This endorsement of an extension for wind energy’s key Production Tax Credit (PTC) is yet another indication of how vital wind power has become as a source of American jobs.

Latest video segment highlights how wind power, PTC drive construction business.

Robert Bryce, serial attacker of wind power, had another column in his lengthy series in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal.

AWEA is the national trade association of America’s wind power industry, with more than 2,500 member companies, including global leaders in wind power and wind farm development.

First Wind has received approval for its proposed 150 MW Oakfield Wind power project in Maine. The wind farm will consist of 50 3.0 MW wind turbines.

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With these 18 wind power projects completed, total offshore wind farm capacity in Europe would reach 9 GW. Furthermore, EWEA has identified 18 GW of fully consented wind energy projects in 12 European countries.

A total of 1,371 offshore wind turbines are now installed and grid connected in European waters totalling 3,812.6 MW spread across 53 wind farms in 10 countries.

2011 offshore wind power market: 235 new offshore wind turbines, in nine wind farm plants, worth some ?2.4 billion, were fully grid connected, totalling 866 MW, 17 MW less than 2010.

A consortium has acquired a wind energy project for the construction of the 250 megawatt Zakhidno-Krymska wind power plant.

The UK now boasts 6GW of wind farm capacity, enough to provide power to over 3.3 million homes, according to the latest update from trade association RenewableUK.

China installed 15.85 GW of wind turbines capacity in 2011. China saw its wind power generation in 2011 hit 73.2 TWh. Wind farm generation in China’s general power output was up 0.38% in 2011.

Wind power is an important piece of the nation’s energy policy as we look to decrease our reliance upon foreign oil and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

The Denver Post called for speedy action on extending the federal production tax credit (PTC) for wind power, warning that “thousands of jobs could be lost in Colorado and other states” if lawmakers don’t act soon.

On 7th to 8th February over 150 Concentrating Solar Thermal Power professionals from Europe, USA and South Africa will be meeting at the 1st Concentrated Solar Thermal Summit South Africa.

A joint venture between Spain?s Sener and Abu Dhabi?s Masdar, Torresol Energy, announced that it would invest some $5 billion in construction of concentrating solar thermal power plants in Spain, USA and Middle East.

The wind energy industry has made a great stride forward, says RenewableUK, the trade association representing the renewable energy industrie.

First Wind has four operation wind farm projects in Maine with the capacity to generate 185 MW of clean wind energy. The 42 MW Mars Hill Wind turbines project in the town of Mars Hill was the first in Maine.

The US Interior Department?s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recently named the proposed Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy facility as a renewable energy priority project for 2012.