U.S. DOE Announces $48.6m Funding for Offshore Wind R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) has announced the Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development Funding Opportunity, which will award $48.6m for offshore wind projects.
According to Power Technology, the areas that will receive funding include 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.
According to a DOE press release, the funding opportunity represents one of the department’s single largest investments in offshore wind, comprised of $48m in funding from WETO with $600,000 in funding support from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
The deadlines for filing concept papers and full applications are 3 September and 7 November 2024, respectively. The expected time frame for award negotiations is August 2025.
