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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.
Lawmakers Once Again Propose No Tax Credits For Wind Near Military Airfields
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has once again proposed a bill that he says would protect military airfields from “electromagnetic radar interference” from wind...
Apex, IKEA Canada Secure Contract For Wintering Hills Wind Farm
Apex Clean Energy has secured a multiyear contract with IKEA Canada to manage and provide remote operations for the Wintering Hills wind farm, located...
Siemens Moves Forward With Its Newest Offshore Wind Unit
Siemens Wind Power has installed the latest version of its offshore direct-drive wind turbine at Denmark's national test center in Osterild.
The SWT-8.0-154 is rated...
Stem’s Energy Storage Helps Accommodate Renewables In Hawaii
Stem Inc., a provider of commercial-scale energy storage services, has completed testing of its customer-sited storage fleet installed for Hawaiian Electric Co.
According to Stem,...
Global Consultancy Sets Up Northeast Offshore Wind Hub
Cathie Associates - a geotechnical, geophysical and engineering consultancy for the oil and gas and renewable energy industries - has established a Boston-based hub...
Laufer Wind Touts U.S. First For Aircraft-Detection Lighting System
Laufer Wind has carried out what it says is the first commercial operation of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved aircraft-detection lighting system (ADLS) on a...
Ind. Lawmaker Aims To Give ‘Direct Say’ To Residents On Wind Development
Indiana State Rep. Tom Saunders, R-Lewisville, has proposed a bill that he says would allow local residents to have a “stronger voice” in the...
Prince Edward Island Contemplates Wind, Solar At Old Fabrication Yard
The Province of Prince Edward Island wants to know if wind and solar power could be produced at the former Strait Crossing fabrication yard...
Major U.S. Climate March Planned For April 29
In the wake of last weekend’s Women’s Marches, activists have announced a “People’s Climate March,” which will take place on April 29 in Washington,...
Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm Now Fully Connected To Grid
Vattenfall and Stadtwerke Munchen’s Sandbank offshore wind farm was fully connected to the grid on Jan. 25.
The project, which was completed three months ahead...
Transmission Developer Moves Forward On Wind-Unlocking N.M. Projects
Lucky Corridor LLC, a developer of transmission projects in New Mexico, is moving forward with two transmission lines, the 345 kV Lucky Corridor Line...
Key Groups To Missouri Regulators: Approve The Grain Belt Express!
Earlier this week, a number of organizations filed testimony with the Missouri Public Service Commission to advocate for the approval of Clean Line Energy...
Report: Rapid Shift To Renewables Driving Rapid Spending On Transmission
Global annual spending on transmission system infrastructure for large-scale renewable energy integration could grow from $36.7 billion in 2016 to as much as $46.7...
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Unveils 9 MW Giant
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has unveiled its uprated 8 MW wind turbine, which will be able to reach 9 MW of power at specific...
Ontario’s First Community-Owned Wind Farm Gets Commissioned
Bullfrog Power and Oxford Community Energy Co-operative (OCEC) have announced the recent commissioning of what they say is Ontario’s first community-owned wind farm.
Gunn's Hill...
Mo. Utilities Commission Signs PPA For Iron Star Wind Project
Wind and solar developer Infinity Renewables has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) to...
Suncor Sells Its Half Of Ontario Wind Farm
Fiera Infra LP, an infrastructure fund under Fiera Infrastructure Inc., has acquired Suncor Energy's 50% interest in the Cedar Point II Wind Facility in...
IKEA Canada To Take Over 88 MW Alberta Wind Farm
Teck Resources Ltd., a diversified resource company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has entered into an agreement to sell its 49% interest in the...
Invenergy’s State-Funded Wind Farm Coming To Upstate N.Y.
Invenergy Wind LLC is expecting its Number Three Wind Farm, which was recently selected to receive funding from the New York State Energy Research...
DONG Energy Invests In Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Market
DONG Energy has signed an agreement to acquire a 35% ownership interest in Taiwanese offshore wind project Formosa I from local developer Swancor Renewable.
The...