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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.
Siemens, DONG Energy Sell Offshore Wind Services Biz
A2SEA, an offshore wind service and installation company owned by DONG Energy and Siemens, is being sold to Belgium-based GeoSea.
A2SEA, which will continue to...
Pattern Acquires Montana Wind Facility From German Developer
Windkraft Nord USA Inc., a subsidiary of WKN AG, a wind developer based in Germany, has sold the project rights of a Montana wind...
Northland Power Welcomes New Exec From DONG Energy
Northland Power Inc., an independent power producer based in Toronto, has appointed Morten Melin executive vice president of construction.
Most recently, Melin was vice president...
Introducing Fluence, An Energy Storage JV From Siemens And AES
Dubbed Fluence, the 50/50 joint venture between Siemens and AES will be headquartered in the Washington, D.C., area.
100 Global Corporations Now Committed To 100% Renewables
With the new additions of AkzoNobel N.V., AXA, Burberry and the Carlsberg Group, The Climate Group’s RE100 initiative – representing large businesses transitioning to...
John Laing Scoops Up Major Stake In NRG Texas Wind Farm
U.K.-based John Laing Group PLC, an international originator, investor and manager of infrastructure projects, is acquiring a 90.5% shareholding interest in the Buckthorn Wind...
GE’s LM Wind Power Cuts Ribbon On Newest Blade Factory
Wind blade designer and manufacturer LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has begun production at a new factory in Bergama, Turkey.
The facility,...
Dominion Links Up With DONG Energy To Advance Virginia Offshore Wind
Dominion Energy has signed a deal with DONG Energy to install two 6 MW turbines for the newly named Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
R.I. Council: Block Island Wind Farm Not To Blame For Whale Death
In response to the whale carcass recently discovered on a beach in Jamestown, R.I., and the suggestion by local newspapers that the death of...
Minnesota Regulators Green-Light Xcel’s Huge Wind Expansion
On Thursday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Xcel Energy’s plan for a huge wind energy expansion in the Upper Midwest.
Seven new wind...
California To Host Global Summit In Support Of Paris Agreement
In September 2018, the state of California will convene the world’s climate leaders in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit, Gov. Jerry...
Invenergy Completes Construction Financing On Its Biggest Wind Farm Yet
Invenergy Renewables LLC has arranged construction financing for its 300 MW Santa Rita Wind Energy Center, under construction in Reagan, Irion and Crockett counties...
SaskPower Launches RFP For 200 MW Wind Farm
SaskPower has entered the request for proposals (RFP) phase of its competitive process seeking a 200 MW utility-scale wind project.
According to the Saskatchewan utility,...
Boralex Names New Exec For Legal Affairs
Pascal Hurtubise has been named vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Quebec-headquartered Boralex, a developer, builder and operator of renewable energy...
Appalachian Power Seeks Two Invenergy Wind Projects
In concurrent filings made with the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Appalachian Power is requesting regulatory approvals...
Wind Moratorium Bill Awaits Fate In North Carolina
A North Carolina bill seeking a moratorium on new wind farm permits through 2018 due to military concerns is awaiting a final decision from...
RES To Construct Its First New York Wind Project
Through a third-party bidding process, Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has been awarded the balance-of-plant construction contract for the Copenhagen Wind Project, located in Jefferson...
Siemens Gamesa Wins 752 MW Deal With DONG Energy
Siemens Gamesa has reached an agreement with DONG Energy to supply 752 MW worth of offshore wind turbines for the Borssele 1 and 2...
EU Alleges ‘Incorrect Or Misleading’ Info On GE, LM Wind Merger
The European Commission (EC) is alleging that GE breached European Union (EU) merger procedural rules during the company’s acquisition of LM Wind Power earlier...
NAW Exclusive: Sen. Grassley Talks Trump, Perry And Wind Tax Credits
“We’ve heard him say things about wind energy killing birds, but that doesn’t mean he’s against wind energy,” argues the senior U.S. senator from Iowa.