The US Department of Energy has announced $72m of funding to help accelerate the deployment of offshore and onshore wind energy.
This funding includes $27m from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 15 projects to support research, development, and community engagement to accelerate the equitable and sustainable deployment of offshore and land-based wind energy; $45m will go to 14 sites that will both make domestic manufacturing for these technologies quicker and less expensive.
Together, these investments will streamline the processes to create the tools that will produce wind and hydropower, reduce barriers for communities deploying offshore and distributed wind energy technologies, and reduce impacts to wildlife.
“The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to deploying wind turbines that harness the clean power of wind, while at the same time ensuring the clean energy transition is built in America’s factories,” said US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.
“Wind energy is among the most affordable and sustainable clean energy resources in the United States-this funding will demonstrate how wind power can benefit different communities and strengthen our domestic supply-chain through innovation.”