With offshore wind farm projects now being developed in deeper waters there is an urgent need to ensure the wind turbines industry is united and prepared to face the upcoming challenges.
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Sen. Franken Presses Colleagues to Protect Wind Energy Tax Credit
A recent study found that if the production tax credit is not extended, construction of wind turbines will likely drop by 75 percent in 2013 and the wind power industry will lose half its jobs.
Continue readingWelspun Energy to invest in solar energy and wind power
Welspun Energy, a part of diversified Welspun group, plans to invest about Rs 15,000 crore in solar power and wind farm projects in India in the next five years.
Continue readingSiemens Opens U.S. Wind Turbines Center in Oklahoma
In Dewey County, Oklahoma, Siemens provided 95 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines and three SWT-3.0-101 direct drive wind turbines for OG&E’s Crossroads wind farm.
Continue readingUK kicks off construction on 15 MW wind turbines
According to the announcement, the GBP-35-million (USD 55m/EUR 42m) wind power facility will be the largest of its kind in the world. It is scheduled to be commissioned in summer 2013.
Continue readingAmerican Wind Energy: PTC can still be extended in first quarter
The wind power Production Tax Credit has not yet become part of the payroll tax extension bill. However, the situation is still developing quickly. There are a number of options and nothing is final yet.
Continue readingWind power: PTC is jobs engine conservatives should support
“Low, stable tax rates generate jobs and economic growth. This idea has been the bedrock of conservative ideology for decades. One industry that represents this essential conservative principle is U.S. wind energy.”
Continue readingWind energy: Iowa model for success
I know wind power?s success story firsthand. Iowa was the first state to generate 20 percent of its electricity from wind farm. Now, wind turbines supports as many as 5,000 Iowa jobs, by Rep. Steve King.
Continue readingForbes op-ed mangles facts on wind energy, PTC
An op-ed posted yesterday at Forbes.com by Larry Bell takes some wild swings at wind power and its tax incentives.
Continue readingMinistry of New & Renewable Energy to participate at Concentrating Solar Power Today India
The latest fiscal incentives and government regulations that are aimed at furthering Concentrated Solar Thermal Power development.
Continue readingWind power in Tanzania: Chinese loan for wind farm
Tanzania has secured a US$123 million loan to construct a wind energy plant in its central region. The wind turbines project expects to extend power generation by up to 300 MW.
Continue readingAfrica: Millions of People to Receive Solar Energy
A Mauritius-based company announced today that it will provide access to low-cost solar energy for 33 million people in Africa and Asia for the next four years, as part of a United Nations-backed initiative to fight poverty.
Continue readingSolar water pumps for small and middle farmers in Punjab
The solar pumping systems have improved in efficiency and capacity over the years. Although they are expensive to install, yet they have nil operative costs and are very effective with drip irrigation system.
Continue readingEstela calls on Spain to continue support for Concentrating Solar Power
ESTELA makes a call on the Government of Spain to soon resume the supports to Concentrated Solar Thermal Power plants in Spain until 2020. Luis Crespo was elected president.
Continue reading100 megawatts of solar power for Haiti
The international company “Global Gigawatt” is working on a project of installation in Haiti of several solar energy plants with a total capacity of 100 megawatts.
Continue readingSolar Power Lies Beyond National Solar Mission
‘Look at how much wind energy has progressed in recent years’, Ravi Khanna says. ‘Solar energy (photovoltaic and concentrated solar power) has much more potential.’
Continue readingConcentrating solar thermal storage gets more solar energy on the grid
More advanced grid simulations will require to verify the actual ability of Concentrating Solar Power to help wind power and photovoltaic gain a larger presence on the grid.
Continue readingSolar power in Bangladesh: 1.2 million solar home systems
The state-owned financial institution Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) will provide financial aid to install one million new solar home systems and 20,000 biogas plants across the country.
Continue readingNew map of US wind power resources
Wind Powering America, an initiative for the promotion of wind energy launched by the Department of Energy (DOE), published the new map of wind resources in the United States.
Continue readingUS wind power industry warns 37,000 jobs at risk if PTC lapses
American Wind Energy Association urges Congress to extend tax credit after measure is excluded from payroll tax bill.
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