Speaking at an energy policy forum in Washington, D.C., yesterday, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC) should be extended.

“The state’s wind power industry currently supports 3,000 to 4,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly,” said Jason Dagger, who is overseeing the Buckeye Wind Farm Projects in Champaign County.

The wind power industry supply chain is expanding as reported by wind energy update.

GDF SUEZ Energy Romania will invest about 80 million euros by the end of 2012 in the wind power plant at Gemenele, Braila County (eastern Romania).

China?s leading wind energy company, Goldwind, hasselected Broadwind Energy to supply tower for 14 wind turbines for its Musselshell wind power project in Shawmut, Montana.

The Indian wind energy industry had total revenue of $1.6 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.5% between 2007 and 2011.

The 2012 update of the Concentrated Photovoltaic World Map has been completed by the research team at PV Insider.

SMC has planned to set up another wind power project of nearly 8.4 megawatt capacity which will be coming up in coastal Saurastra in Porbandar.

The loans will go towards financing 10 wind energy plants with Gamesa’s wind turbines the two companies are developing in Brazil. Iberdrola already has one Brazilian wind farm in operation.

On June 4, Utilities signed a 2-year contract with Xcel Energy for 108,000 megawatt-hours of wind power, beginning Jan. 1, 2013.

The initiative is OPIC’s second major solar project in Peru within a year: last June, OPIC’s Board approved US$123 million in financing for the construction of two 20-megawatt solar power plants.

Nexteer said the device has positioning accuracy of less than one degree, and provides a cost effective solution to photovoltaic, concentrating solar power photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.

Data from the International Energy Agency shows that 204.3 tWh of power was produced by solar thermal facilities, while only 70.2 tWh was generated by photovoltaic solar energy facilities.

The Middle East’s lead role in the growth of the concentrating solar power industry will be underlined by a new event in the UAE.

Their study showed that bigger wind turbines do produce greener electricity. Manufacturers now have the knowledge, experience and technology to build big wind turbines with great efficiency.

?With small scale wind turbines, thousands of villages can benefit from wind power where no energy is available, not even for lights.? says Ms. Awale.