Mr Trump is challenging the Scottish government's decision to grant planning permission for the wind farm.
Since its creation in 1992, the PTC has expired on three occasions, each a big setback for the wind business.
All the while, members of Congress have let slip several opportunities to renew tax credits for the wind and solar industries.
The businessman has said his 140-bedroom hotel at Menie will only proceed if plans for the wind farm do not go ahead.
The American businessman had previously said his 140-bedroom hotel at Menie would only proceed if plans for the wind farm did not go ahead.
It will take several years and several projects for the wind industry to feel confident enough to establish itself in the New Bedford area.
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The expedition was blighted in the first few weeks by temperatures well below minus 40 Celsius, the equivalent of minus 70 allowing for the wind chill.
The licensed site for the wind farm is 76-sq-mile (200-sq-km), but the development may not necessarily cover the whole area, Mike Unsworth, Navitus Bay project manager, said.
Ms. HOLIDAY: (Singing) Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck, for the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, for the sun to rot, for the tree to drop.
"The final decision for the wind farm proposal, which comprises 27 turbines with a total installed capacity of up to 81MW, rests with Scottish ministers, " it stated on its website.
Two elements that did not make it into the Senate's bill: a one-year extension of investment tax credits for the solar energy industry and production tax credits for the wind, geothermal and biomass industries.
Congress typically extends the PTC two years at a time, creating a boom and bust cycle for the wind industry as the uncertainty about whether the tax credit will be renewed plays havoc with long-term planning.
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The North Carolina Offshore Wind Coalition, a lobbying outfit for the wind industry and local wind advocates, has put legislation into play in the North Carolina legislature that would likely result in the development of a whopping 2.5 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2027.
The height used for measuring the wind was 10m - far above street level.
In "the East" there is that age-old instinct for reading the wind and riding with the victor.
Gregory Wetstone has overseen government affairs for the American Wind Energy Association, a Washington trade group, for a year.
Argonne researchers are working on one possible solution to this problem: batteries that can store wind power for use when the wind stops blowing as well as store solar energy for use at night.
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They never want to accept responsibility for kids who drop out of school but they're the first in line to claim credit for the kids who wind up in the Ivy League.
The need for a strong, steady breeze means that many of the best sites for wind farms are just the sort of wild and windswept uplands that rural campaigners want to preserve.
Councillors voted by nine to one to refuse consent for the Vectis Wind Farm.
The kickers want to get out nice and early to have a feel for the pitch and the wind.
We know that this year has not been a good one for the Chinese wind power industry as growth slowed dramatically.
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Cabling for the Rampion wind farm, which is being developed by E.
"We want to get to the finish line on this, " says Greg Wetstone, senior director of governmental and public affairs for the American Wind Energy Association.
Anders Soe-Jensen, president of Vestas Offshore, had said he was looking to the UK Government to provide the best possible terms for the offshore wind industry.
Greg Wetstone, a lobbyist for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), is optimistic that the renewable standard will pass, but he acknowledges it won't be easy.
Though I laughed at the warning sign depicting a stick-figure falling head-first off the cliffs, I made sure to keep a safe distance from the drop-off for fear that the wind might actually propel me over.
Costs for coal are highly dependent on the cost of gasoline, and the costs for wind are highly dependent on material costs like steel and concrete as wind requires about 10 times the amount of steel, concrete and copper per kWhr than any other energy source.
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Nominees for best actor in a miniseries or made-for-TV movie were Sam Shepard for his role as author Dashiell Hammett in "Dash and Lilly, " Jack Lemmon for "Inherit the Wind" (Showtime), Ian Holm for "King Lear" on PBS, Don Cheadle for "A Lesson Before Dying" (HBO) and Stanley Tucci for "Winchell" (HBO).
At issue is the production tax credit provided to wind and solar energies, although the one for wind is set to expire in December.
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