Spending on new wind power farms in India, the world’s third-largest market for wind turbines such as Suzlon Energy and Gamesa Tecnologica, may stall as the country cut a tax break this month.

Two new concentrating solar power (CSP) assets (Solacor 1 and 2) came into operation earlier than expected during this quarter.

Wind power rose in the US 1695MW during the first quarter of 2012, taking the country’s overall wind farm capacity to 48611MW with 788 wind turbines according to AWEA.

The 550-megawatt photovoltaic solar power project will employ approximately 400 workers during its three-year construction period.

Gamesa has entered Uruguay’s wind energy market by signing a new supply deal for a wind farm with Abengoa for 25 wind turbines. Abengoa is present in the concentrated solar power.

The result of the offshore wind energy tender offer in France should be announced this week, French energy minister Eric Besson said Tuesday, following the weekly cabinet meeting.

A report by the New Zealand Wind Energy Association (NZWEA) concludes that all forms of renewable generation will grow to meet increasing demand. NZWEA expects that wind turbines will grow considerably.

GE advanced technology wind turbines have been selected to power nine new wind power projects in the province of Ontario, Canada for a total of 650 MW of generating capacity.

Founded in 1990 to support Germany’s emerging wind power industry, DEWI GmbH has expanded rapidly from a local research and development resource to an international leader.

The Solar Energy Industries Association and the Solar Electric Power Association announced that President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at Solar Power International (SPI) 2012 on September 12 in Orlando, Fla.

Of this, solar power has the maximum potential at 14,000 MW followed by wind energy (1700 MW), biomass (350 MW), small hydro (160 MW) and municipal waste (20 MW).

Madrid is ready to hold the only techno-economic event focused in Concentrating Solar Power; the 2nd CSP Optimisation Summit, 5-6 June, with more than 150 solar thermal experts set to attend.

The biggest challenge we face is that we have to bring down the cost of wind power. We need to make it competitive, because price pressure is growing and wind turbines cannot be dependent on subsidies forever.

Amidst the backdrop of a challenging US Concentrating Solar Power market, there have been great efforts made to excel the industry forwards with advancements in technology, engineering, cost reductions and lobbying.

CSP project environmental approval and Concentrating Solar Power-Photovoltaic mix signifies even more potential for the concentrated solar thermal power industry to grow in the US solar energy.

The potential for more wind power farms is in jeopardy if the U.S. Congress does not vote to extend federal tax incentives such as the Federal Production Tax Credit Support is needed.

The three commissioners of Wheatland County, Montana, had a letter in the Billings (Mont.) Gazette Sunday expressing their support for the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).