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National Wind Technology Center

The National Wind Technology Center, located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains near Boulder, Colorado, is a world-class research facility managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. NWTC researchers work with members of the wind energy industry to advance wind power technologies that lower the cost of wind energy through research and development of state-of-the-art wind turbine designs.

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Wind Power Today
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Brochure (PDF 1.9 MB)

Certification Process & Guidelines

Wind Resources in the Upper Midwest

Current Events

Wind Interconnection Workshop

January 24-25, 2007
Golden, CO

Events Calendar

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Announcements

Large-Blade Test Facility CRADA
Special Features

Wind Turbine Smoke Test

How Do Wind Turbines Work?

Where Does the Wind Blow?

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