The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office has released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled “Advanced Wind R&D to Reduce Costs and Environmental Impacts.”
According to the DOE, the FOA will provide up to $6 million in funding to support efforts aimed at catalyzing technical and operational solutions to reduce environmental compliance costs and environmental impacts of both onshore and offshore wind turbines.
The FOA will support research under three topic areas, each providing $2 million:
- Reducing costs and environmental impacts associated with bat curtailment at wind plants through optimized curtailment strategies that align curtailment with periods of highest risk.
- Developing advanced components and other instrumentation for advanced bat-deterrent technologies.
- Developing offshore wind instrumentation for environmental monitoring and mitigation, such as tools that monitor blade collision or that mitigate the impacts of noise from siting and construction activities.
Concept papers, due Aug. 15, are required for submission of a full application for the funding, the DOE says. More information can be found here.
