DOE Intends to Fund Offshore Wind Centers of Excellence

The DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office plans to release a funding opportunity that will create one or more university-led Centers of Excellence to increase offshore wind expertise at US universities; develop partnerships to address key offshore wind development challenges; and educate the next generation of offshore wind experts in the US.

The Centers of Excellence will catalyze innovative research, educational programming, and stakeholder engagement to address regional and technological challenges within the US offshore wind sector. The Centers will strive to establish strong cross-sector partnerships to identify and conduct critical, multi-disciplinary research that can address key offshore wind energy technology and deployment challenges.