While R&D definitely has a valuable place in the energy arena, it’s no replacement for the stable tax policy the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) provides to businesses and consumers.

EWEA OFFSHORE 2011, organized by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), is Europe’s largest exhibition of offshore wind turbines.

The finished nacelle is among the 152 G90X-2.0 MW wind turbines comprising the 304MW Blue Creek Wind Farm in Van Wert and Paulding counties in western Ohio.

A proposed 240-MW wind power project in Tasmania, Australia, has been approved with conditions by the state’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

This brings to five the number of wind power farms we now have operating in Quebec through our Cartier Wind Energy partnership.

The EWEA study analysed wind power and other renewable energy projects in 17 EU member states to ascertain renewable energy growth in the next 10 years.

TransCanada Corporation announced the completion of the Montagne Seche wind turbines project and phase one of the Gros-Morne wind farm.

Each 100 MW of wind farm development represents a minimum of 100 jobs, $250 million in private investment, and $300,000 in revenue to municipal governments.

“We expect the SWT-6.0 wind turbine to become the new standard for offshore wind farm projects around the globe. The SWT-6.0 will contribute significantly to the reduction of the cost of offshore wind energy”.

Ian Marchant, CEO of SSE Renewables and chair of OFFSHORE 2011 said that the offshore wind power industry is now growing up.

SkyFuel, Inc., maker of high reflectance silvered film for concentrating solar power applications, announces the release of their next generation ReflecTech PLUS mirror film.

A new review of scientific literature on wind energy sound and human health has found no direct link between the sound of wind turbines and human physical health.

Sales volume in the sector will have risen 28.2 percent to reach 94.2 billion yuan (14.6 billion U.S. dollars) this year, Luo Zhentao, executive director of the China Solar Thermal Industry Federation.

BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar thermal technology company, announced the addition of its SolarPLUSTM thermal energy storage capability to three of its PPA with Southern California Edison (SCE).

The wind turbines, each with a rated power of 6.15 MW and a hub height of 114 metres, will be installed in the Westereems wind farm near Eemshaven in the Dutch province of Groningen

Coromandel Wind Energy Limited (CWE) has signed an agreement with the Suzlon Group for its maiden wind power project. The wind farm will comprise of 36 units of Suzlon?s new S97 – 2.1MW wind turbines.

The wind power facility will include Siemens’ 2.3MW wind turbines and has secured all land leases required for the turbines and power line.