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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.
GE Lands Nearly 200 MW Wind Deal In China
GE Renewable Energy has announced an agreement with HECIC to supply 81 wind turbines for projects in the Fengning County of China’s Hebei Province.
The...
Vestas Takes Over Servicing For Group Of Swedish Wind Farms
Vestas has received a 15-year service contract for seven wind projects totaling 86 MW across Sweden.
The projects were previously serviced in-house by Arise, but...
U.S. Senator Proposes Clean Energy For America Act
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has introduced a bill to overhaul and streamline the current system for federal energy tax...
Winergy Offers Technical Training For Turbine Gearbox Services
Voerde, Germany-based Winergy is offering its “Winergy Factory Training Program,” which provides technical training, to its preferred vendors and customers.
According to the company, it...
Renewable Choice Energy Issues RFI For North American Developers
Renewable Choice Energy (RCE), which was acquired earlier this year by Schneider Electric, has issued a renewable energy request for information (RFI) for commercial...
Nordex To Boost Performance Of Italian Wind Farms
The Nordex Group has received an order to raise the yield of a total of 63 existing multi-megawatt wind turbines for ERG SpA in...
Trump Makes ‘Ironic’ Choice For Head Of DOE Renewables Office
President Donald Trump has reportedly made his pick for the next head of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and...
Wind And Solar Forecasting System Launching For 2 GW Kuwait Project
Further expanding its work in renewable energy, the Boulder, Colo.-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is launching a three-year project to develop specialized...
Bearkat Wind Construction Kicks Off On Texas Farmland
The initial phase of 197.6 MW of the Bearkat Wind Energy Project in Texas has reached financial close, received funding and begun construction, Dallas-based...
Iowa Wind Facility Begins Operations Across Six Towns
Through subsidiary Building Energy Wind Iowa LLC, Italy-headquartered Building Energy SpA has inaugurated its first wind farm in Iowa, a 30 MW project now...
Global Wind Orders In Second Half: Vestas, Asia Pacific Lead The Pack
During the second half of 2016, global wind turbine orders from 11 vendors totaled nearly 15 GW, and leading the pack was Vestas, which...
Winergy Marks Milestone For Central, South America Gearbox Repairs
Voerde, Germany-based Winergy, a drivetrain component manufacturer for wind turbines, has completed more than 150 up-tower gearbox repairs over the last three years in...
111 MW Enel Wind Farm Joins South African Grid
Enel subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA) has started commercial operations of its 111 MW Gibson Bay wind farm, located in the Kouga...
Senator Named Ocean State’s ‘Clean Energy Champion’
As part of the Northeast Clean Energy Council’s (NECEC) annual Rhode Island Clean Energy Day, clean energy business stakeholders convened at the Rhode Island...
DONG Energy Offers Free Offshore Wind ‘Safaris’
The electricity consumption of DONG Energy's 700,000 residential customers is now covered by clean energy from Danish offshore wind. In turn, the developer is...
How Does Canada Stack Up For Global Renewable Energy Generation?
Though it’s primarily a result of its hydro production, Canada generates a larger share of its electricity from renewable sources than most other developed...
Federally Funded Project Seeks To Deter Eagles From Wind Turbines
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Technology Office has awarded Oregon State University (OSU) a grant to work on research related to the collision...
Wind And Solar Contribute Over Half Of New U.S. Capacity In Q1
Wind and solar power provided more than half of the new electrical generating capacity added to the U.S. grid during the first quarter of...
The Role of Wholesale Power Markets in Helping States Achieve Decarbonization
How can wholesale power markets and state policies work together to achieve decarbonization and reliability objectives at a low cost? In response to questions...
Atlanta Becomes 27th U.S. City To Commit To 100% Renewables
Atlanta has become the 27th city in the country to officially commit to transition to 100% renewable energy, according to the Sierra Club.
The Atlanta...