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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.
Alterra Makes Headway On 200 MW Texas Wind Development
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Alterra Power Corp. has inked several project contracts at Flat Top, a 200 MW wind development project in central Texas.
Contracts executed...
177 MW Saskatchewan Wind Farm Switches To New Site
SaskPower and Algonquin Power have agreed on a change of location for a 177 MW wind project in Saskatchewan.
The project was originally planned for...
AWEA Calls For Veto Override Of Maryland Clean Energy Bill
The sponsors of Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act, vetoed last year by Gov. Larry Hogan, joined other state lawmakers and renewable energy stakeholders yesterday...
Turbine Splits In Two In Windy Nova Scotia
According to a weather report, the area was being hit with violent winter winds at the time of Nova Scotia Power's Vestas turbine accident.
Utility Bringing Nordex-Powered Wind Farms To Argentina
The Nordex Group has been awarded two contracts totaling 148 MW for wind projects in Argentina.
A total of 32 AW125/3000 turbines will be installed...
RES, Southern Power Announce Huge U.S. Wind Scheme
Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has announced a joint development agreement with Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., to develop and construct approximately 3...
Md.’s 2017 Environmental Plan Includes Renewables, Green Jobs Initiatives
Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., has announced the state’s 2017 environmental agenda, which includes initiatives to grow jobs in green industries, invest in renewable energy...
Massachusetts Pushes Forward On Energy Storage Goals
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is taking action to establish energy storage procurement goals in the state after the agency found such...
First Half Of Cimarron Bend Wind Farm Begins Operations In Kansas
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGP-NA) has completed the first 200 MW of the largest wind project in Enel Green Power’s global portfolio...
States Speak Out To Trump On EPA’s Clean Power Plan
A coalition of 19 states and localities, led by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, has called on President-elect Donald Trump to continue...
Michigan Regulators Green-Light Pine River Wind Park
The Michigan Public Service Commission recently approved a contract between DTE Electric Co. and Pine River Wind Engineering LLC to build the Pine River...
Utility Closes Power Purchase Deal On Montana Wind Farm
NorthWestern Energy recently entered into an agreement with WKN Montana II to purchase the power from the 80 MW Vivaldi Springtime Wind Project in...
U.S.-Sweden Joint Venture To Develop Western Wind Farms
Eolus North America Inc. – a wholly owned subsidiary of Eolus Vind AB of Sweden – has joined forces with ZCF Wind Wall LLC...
WindEurope Appoints New Chief Policy Officer
WindEurope (formerly the European Wind Energy Association) has appointed Pierre Tardieu chief policy officer. He succeeds Kristian Ruby, who has become secretary general of...
Thunder Spirit Wind Farm To Grow In North Dakota
ALLETE Clean Energy has announced plans to work with Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) to expand the Thunder Spirit Wind project in North Dakota from 107.5...
Nordex Secures Two PTC-Qualifying Turbine Orders
The Nordex Group has signed two new U.S. contracts for turbine components qualifying for the federal production tax credit (PTC).
The components correspond to a...
Vestas Grabs Another Order For Iowa’s Wind XI
Vestas has received another firm and unconditional order from MidAmerican Energy Co., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for 154 MW of V110-2.0 MW...
With New Acquisitions, Southern Power Boasts 1 GW Of Wind
Southern Power, a subsidiary of U.S. energy giant Southern Co., has acquired two wind farms in Texas from EDF Renewable Energy: the 174 MW...
Coal Instead Of Wind In Oklahoma? Sierra Club Fights Back In Court
The Sierra Club has filed its opening brief with the Oklahoma Supreme Court in an effort to overturn a decision by the Oklahoma Corporation...
New Nordex Contract First Of Its Kind Under Acciona Merger
The Nordex Group has been awarded a new contract for the installation of an 11.5 MW wind farm in France. Developed by French power...