Recently in Turbine Manufacturing Category
The MOU between DOE and the six major turbine manufacturers
demonstrates the shared commitment of the federal government and the
private sector to create the roadmap necessary to achieve 20 percent
wind energy by 2030, DOE Assistant Secretary Karsner said. “To dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance our energy
security, clean power generation at the gigawatt-scale will be
necessary to expand the domestic wind manufacturing base and streamline
the permitting process.”
Today’s agreement builds on the recently released DOE report 20 Percent Wind Energy in 2030 that examines the technical feasibility of harnessing wind power to provide up to 20 percent of the nation’s total electricity needs by 2030. Most notably, the report finds that by using wind power to meet 20 percent of our nation’s electricity needs, we can eliminate 7.6 cumulative gigatons of CO2 by 2030 and 825 million metric tons in 2030 and every year thereafter.
Today’s agreement builds on the recently released DOE report 20 Percent Wind Energy in 2030 that examines the technical feasibility of harnessing wind power to provide up to 20 percent of the nation’s total electricity needs by 2030. Most notably, the report finds that by using wind power to meet 20 percent of our nation’s electricity needs, we can eliminate 7.6 cumulative gigatons of CO2 by 2030 and 825 million metric tons in 2030 and every year thereafter.
Under the MOU, DOE and the six turbine manufacturers (GE Energy, Siemens Power Generation, Vestas Wind Systems, Clipper Turbine Works, Suzlon Energy, and Gamesa Corporation) will collaborate to gather and exchange information to define specific needs for achieving 20 percent wind energy by 2030. The MOU addresses the following areas:
- Turbine Reliability and Operability Research & Development to create more reliable components; improve turbine capacity factors; and reduce installation and operations and maintenance costs.
- Siting Strategies to address environmental and technical issues like radar interference in a standardized framework based on industry best practices.
- Standards Development for turbine certification and universal generator interconnection.
- Manufacturing advances in design, process automation and fabrication techniques to reduce product-to product variability and premature failure while increasing the domestic manufacturing base.
- Workforce development including the development, standardization and certification of wind energy curricula for mechanical and power systems engineers and community college training programs.
Read more about ‘20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030.’
Read more information about DOE’s Wind Program.
Full text of the Memorandum of Understanding.
