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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.
Calif. State Senator De Leon To Keynote WINDPOWER
Renewable energy advocate Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon will be keynoting the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2017, taking place in...
Suzlon Touts 42% Plant Load Factor For New 2.1 MW Wind Turbine
Suzlon’s S111 120-meter 2.1 MW wind turbine has achieved an approximately 42% plant load factor in its first 12 months of operation at the...
Gurit To Acquire Montreal-Based PH Windsolutions
Montreal-based PH Windsolutions, a provider of wind blade mould automation systems, is being acquired by Gurit Holding AG.
The transaction comprises the PH Windsolutions business,...
Duke Energy Foundation Funds Bat Conservation International
Representing the wind industry’s efforts to help protect wildlife, the Duke Energy Foundation, a philanthropic organization of Duke Energy, is awarding $50,000 to support...
Apple Signs Up For 200 MW Of Oregon Wind
To help power its data center in Prineville, Ore., Apple recently signed an agreement to purchase power from the Montague Wind Power Project, what...
A Look At The Current Global Wind Market – And What’s To Come
More than 54 GW of wind energy was installed across the global market in 2016, according to a new report from the Global Wind...
Avangrid Renewables Names New CEO, Touts Strong First Quarter
Thanks in part to its wind power business, in the first quarter of this year, Avangrid Renewables earned $70 million, or $0.23 per share,...
Vestas Welcomes New Wind Turbines To The 2 MW Family
Vestas has expanded its 2 MW wind turbine platform with two new variants: the V116-2.0 MW and V120-2.0 MW, designed to deliver a higher...
Wind-Powered Oil Recovery? DNV GL Proves Technical Feasibility
A DNV GL-led joint industry project called WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection) has completed its first phase, determining that wind power can be...
California Amusement Park Commits To 100% Wind
Silicon Valley Power (SVP) has announced that California’s Great America - a 100-acre amusement park in Santa Clara - will cover 100% of its...
Hawaii Celebrates Renewable Energy Milestones
To mark Earth Day 2017, Hawaiian Electric is highlighting its progress in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
The company, including subsidiaries Maui...
Maryland Energy Administration Launches Offshore Wind Grant Programs
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has allocated a combined $1 million for two new grant programs specifically targeting the offshore wind industry: the Offshore...
WindShare Uses Crowdfunding To Finance Community Wind
A new start-up, WindShare LLC, is offering a crowdfunding method for consumers to support the development of community wind projects.
Through WindShare, investors can provide...
Federal District Court Squashes Steens Mountain Wind Farm
The long-running case over the impacts of a proposed wind farm on Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon has been put to an end by...
Washington City Operations To Be Powered Entirely By Wind
The City of Mercer Island, Wash., has announced a commitment to run exclusively on wind power starting in 2019.
Mercer Island plans to buy 20 years...
SDG&E Plans Energy Storage To Boost California Clean Energy
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has signed contracts for five new local battery storage facilities for a total of 83.5 MW.
According to the...
DONG Energy To Build Subsidy-Free German Offshore Wind Farms
In the first of two German auction rounds, the Bundesnetzagentur recently awarded DONG Energy the right to build three offshore wind projects in the...
Suzlon Secures Turnkey Wind Order From Indian IPP
Suzlon Group has won its fifth order from independent power producer (IPP) ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd. for a 100.80 MW wind project in...
GE And LM Wind Power Complete $1.65B Merger
GE has completed its $1.65 billion acquisition of LM Wind Power, a Denmark-based technology developer and manufacturer of rotor blades for the wind energy industry.
The...
New Danish Alliance Seeks U.S. Offshore Wind Partnerships
Forming a Danish offshore wind alliance looking to team up with American companies, Bladt Industries, ISC Consulting Engineers, LICengineering and Semco Maritime have joined...