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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.
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Senvion Launches 2.XM Wind Turbine Platform In India

German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion is launching four new products for the Indian market. Senvion's four product variants include the 2.4M110, 2.4M114, 2.3M120 and 2.3M124...
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Svendborg Brakes Rolls Out New Yaw Brake Tool For Wind Maintenance

Svendborg Brakes, a supplier of yaw brakes to the global wind industry, has introduced a new yaw brake lifting and installation tool. According to the...
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Acciona Signs Green Loan For Wind And Solar In Chile

To partially fund its wind energy and solar photovoltaic projects in Chile, Acciona has signed a EUR 100 million green loan with Banco Bilbao...
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Wanted: U.S.-Israel Renewables, Energy Efficiency Projects

BIRD Energy has announced its eighth funding cycle for U.S.-Israel joint project proposals with a focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency. To be considered...

PTC-Qualifying Wind Development Changes Hands In Wyoming

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Alterra Power Corp. has acquired the Boswell Springs project, a 320 MW wind development portfolio in Albany County, Wyo. Alterra acquired the...
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U.S. Wind Power Now Supports More Than 100,000 Jobs In All 50 States

Having installed more than 8 GW of new wind power for a second straight year, the U.S. industry now supports a record-high 102,500 jobs.
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City Of South Lake Tahoe Makes 100% Renewables Pledge

South Lake Tahoe, Calif., has become the 26th city in the U.S. and the latest in a growing coalition of mountain communities to officially...
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Despite End Of Tax Credits, EGP-NA Forges Ahead On Another Okla. Wind Farm

Even though Oklahoma is ending its wind production tax credits in July, Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGP-NA), a subsidiary of Enel S.p.A.,...
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Nordex Scores Big Wind Contract In Brazil

The Nordex Group has secured a 195 MW contract for 65 AW125/3000 wind turbines for a project in northeastern Brazil. The Lagoa do Barro project...

Xcel’s Interstate Power Line To Act As ‘Indirect Link’ To Wind

Construction crews have started work in southeast New Mexico on the first of several high-voltage transmission line segments that will come together as a...
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Done Deal: Oklahoma’s Wind Tax Credits Are Ending Soon

Citing “challenging budgetary circumstances," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has put her signature to legislation that will kill wind production tax credits a few years early.
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U.S. Renewables Consulting Firms Announce Merger

V-Bar LLC, a wind and solar engineering consultant based out of Golden, Colo., is merging with Chinook Wind LLC, an Everson, Wash.-headquartered renewable energy...
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T-Mobile Contracts For Oklahoma Wind

T-Mobile has signed a long-term agreement to buy power from the 300 MW Red Dirt wind farm in Oklahoma. According to T-Mobile, the deal marks...

AWEA, Clean Energy Groups Back Proposed FERC Changes

A number of clean energy groups, including the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), are voicing their support for proposed interconnection changes by the Federal...
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Boston Health Care Nonprofit With Big Renewables Goals Signs Up For Wind

As part of its carbon-reduction plans, Boston-based nonprofit Partners HealthCare has signed a contract to buy power from a 28.8 MW wind project to...
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Suzlon Brings 100.8 MW Of Wind To National Aluminium Co.

Suzlon Group has installed and commissioned two wind energy projects for India's National Aluminium Co. Ltd. at Gondikota in Andhra Pradesh and Jath in...
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DONG Energy U.K. Chairman Retiring After 13 Years

Brent Cheshire, DONG Energy’s U.K. chairman, is retiring in June after 13 years with the company. In turn, Matthew Wright, CEO of Southern Water,...
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Calif. Produce Company Combines Wind, Solar And Cogeneration

North American produce company Taylor Farms is now using a combination of wind, solar and cogeneration energy systems to power the majority of its Gonzales,...
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Duke Energy Plans Renewables Growth As Part Of Grid Modernization

Duke Energy has launched a $13 billion, 10-year initiative to modernize North Carolina’s electric system. Among the goals of the “Power/Forward Carolinas” project is...
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The Highs And Lows Of Clean Energy Investment In Q1

Global clean energy investment totaled $53.6 billion in the first quarter of this year (Q1’17) - down 17% from Q1’16 but only 7% lower...

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