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Betsy Lillian serves as the editor of North American Windpower, as well as sister publications NGT News, Solar Industry and Unmanned Aerial Online. She has been with Zackin Publications since 2012.
idaho

Greenbacker Scoops Up Fossil Gulch Wind Park In Idaho

Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC has purchased Fossil Gulch Wind Park, a 10.5 MW wind farm in Hagerman, Idaho. Greenbacker...
cross winds

Michigan Utility Starts Next Phase Of Cross Winds Energy Park

Michigan utility Consumers Energy has broken ground on its third wind project, Cross Winds Energy Park II, located in Tuscola County's Columbia Township in...
wind

Vestas Announces Half A Gigawatt Of U.S. Wind Orders

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from MidAmerican Energy Co., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for 170 V110-2.0 MW turbines for...
nordex

Nordex Inks Order To Expand Norway Wind Farm

The Nordex Group has secured a follow-up order from long-standing customer Midtfjellet Vindkraft AS for a wind farm in Norway. The German manufacturer will be...

Invenergy Files $325M Suit With Polish Energy Company Over Wind Agreements

Through its affiliated companies, Invenergy has filed a series of lawsuits against Tauron Polska Energia S.A., one of four major energy companies in Poland,...
wind turbines

Rocky Mountain Power Advances Major Wind, Transmission Plans

Salt Lake City-based Rocky Mountain Power is asking regulators in three states to approve an initial plan to significantly expand the amount of wind...
renewable energy

Washington City Makes 100% Renewables Commitment

The Edmonds, Wash., City Council has approved a resolution establishing a community-wide goal of transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2025. According to the...

Vestas Wins EDF Order For New York Wind Farm

EDF Renewable Energy has placed an order with Vestas for V110-2.0 MW turbines for the Copenhagen Wind Project, located in upstate New York. The firm...
farming

United Wind Teams With Ag Development Firm For Distributed Wind

Distributed wind energy developer United Wind Inc. has announced a partnership with AGPROfessionals (AGPRO), a real estate and development firm for the agriculture and...

Massachusetts Announces RFP For 400 MW Of Offshore Wind

In coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), the state’s investor-owned electric distribution companies have issued a joint request for proposals (RFP)...
offshore wind

Mass. Offshore Wind Developer Vineyard Wind Announces Key Hire

Offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind, a portfolio company of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables, has hired Jack Arruda to serve as technical development...
ellershouse

Ellershouse Wind Farm Grows In Nova Scotia

Phase two has been launched for the Ellershouse Wind Farm, the first wind development in Nova Scotia to be funded and built independently of...

The Latest Vestas Wind Deals: Austria, Australia & China

Vestas’ latest wind turbine supply and service contracts have been inked with customers in Austria, Australia and China. The Danish turbine manufacturer sealed a 33...
vessel

Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Jack-Up Installation Vessel Preps For U.S.

Texas-based Zentech Inc. and Virginia-based Renewables Resources International (RRI) have announced their plans to build what they call the first Jones Act-compliant, four-legged, self-propelled,...
renewables

New Board Members At The American Council On Renewable Energy

The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) has elected two new members to its board of directors: Jacob Susman, vice president and head of...
wind turbine

Ohio House Drops Compromise On Wind Setback Rule

Not long after Ohio Senate lawmakers advanced a compromise measure on the state’s harsh wind setback rule, the Ohio House of Representatives has insisted...

UPS Commits To Significant Renewables Increase

Global package delivery company UPS has announced aggressive new sustainability goals to add more alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles to its fleet while...
energy storage association

Energy Storage Association Names First Chief Exec

The Energy Storage Association (ESA) has announced that advanced energy industry veteran Kelly Speakes-Backman will become the organization’s first CEO, effective July 1. As...

RFP: Duke Energy Seeks Wind Power For Indiana Customers

Duke Energy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 200 MW of wind energy for its Indiana customers. Specifically, the company is...
funding

Alterra Expands Loan Facility For Texas Wind Farm

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Alterra Power Corp. has expanded its loan facility with affiliates of AMP Capital Investors Ltd. The net proceeds, totaling approximately $20.6...

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