September 24, 2024
USDA REAP Program Updates
Updated info on USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP): The DWEA Board will hold an in-person mini lobby day in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13…
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September 20, 2024
dWAM Webinar on New Tools and Capabilities in Distributed Wind Aeroelastic Modeling
Through the U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office-funded Distributed Wind Aeroelastic Modeling (dWAM) project, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Sandia National…
September 16, 2024
AgWind Energizing Rural Communities: Tool Demo & REAP-DWEA Office Hours
By David Dunaway, eFormative Options DWEA’s AgWind initiative, jointly funded by DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) and USDA, is making strides in highlighting…
September 12, 2024
PNNL 2024 Distributed Wind Market Report Now Available
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently announced the publication of its Distributed Wind Market Report: 2024 Edition. According to the report, sixteen U.S. states in…
September 10, 2024
DWEA Files Motion to FERC Supporting Hybrid Renewables
DWEA on Aug. 22 filed a motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in support of a protest by Red Lake County Community Hybrid,…
September 8, 2024
Don’t Miss the 2024 Distributed Wind Energy Summit on Sept. 17!
Whether you are an established member of the wind industry, a student interested in clean energy technologies, or a member of a community-based organization that…
September 6, 2024
DWEA Reports on Standards Work for Distributed Wind
DWEA leadership recently completed two deliverables (reports) to NREL that close out a small standards support contract to DWEA that began with the launch of…
September 4, 2024
Legislative Roundup September
By Lloyd Ritter, DWEA Policy Director Happy Labor Day weekend! Lots of news to share. First, the Presidential election is heating up big time. The…
September 2, 2024
President’s Message
By Michael Bergey, DWEA President Two weeks ago, we celebrated the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the transformative legislation that significantly…
August 7, 2024
NPS Expands Turbine Installations in Alaska and Across Continental U.S.
In late 2023, two NPS100C-24 Arctic turbines on 29-meter-tall towers were installed at the Doyon Drilling site in Alaska. Courtesy of Northern Power Systems (NPS)….
August 7, 2024
Bats, Distributed Wind and USDA REAP
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is currently developing new tools and guidance documents for the endangered northern long-eared bat (NLEB) and the proposed endangered tricolored bat…
August 7, 2024
DWEA Seeks ‘Safe Harbor’ for Towers in Treasury Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance
DWEA on July 1 submitted comments regarding the U.S. Treasury Department’s Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance and urged the department to include certified distributed wind…
August 7, 2024
DWEA Members Receive Majority of 2024 CIP Awards
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has awarded $3.15 million to 12 American component suppliers and manufacturers of small- and medium-sized wind turbines—most of whom…
August 7, 2024
July Legislative Roundup
By Lloyd Ritter, DWEA Policy Director It’s August, the Hill is about to shut down for the month as members leave for summer recess and…
August 7, 2024
July’s President’s Message
By Michael Bergey, DWEA President I hope everyone is having a good summer and is able to take some time off. This month I feel…