Calls for Proposals From US Wind Turbine Manufacturers Opens
Jan. 14, 2025

In January 2025, NREL issued the 2025 Competitiveness Improvement Project funding solicitation, which is designed to support wind energy technology manufacturers like EWT Americas. Project funding is helping EWT commercialize its 1-megawatt turbine, shown here in a wastewater treatment facility in the U.K., across agricultural, commercial, and industrial segments, including dairy processors and biogas and water treatment facilities. Photo from EWT Americas
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) supports the development of small- and medium-sized wind turbine technology.
Now, CIP has released the 2025 request for proposals includes significant program changes aimed at streamlining the process of innovative design development, optimization, testing, and certification to expand access to distributed wind turbine technology.
Learn about the proposal topics and submit by 2 p.m. MT on March 28, 2025.