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October 2023
Invertible Neural Network Tool Helps Optimize Airfoil Design
Computational tools using artificial intelligence (AI) can help optimize airfoil design for wind turbine blades, aircraft wings, and fan blades in natural gas turbines.
News Release: NREL Analysis Identifies Drivers of Offshore Wind Development
As much as 20% of regional power needs along the Atlantic coast could be served by offshore wind farms by 2050, according to NREL.
Building Better Blades: Renewed Funding Supports Wind Turbine Blade Innovations at NREL
As one of six core partners in the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, NREL just received an additional round of funding for research to help lower the cost and boost quality and sustainability of wind turbine blades.
September 2023
What Will It Take To Unlock U.S. Floating Offshore Wind Energy?
Investment in a port system and domestic supply chain could enable the United States to efficiently deploy floating offshore wind energy at a commercial scale on the West Coast, according to an NREL study.
Projects Could Power 18 Million American Homes With Offshore Wind Energy
The offshore wind energy pipeline continued to grow last year, according to an NREL analysis recently released in the Offshore Wind Market Report: 2023 Edition. If fully developed, the projects would be enough to power more than 18 million homes.
Technology Advancements Could Unlock 80% More Wind Energy Potential During This Decade
Near-commercial wind turbine innovations will allow for cost-effective wind power in additional regions of the United States.
August 2023
NREL Reimagines Next-Generation Drivetrain Technologies for Offshore Wind Turbines
New studies leveraging conceptual designs of offshore wind turbines point to how their drivetrains could change in the near future to produce more power while lowering costs, according to a new report by NREL and General Electric Research.
How Do We Inventory the Materials Needed To Build Wind and Solar Farms?
The new Renewable Energy Materials Properties Database, the development of which was led by NREL, compiles information on materials used in wind and solar power plants.
News Release: NREL Analysis Quantifies Impacts of Setback Ordinances on Land Available for Renewable Energy Deployment
The number of local zoning ordinances governing renewable energy deployment is growing in the United States, according to new research by NREL. The amount of land available to deploy renewables depends on the characteristics of the ordinances.
July 2023
New Prize To Propel Wind Turbine Materials Recycling
The newly launched Wind Turbine Materials Recycling Prize, a $5.1 million competition administered by NREL, aims to help the country develop a cost-effective and sustainable domestic recycling industry for two high-impact categories of wind turbine materials to create a circular U.S. wind energy economy.
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Last Updated May 5, 2025