$4.2 Million Will Support a U.S.-Danish Consortia To Collaborate on Floating Offshore Wind Energy Technologies

Sept. 24, 2024

An illustration of different kinds off offshore wind turbines, some floating with mooring lines and anchors.

A new funding opportunity will support work on mooring technology for floating offshore wind turbines. Illustration by Joshua Bauer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

The funding opportunity, released by the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Energy Technologies Office in coordination with Innovation Fund Denmark, offers a total of $4.2 million in funding to support U.S.-Danish consortia collaborating on shared research objectives to improve floating offshore wind energy mooring and anchoring technologies and methods towards cost-effective commercialization and industry growth. Offshore wind operations can boost reliable, independent energy for all Americans, as well as those around the world.

Successful proposals will improve the mooring and anchoring technologies and methods that secure floating turbine platforms to the sea floor in five themes:

  • Compatibility Strategies for Mooring, Cabling, and Coexistence
  • Mass-Producible, High-Reliability Moorings
  • Novel Station-Keeping Systems and Components
  • Monitoring and Inspection Technologies for Moorings
  • Open Subject.

Determine if you're eligible and submit your application by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 14, 2025.

Learn more by registering to attend the informational webinar at 12 p.m. ET on Oct. 17, 2024.