The US Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announces the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, which will award $48.6 million for projects that address several major areas of need for offshore wind.

The areas include accelerating research and development of floating offshore wind platforms; exploring innovations for fixed-bottom foundations; improving offshore wildlife protection through new monitoring technologies; expanding the reach of the domestic supply chain; advancing US academic leadership in floating offshore wind; and investigating solutions to protect future infrastructure from lightning. 

This funding opportunity represents one of DOE’s single largest investments in offshore wind, comprised of $48 million in funding from WETO with $600,000 in funding support from the US Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). 

Together, successful projects addressing the following topic areas under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will speed up the use of wind power off US coasts and contribute to a robust clean energy economy driven by a carbon-free power sector. 

Learn more at Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy