2011 proved to be a year of mixed messages: while overall the European market was flat; at national level market conditions were very diverse.

Iñigo Etayo Otermin (32) has won Spain’s annual Wind Power Business Award for R&D and Innovation for his work on avoiding electromagnetic interference in telecoms systems in wind farm design.

IFC InfraVentures, a member of the World Bank Group, and Norway?s Scatec Solar have signed an agreement, under which they intend to develop photovoltaic solar power projects in parts of West and Central Africa.

The Ouarzazate complex will house the world’s largest concentrated solar thermal power plant.

Technology can transform energy system to boost clear energy, with the support of decisive policy action, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday.

The Arkansas Project?s Nic Horton has an opinion column at Watchdog.org, attacking Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) and his support for the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).

The board of directors of Windustry, a nonprofit group that promotes community wind energy, and a committee of colleagues has selected the late Paul Woodin.

The Kansas City Star recently praised Sunflower State Gov. Sam Brownback (R) for supporting an extension of the federal wind power Production Tax Credit (PTC).

The Airtricity Family Fun Day is being held to celebrate Global Wind Day 2012, the annual celebration of wind power which promotes wind turbines as a clean, infinite, non-fossil fuel energy source.

Renewables accounted for almost half of the estimated 208 gigawatts (GW) of electric capacity added globally in 2011.Wind energy and solar power accounted for almost 40 percent and 30 percent of new renewable capacity.

Genesis applied to build 286 wind turbines of 135m high, or 242 wind turbines of 155m high, which it said would make Castle Hill the largest wind power in Australasia.

Carbon Trust is presenting on latest developments in offshore wind energy at the Global Offshore Wind 2012 Conference.

The CEO of giant wind power maker Vestas predicted a steep drop-off in wind farm projects after this year, when the U.S. production tax credit expires.

Solar energy generation (photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power) surged past wind energy to become the renewable energy technology of choice for global investors in 2011.

Concentrating solar power could provide approximately 30 per cent of Australia?s total current electricity generation capacity with only modest extensions.