As the wind turbine technologies enter a new era driven by subsidy-free and tax-credit-free cost parity, a new generation of wind energy technology is poised to hit the market by 2019 – 20 to further entrench itself as a mainstream power generation source.

Totaro & Associates, a Houston, TX based research and consulting firm has released a new research report on the pace of wind turbine technology innovation and proliferation. IP ownership rankings show General Electric still leading with over 1,400 patent families, and the ability to now leverage the Alstom wind portfolio which puts the combined total…