Sandia’s Wind Energy Program releases its FY21 Accomplishments Report

Sandia National Laboratories’ Wind Energy Program has released its Wind Energy Program FY21 Accomplishments Report. The portfolio consists of funding provided by the DOE EERE Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Sandia Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program.

The Wind Energy Program currently structures research in five Capability Thrust Areas and three Enabling Capability and Application Cross-Cuts. The current Program strategy, developed in 2019 includes:

• Rotor Innovations and Operations
• Offshore Design Optimization
• Wind Plant Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Grid Integration and Power Systems
• Solutions to National Security Technology Barriers

The accomplishments were made possible through capabilities investments by WETO, internal Sandia investment, and partnerships between Sandia and other national laboratories, universities, and research institutions around the world.

Read the complete Sandia Wind Energy Program FY21 Accomplishments Report.

Learn more about Sandia’s Wind Energy Program.