Wind Power Still at the Government Nipple
Just 13 years ago I was CEO of KENETECH WindPower Inc. the largest Wind Turbine manufacturing company in the world at the time (now GE Wind Inc.). At the time our largest turbine was around 750KW with a 45 Meter diameter. My engineers told me that was the largest practical size for a turbine. Boy were they wrong the normal size these days is 1 to 1.5 MW and the big boy are running 5 to 8MW.
One thing has not changed worldwide the industry still depending on Government handouts. This causes a cyclical demand as government fail to maintain any consistence in their programs. The industry needs to wean itself from the government nipple. Wind Power should win when it is financially viable and loose out when it is not.
