Today’s wind energy industry is at a crossroads. Global economic instability has threatened or eliminated many financial incentives that have been important to the development of specific markets. Such economic sponsorship of energy generation is not unique to renewables; fossil based sources are also subsidized in many different countries. However, for a technology like wind energy whose markets are still developing, incentives can be critical for industry growth. Industry proponents have decreed that long-term energy policy that survives financial swings and changes in government is what is needed to provide the stability that market investors seek. While this may be the case, in the mean time, the pressure.
