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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.
Wind Developer Deploys Vaisala’s Triton Above The Arctic Circle
Vaisala is reporting two successful winters north of the Arctic Circle for its Triton remote sensing system, which measured the wind for Finnish developer...
That’s The Last Of It: NV Energy Kills Coal Plant, Moves Toward Renewables
As part of a goal to further reduce Nevada’s carbon emissions, Las Vegas-based NV Energy has taken down the fourth and final unit of...
FirstEnergy Upgrading W. Va. Transformer To Accommodate More Wind
Akron, Ohio-headquartered FirstEnergy Corp. expects to invest about $166 million this year on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects to help enhance service reliability for...
Senvion Notches First Irish Wind Deal
Marking its first contract in Ireland, German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has signed a deal with renewable energy investor NTR on behalf of NTR's...
Wind Advocacy Group Takes Action In North Dakota
Pro-wind group American Wind Action (AWA) has announced a new public education campaign in North Dakota.
AWA, an independent and bipartisan organization, is executing a...
Nordex Appoints New CEO After ‘Disappointing’ Market Forecast
The supervisory board of German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has appointed Jose Luis Blanco to succeed Lars Bondo Krogsgaard as CEO of the company.
Nordex...
PG&E Goes Big On Renewable Resources
Nearly 70% of the electricity Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) delivered to its customers in 2016 came from greenhouse-gas-free resources, the San Francisco-based...
Minnesota PUC Green-Lights 400 MW Of Wind For Otter Tail Power
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve a modified version of Otter Tail Power Co.'s 15-year resource plan, which includes...
ALLETE Bringing PTC-Qualifying Wind Farm To North Dakota
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE Inc., is further highlighting the 100 MW wind farm it plans to build in North...
Avangrid Emerges Victorious In $9M North Carolina Offshore Wind Sale
After 17 rounds, a wind energy area of 122,405 acres offshore Kitty Hawk, N.C., received a bid of $9,066,650 from Avangrid Renewables LLC.
World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Says Goodbye
After more than 25 years of operation, DONG Energy has decided to retire Vindeby, the world’s first offshore wind farm.
Vindeby Offshore Wind Farm, consisting...
Winter Storm Stella? Not A Problem For The Block Island Wind Farm
After winter storm Stella barreled through Rhode Island and the rest of the Northeast earlier this week, Deepwater Wind is reporting an “impressive performance”...
Vestas Books Wind Turbine Order In Ukraine
Adding to Vestas' re-start of market activities in Ukraine in late 2016, Vindkraft Tavriya LLC has ordered 12 V126-3.45 MW turbines for the Novotroitsk...
Trump Proposes EPA, DOI Cuts; Environmental Groups React
Clean energy and environmental advocacy groups are speaking out against the Trump administration’s newly released 2018 budget proposals for discretionary spending – which, among...
Xcel Energy Announces Big Wind Plans For Upper Midwest
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy has rolled out a proposal to add seven wind farms in the Upper Midwest. Totaling 1,500 MW of wind energy and increasing...
CIP Kicks Off Fund For Wind And Other Energy Assets
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which will now be open for investor...
Wind Energy Update Hosting ‘Wind O&M Dallas’ Next Month
As wind power continues to grow year-over-year in the U.S., it has never been more important for wind energy professionals to maximize energy generation...
Geronimo Offers Renewables Purchasing Program With Shorter Contracts
Geronimo Energy LLC, a renewables developer based out of Minneapolis, has introduced a new renewable energy purchasing solution, dubbed the Renewable Energy Project Units...
Jaguar Land Rover Commits To 100% Renewables Via EDF Energy
Under a new agreement with EDF Energy, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, which touts itself as the U.K.’s largest car manufacturer, is buying all...
Siemens’ New Low-Wind Turbine Enters Prototype Testing Phase
Siemens Wind Power’s new direct-drive, low-wind turbine has now reached the prototype testing stage. The onshore model, SWT-3.15-142, which has a rotor diameter of...