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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.
Bill Seeks To Increase Wind, Solar Development On Public Lands
U.S. Reps. Mike Levin, D-Calif., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., recently introduced the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act (PLREDA) of 2019, a bill to...
U.S. Offshore Wind: From ‘Nice To Have’ To ‘Need To Have’
Speaking to a sold-out crowd at the R.I. Offshore Wind Summit last Thursday, David Hang, president of Ørsted US Offshore Wind and a longtime...
AWEA Gives Post-Show Report Of WINDPOWER 2019
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has released a post-show report on WINDPOWER 2019, which took place in Houston in May.
The report finds that...
Duke Energy Announces 350 MW Frontier Windpower II
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has announced plans for the largest wind project in its fleet, the 350 MW...
Invenergy’s Santa Rita East Commences Operation
Invenergy's Santa Rita East Wind Farm has officially begun commercial operations in Texas.
The 302.4 MW project, located approximately 70 miles west of San...
House Leaders Announce ‘Ambitious But Necessary’ Clean Energy Goal
Democratic House committee leaders have announced a bold new plan to achieve a 100% clean economy by 2050.
The plan was introduced on Tuesday by...
Report: Top Wind OEMs Spending More And More On R&D
Research and development (R&D) expenses among the world's top 10 wind turbine OEMs have more than doubled in the last four years, reaching EUR...
Ørsted Announces Maryland Offshore Wind Staging Center
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind has announced an agreement to develop Maryland’s first offshore wind staging facility, which will be located at Tradepoint Atlantic, a...
NRDC Offers New Resource On Offshore Wind Wildlife Protection
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has created a new resource that outlines how to advance U.S. offshore wind while protecting ocean life.
"Harnessing the...
Vineyard Wind Gets Green Light For Cape Cod Transmission
In a win for Vineyard Wind's offshore project, the Massachusetts legislature has enacted bipartisan legislation authorizing the Barnstable Town Council to grant an easement...
Portland General Electric Plots More Renewable Energy
Portland General Electric Co. has presented a new integrated resource plan to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) for approval. The new plan focuses...
GE Reveals First Manufactured Part Of Haliade-X 12 MW
GE Renewable Energy has revealed the first manufactured components of the Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine at its production site in Saint-Nazaire, France....
Continuing Shift To Renewables, AEP Commits To Coal Reductions
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has approved a modified agreement that will accelerate emission reductions from American Electric Power's...
DTE Energy OK’d To Purchase Three Wind Farms
The Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved, in part, DTE Electric Co.’s renewable energy plan, including the purchase of three Michigan wind projects....
New York Makes Offshore Wind History With 1.7 GW Procurement
Today, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, joined by former Vice President Al Gore, selected two offshore wind projects totaling nearly 1.7 GW, representing...
NextEra Gets Green Light For South Dakota Wind Project
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently approved a permit, with conditions, for the construction of the Crowned Ridge Wind Farm.
The wind farm...
GE Establishing New Offshore Wind Factory, R&D Center In China
GE Renewable Energy has announced plans to open a new offshore wind factory at Jieyang’s offshore wind cluster in the Chinese province of Guangdong....
South Dakota PUC Approves 250 MW Triple H Wind Farm
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a construction permit for Engie's Triple H Wind project, a wind facility capable of generating...
Otter Tail Acquires North Dakota Wind Farm From EDF
Minnesota-based Otter Tail Power Co. has closed on the purchase of certain development assets from EDF Renewables Development Inc.
In turn, construction can now commence...
Longroad Expands Wind Solutions Agreement With WindESCo
In April 2018, WindESCo signed a project optimization contract with Longroad Energy for the 145 MW Milford Wind I project. Following the success of...