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Betsy Lillian
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.
California Moves A Step Closer To 100% Renewables Mandate
The California State Senate has passed a bill that would transition the state to 100% renewable energy.
In a 25-13 vote on Wednesday, the Senate passed...
Facility To Offer Wind Testing For Cold Climates
The RISE Research lnstitutes of Sweden is establishing a test center in which the global wind industry will be able to test equipment for...
Sandia Labs Exec Joins DOE’s Renewables, Energy-Efficiency Lab
Juan Torres has been tapped as associate laboratory director for energy systems integration at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory...
Siemens Gamesa Inks First Full-Scope German Wind Contract
EnBW has tapped Siemens Gamesa for the installation of the 112 MW Albatros offshore wind farm, representing the newly merged company’s first full-scope project...
Canadian Company Gets Nod From MHI Vestas For Offshore Wind ‘Floatel’
Bridgemans Services Group (BSG), a privately owned Canadian company providing floating accommodations for industrial workforces, has entered an agreement with MHI Vestas to provide...
Duke Energy Renewables Celebrates Opening Of Oklahoma Wind Farm
More than 100 supporters attended a dedication ceremony yesterday for Duke Energy Renewables’ Frontier Wind Power Project, a 200 MW facility near Blackwell, Okla.
The...
Wind Accounts For Big Chunk Of Xcel Energy’s Southwest Mix
Xcel Energy is highlighting its newest corporate sustainability report, which shows the company’s growth in renewable energy across its eight-state service area, stretching from...
WINDPOWER 2017 Closes With Diverse Panel On Wind Trends
American wind power’s future growth will be driven by a diverse range of customers and trends, says the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), highlighting...
Report: U.S. Renewables Generation Four Decades Ahead Of Schedule
According to the SUN DAY Campaign, renewable energy's share of power generation has reached a level that the U.S. Energy Information Administration did not expect to happen for another 40 years.
RES Deploying IdentiFlight System For Eagle Data At Wind Site
IdentiFlight International, an affiliate of Boulder Imaging, is deploying two mobile units of its IdentiFlight aerial detection system to a potential wind farm site...
Vestas’ V126-3.45 MW Wind Turbine Comes To South Korea
Vestas has received a 21 MW order in Korea from a new customer, Serveone Co. Ltd.
The firm and unconditional order comprises six V126-3.45 MW...
Acciona Commences Operations On Wind/Battery Storage Plant
Acciona Energia has started up a hybrid wind-storage plant in Navarre of northern Spain. Located next to an experimental wind farm in Barasoain, the...
Enel Signs Tax Equity Deal For Its First Missouri Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA), the U.S. renewable energy company of the Enel Group, has signed a tax equity agreement for the...
NextEra Breaks Ground On Repowered California Wind Farm
NextEra Energy Resources and nonprofit public agency Sonoma Clean Power are celebrating the groundbreaking of the Golden Hills North Wind Energy Center, a repowered...
Multi-Strand Aluminum Cable Launches For Down-Tower Wind Work
Southwire, a Georgia-based wire and cable producer, has launched a new multi-strand aluminum cable particularly suited for down-tower wind turbine applications.
According to the company,...
Alterra Inks Revenue Contract For Central Texas Wind Farm
Via a wholly owned project subsidiary, Vancouver, British Columbia-based Alterra Power Corp. has signed a new revenue contract for its 200 MW Flat Top...
MHI Vestas Inaugurates Nobelwind Offshore Wind Farm
Along with project partner Parkwind, MHI Vestas has inaugurated the Nobelwind offshore wind farm, a 165 MW project off the coast of Belgium.
Exactly one...
Renewables-Focused DONG Energy Finds Buyer For O&G Unit
Last year, Denmark-based energy group DONG Energy announced its intention to stray away from its oil and gas (O&G) business and focus more on...
Merged Firms Officially Establish ArcVera Renewables
The combined company of V-Bar LLC and Chinook Wind LLC has officially commenced operations as ArcVera Renewables.
The two announced their agreement to merge on...
A Rundown Of AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2017
“Wind power has grown to be America’s largest source of renewable capacity because we’ve delivered on our promises," remarked AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan at this week's show in Anaheim, Calif.