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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.
Deepwater’s Long Island Wind Farm Gets Stamp Of Approval
As expected, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) voted today to approve Deepwater Wind’s South Fork Wind Farm, a 90 MW development proposed 30...
Gramlich Departs AWEA, Launches New Power Grid Firm
Rob Gramlich, senior vice president of government and public affairs at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), is leaving the association to start a...
CanWEA Holding Wind O&M Summit In Toronto
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is inviting operations and maintenance (O&M) professionals and accredited media to gather at its O&M Summit next month...
Siemens, Eos Link Up For Utility-Scale Energy Storage Integration
Eos Energy Storage is partnering with Siemens to integrate, install and service utility-scale energy storage solutions.
Specifically, Siemens has joined Eos’ Aegis program as a...
Wind Generation Tax Hike Gets The Boot In Wyoming
In a 2-7 vote, the House Revenue Committee has killed a proposal that would have raised wind taxes from $1/MWh to $5/MWh.
Deepwater Wind’s N.Y. Offshore Project On The Verge Of Approval
The Long Island Power Administration (LIPA) is set to approve Deepwater Wind’s 90 MW offshore wind farm proposed off the coast of Long Island,...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Propose 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard
Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that calls for the state to adopt a 100% renewable portfolio standard, according to Environment Massachusetts, a statewide,...
Public-Private Partnership Advancing Materials For Wind Turbine Blades
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) has announced a project focused on thermoplastic composite advancements for wind turbine blades.
IACMI is driven by...
Generation Asset Deals Lead The Way In Q4 Power/Utilities Transactions
Overall, deal activity in the U.S./Canada power and utilities sector in the fourth quarter of 2016 showed decreases over both the previous quarter and...
The Impacts Of Renewables, Climate Policies On ‘Economically Vulnerable’ Region
Amid concerns about the economic and employment impacts of California's ambitious climate policies, a new study on the effects of the carbon cap-and-trade program,...
TerraForm Yieldcos Talk With Toronto Company For Possible Buyout
TerraForm Global and TerraForm Power, the two yieldcos of bankrupt renewables company SunEdison, have been seeking potential buyers or new sponsors since September in...
New York’s Energy Storage Biz Sees Increasingly Strong Growth
Representing a 30% increase from 2012 through 2015, jobs in New York state’s energy storage sector grew to 3,900 as of the end of...
Suzlon Grabs Another Wind Order From Power Utility
Suzlon Group has announced a repeat order of 50.4 MW from a power utility in India.
The project will comprise 24 units of S97 120-meter...
Brattle: Effective Hedging Strategies For Wind Development
A new white paper from economists at The Brattle Group has examined how the wind industry could use standard electric and gas forward contracts...
Grassley Pleads With Treasury Secretary For Smooth Wind PTC Phase-Out
At yesterday’s confirmation hearing for Steven Mnuchin, now-President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley,...
Iberdrola Turns To Gamesa For 325 MW Of Mexico Wind
Gamesa has entered into two new agreements with Iberdrola for the supply of 325.5 MW of wind in Mexico.
The first contract encompasses the installation...
U.S. Distributed Wind Company Seals 100-Turbine Deal
In a deal representing the largest order ever by either company, United Wind, a U.S. distributed wind developer, has purchased 100 Excel 10 turbines...
RE100’s Annual Report Highlights Corporate Trend Toward Renewables
The rapidly expanding corporate sourcing of renewable electricity could prove to be a major driver in the world’s transition to a zero-emissions economy, according...
ConEdison Development Takes Over Juhl Energy Wind Assets
ConEdison Development (CED), a clean energy business of Consolidated Edison Inc., has acquired three key assets of Minnesota-based Juhl Energy: three operating U.S. wind...
DONG Energy’s O&G Exit To Be Completed By Year-End
Demark-based energy group DONG Energy is planning to exit the oil and gas (O&G) industry as soon as the end of this year.
In connection...