China will construct an offshore wind farm with an installed wind energy capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) in Leting County, north China’s Hebei Province, making it the country’s largest such wind turbines project.

DONG Energy has announced that construction has begun on the Anholt Offshore Wind Power Plant in Denmark with 111 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines. The wind energy plant is expected to power 400,000 Danish households.

Global investment in clean energy (wind energy geothermal energy and solar power) reached a new record of $260 billion in 2011, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the total of $53.6 billion in 2004.

Turkey plans to spur local companies to make wind turbines to curb imports that may cost $20 billion over 20 years, its main scientific research agency said, according to Bloomberg.

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) is a leading and fast-growing wind energy manufacturer in China, focusing on designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing megawatt-class wind turbines

US wind power developer Pattern Energy has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission for a 20-year PPA with the Pacific Diego Gas & Electric, which will support the 315 MW Octillio wind farm.

Facilitating the forecasts on concentrating solar thermal and solar power photovoltaic installed capacity, with focus on various PV off-grid systems, the study also analyzes the government initiatives and policies.

GMR Energy (GEL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure has announced the commissioning of its 25 MW solar power plant at Patan district in Gujarat.

The Companies own authorizations, for 35 years, to generate electric power from wind energy sources in the independent production regimen, through the installation of their respective wind farm plants.

This includes USD 354 million invested in the 92.5 MW Hanas Ningxia Yanchi Gaoshawo concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) plant in China.

Wind energy maker Suzlon Energy said its German subsidiary REpower has signed a contract to supply 10 wind turbines to England-based RWEnpower Renewables for the Bradwell wind farm.

China has made substantial progress in boosting its burgeoning offshore wind power by launching its largest intertidal wind farm at the end of 2011, with 99.3 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines.

China will soon start construction on its second installment of wind power projects for the 2011-2015 period, Liu Tienan, minister of the National Energy Bureau (NEB), has said.

Rim Rock’s wind power will contribute about 3.5 percent of SDG&E’s renewable portfolio per year. Acciona will supply 126 wind turbines to the wind energy plant.

Solar energy exceeded wind energy in 2004 and again in 2010, but this is the first time there has been such a huge gap.

Latest WindTV episode highlights high-flying, well-paying jobs of wind power techs. Anyone who has ever wondered what it?s like to work on a wind farm should take two minutes and view a video.

Statement from Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, on today’s announcement by Vestas and the need to extend the U.S. Production Tax Credit for wind power.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar toured an Arizona concentrating solar thermal power plant that?s expected to create enough power for 70,000 homes with solar energy.