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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.

Rhode Island Governor Plots Whopping 1,000% Renewables Increase

Gov. Gina Raimondo, who heads the state with the U.S.' first offshore wind farm, has announced an ambitious goal for Rhode Island: a tenfold increase in renewables by 2020.

Westar’s Western Plains Wind Farm Comes To Life In Kansas

Thanks to the completion of its Western Plains wind farm, Topeka, Kan.-based Westar Energy Inc. is now meeting more than half of the annual...

Senvion Inks 151 MW Of U.K. Wind Orders

Senvion has secured a contract with Banks Renewables for the supply and installation of 47 turbines for three U.K. wind projects totaling 151 MW. Senvion...
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Berkshire Hathaway Companies Deploy Uptake Platform For 5 GW Wind Fleet

Two subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), an $84 billion international portfolio of energy businesses, are deploying Uptake Technologies’ solutions across their wind power...
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Vestas Appoints Head Of New Asia-Pacific Unit

To strengthen its presence in the Asia-Pacific (APC) region, Vestas announced last week that the current APC sales business unit (SBU) would be re-organized...

Natural Power Announces U.S. Hire For Renewables-Environment Work

In an effort to expand its services for the North American renewable energy industry, Scotland-headquartered Natural Power has announced the appointment of Christine Sutter...

Report Examines Small, Medium Wind Turbine Market Over Next Decade

A new Navigant Research report analyzing the global market for small and medium wind turbines (SMWTs) estimates that the installed capacity of this market...

Enel Joins Federally Funded Initiative To Advance Clean Energy Start-Ups

Enel Green Power North America Inc., the U.S.-based renewables subsidiary of Enel S.p.A., has become a global partner and strategic advisor to Energy Excelerator,...

Acciona Merger Helps Drive Big 2016 Sales Increase For Nordex

On the basis of its provisional consolidated financial statements for 2016, the Nordex Group has reported that it achieved its targets. Specifically, sales climbed by...

E.ON Brings Energy Storage To West Texas Wind Farms

E.ON North America is building two energy storage projects, dubbed Texas Waves, at the sites of the company’s Pyron and Inadale wind farms, which...

Vestas Lands 348 MW Order For U.S. Wind Project

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from an undisclosed U.S. customer for 348 MW of wind turbines. Under the contract, Vestas will provide...
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Siemens Wind Power Teams With Drone Inspections Company

Siemens is collaborating with unmanned inspections company SkySpecs to deploy automated drone technology for both onshore and offshore wind turbine inspections. The goal of the...

Wipro Rolls Out HP-Powered Wind Project Manager

Leveraging the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Windpark Manager 4.0, Wipro Ltd. has announced a new Internet of Things (IoT)-based solution for managing wind projects. The...

Study: Wind Turbines Posing Significant Threat To Hoary Bat Species

A new study from Bat Conversation International claims that wind turbines may be threatening the survival of one of North America’s most widespread migratory...

New Rugged DJI Drone Suited For Industrial Inspections, Including Wind

China-based drone technology company DJI has introduced the new Matrice 200 drone series (M200), which the company has designed for enterprise solutions – e.g.,...

Energy Storage Giant Completed In San Diego County

In partnership with AES Energy Storage, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) has unveiled what the utility says is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery...
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Minnesota Announces Bipartisan Push Toward 50% Renewables

Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has announced a proposal that would boost Minnesota’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) from 25% by 2025 to 50% by...

Report: Competitive Auctions Playing Big Role In Countries’ Wind Development

In a changing policy environment, some mature markets for wind energy growth have plateaued, and others are experiencing or preparing for further expansion, according...

Pattern Brings B.C.’s Biggest Wind Farm To Life

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) has completed its 184.6 MW Meikle Wind project in British Columbia. Increasing the province’s installed wind capacity by...

Nordex Secures U.S. Wind Order Via Safe-Harbor Transaction

The Nordex Group has received an order to install 95 turbines in the 3 MW class for an undisclosed U.S. project. According to Nordex, the...

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