an alternative to long-distance transmission or development of electricity generation in these land-constrained regions. Once built, offshore wind farms could produce energy at low, long-term fixed costs, which can reduce electricity prices and improve energy security by providing a hedge against fossil fuel price volatility.

Realizing these benefits will require overcoming critical challenges in three strategic themes: 1) reducing the costs and technical risks associated with domestic offshore wind development, 2) supporting stewardship of U.S. waters by providing regulatory certainty and understanding and mitigating environmental risks of offshore wind development, and 3) increasing understanding of the benefits and costs of offshore wind energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy, through its Wind Energy Technologies Office, and U.S. Department of the Interior, through its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, have jointly produced this updated national strategy to facilitate the responsible development of offshore wind energy in the United States.

]]>U.S. Department of Energy 2015 Distributed Wind Market Reporthttp://energy.gov/eere/wind/downloads/2015-distributed-wind-market-reporthttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5788Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 8/17/2016

]]>The U.S. Department of Energy's annual Distributed Wind Market Report provides stakeholders with statistics and analysis of the market along with insights into its trends and characteristics. By providing a comprehensive overview of the distributed wind market, this report can help plan and guide future investments and decisions by industry, utilities, federal and state agencies, and other interested parties.

Learn more about distributed wind in the United States.

]]>U.S. Department of Energy 2015 Wind Technologies Market Reporthttp://energy.gov/eere/wind/downloads/2015-wind-technologies-market-reporthttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5789Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 8/17/2016

]]>This annual report—now in its tenth year—provides a detailed overview of developments and trends in the U.S. wind power market, with a particular focus on 2015.

Learn more about the various wind market sectors.

]]>Energy Department Video: How to Build a Wind Turbine in Less than 20 Minuteshttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5719http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5719Mon, 27 Jun 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 6/14/2016

]]>Looking for a fun family project? Watch a step-by-step video hosted by Hoyt Battey of the Wind & Water Power Technologies Office to build a paper wind turbine. This project takes less than 20 minutes to complete and builds awareness of wind energy–the fastest growing source of power in the United States.

]]>BOEM's New York Offshore Commercial Wind Energy Activities Continuehttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5705http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5705Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 6/2/2016

]]>U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recently announced the proposed lease sale for 81,130 acres offshore New York for commercial wind energy leasing. The proposed lease area is identical to the New York Wind Energy Area, which Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified earlier this year. This month, BOEM continues to host public meetings on planning and leasing efforts regarding New York offshore wind energy activities. The times, venues, and guidelines for public comments are posted.

]]>Energy Department Announces Partnership with DWEA to Support Wind for Schools Projecthttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5686http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5686Tue, 24 May 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 5/23/2016

]]>The Wind Program announced that the Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) has been selected as a partner to support the long-term sustainability of the Wind for Schools project. The selection is part of a broader effort by the Department to support the growth of the Wind for Schools network and diversify sources of funding to allow for more schools nationwide to be able to participate in the program. Over the course of 9 months, DWEA's project team will work with the existing Wind for Schools participants to further the initiative's mission of bringing wind education to the classroom through experiential learning. The selection was announced at The Department's Wind Workforce Development and Education Summit held in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 22-23.

Wind for Schools currently supports a network of rural K-12 public schools and higher education institutions in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina. Each K-12 school hosts a wind turbine, with installation and curriculum supported by students and faculty working with a Wind Application Center at a partner university in their state. The K-12 host school incorporates its school's wind turbine into the classroom as a way to support interactive and interschool research tasks that inspire and demonstrate novel approaches to teach science and involve K-12 students in their communities. Students at higher education institutions are also engaged as they serve as project consultants at the Wind Application Centers. DWEA's partnership in Wind for Schools will support the existing Wind Application Centers as well as make new connections with industry and pursue expanding the program to allow additional states, universities, and schools to join.

Subscribe to the WINDExchange newsletter, which is published every other week, to receive regular updates and announcements from the DWEA Wind for Schools Sustainability Plan development team.

]]>Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values: A NEWEEP Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=2610http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=2610Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 MSTDate: 5/5/2010]]>Location: MA]]>The New England Wind Energy Education Project (NEWEEP) hosted the first in a series of free webinars. The main topic of NEWEEP's inaugural event was, "The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values" presented by Ben Hoen, consultant to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories. The session opened with a brief introduction of the New England Wind Energy Education Project, followed by an introductory discussion of, "Wind Power's role in Achieving Regional Policy Objectives" presented by Heather Hunt, executive director of New England States Committee on Electricity. The webinar included a question and answer session. This was a free webinar funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Wind Powering America Initiative. The webinar was designed for attendance by the general public, local officials, facility siting decision makers, policy makers, and others interested in a review of objective information on the impacts of wind energy.

]]>Estimating Small Wind Turbine Energy Output and Economic Performance: An ASES Small Wind Division Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=2853http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=2853Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 MSTDate: 11/4/2010]]>The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Small Wind Division bi-monthly Webinar series continued with a presentation titled, "Managing Expectations: Estimating Small Wind Turbine Energy Output and Economic Performance." The Webinar was presented by Tony Jimenez from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This presentation taught methods for estimating wind turbine energy production and economic performance. The presentation started with an overview of wind characteristics and energy potential before describing the techniques used to evaluate wind turbine energy production and economic performance. Publicly available sources of wind data were also discussed.

Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 12.9 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:03:47. Text Version.

]]>International Offshore Wind Partnering Forumhttp://www.2016ipf.com/http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5533Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 10/2/2016 to 10/5/2016]]>Location: Newport, RI]]>Source: Business Network for Offshore Wind

]]>The Business Network for Offshore Wind's 2016 International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum facilitates the exchange of technical information on offshore wind development, highlights U.S. innovation, and facilitates commercial relationships between experienced foreign and U.S. businesses. Attendees will:

  • Stay current on policy updates, auction news, market progress, and the status of industry players
  • Learn from and meet representatives from utilities, OEMs, supply chain and operations and maintenance entities, as well as financers, technical experts, and developers
  • Network
  • Learn about new technologies
  • Discuss the industry with the exhibitors and the sponsors.

Cooperating partners include the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the Maine Ocean and Wind Initiative. Jose Zayas, director of the U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, will present on the 2016 national offshore wind strategy.

]]>Southeastern Wind Workshophttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5821http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5821Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 10/5/2016]]>Location: Charlotte, NC]]>Source: Southeastern Wind Coalition

]]>The Southeastern Wind Coalition will host a forum for participants to discuss approaches to land-based and offshore wind energy. This Fall Utility Advisory Group meeting allows representatives from Southeastern utilities to hear from wind power experts and discuss topics current in the industry. The upcoming meeting will focus on tall-tower technology and resource assessment at higher hub heights.

]]>North American Society for Bat Research Meetinghttps://www.nationalwind.org/event/nasbr-meeting/?instance_id=417http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=5508Fri, 8 Jan 2016 00:00:00 MSTDate: 10/12/2016 to 10/15/2016]]>Location: San Antonio, TX]]>Source: National Wind Coordinating Collaborative

]]>The North American Society for Bat Research (NASBR) is a society dedicated to the promotion and development of the scientific study of bats, including conservation and public education. The society holds an annual meeting called the North American Symposium on Bat Research, usually in October, of professional bat researchers from throughout North America, with occasional attendees from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.

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