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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.
Cherokee Nation On Board For Future Oklahoma Wind Farm
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council has approved the leasing of more than 4,000 acres of tribal trust land in Oklahoma to wind farm developer...
Gamesa Scores First Chinese Order For G114-2.5 MW Model
Gamesa has reached a new product strategy milestone by receiving the first order in China for its G114-2.5 MW turbine.
Specifically, the company will supply...
Crane Accident Causes Rotor Collapse At NextEra Wind Farm
Despite the incident, NextEra expects the 200 MW Osborn Wind Energy Center, under construction in Missouri, to be completed on schedule.
GWEC: Wind Could Supply A Big Chunk Of Global Power By 2030
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released its biennial Global Wind Energy Outlook, outlining scenarios in which wind could supply 20% of global...
Report: The Impacts Of Iowa’s Thriving Wind Industry
A new report detailing the benefits of wind energy for Iowa consumers - both corporate and residential – shows that adding 10 GW of...
U.S. EPA Crowns This Year’s ‘Green Power’ Leaders
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its 16th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, which honor 16 Green Power Partners across the country –...
California And Mexico Grid Operators Partner For ‘Successful Energy Future’
As the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) continues to yield proven benefits, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) and El Centro Nacional de Control...
New App Shows How Wind Energy Can Best Suit Your Needs
A professor from Potsdam, N.Y.-based Clarkson University has created a mobile app to get more people to learn about wind energy and how it...
Vermont Wind Company Northern Power Systems Names New Exec
Vermont-based wind turbine company Northern Power Systems has named June M. Morris vice president and general counsel. According to Northern Power, Morris brings over...
GE Providing 5 GW Converters To Spur Chinese Offshore Wind
GE’s Power Conversion business, a sub-business of GE Energy Connections, is providing its 5 MW medium-voltage (MV) converter, based on the MV7000 platform, to...
Intervention Deadline Set For Westar, Great Plains Energy Merger
Great Plains Energy Inc. (GPE), Kansas City Power & Light Co. (KCP&L) and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Co. have filed a joint application with...
What Are The Market Effects Of Wind Penetration In ERCOT?
The unprecedented growth of wind power in recent years has had a profound impact on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market. What can be expected as wind capacity continues to expand?
Work Resumes On Avangrid’s Big New Mexico Wind Farm
Construction started back up today on the El Cabo wind farm, a project being developed by Avangrid Renewables in New Mexico.
According to an Associated...
Enel Kicks Off Construction Of Its First Missouri Wind Farm
Enel S.p.A., through its renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA), has started construction of the 300 MW Rock Creek wind...
Google Partnership Commits To New Wind Power Purchase
Google has teamed with Dutch companies DSM, Philips and AkzoNobel for a long-term agreement to jointly source power from renewables projects in the Netherlands.
First...
Offshore Wind Developer Claims Victory After ‘Inequitable Treatment’ By Ontario
Windstream Energy LLC has been awarded C$28 million in damages and costs for what it says was “inequitable treatment” by the government of Ontario.
Windstream...
Canada Boasts Solid Jump In Non-Hydro Renewables In Past Decade
Canada is currently generating nearly two-thirds of its electricity from renewable energy sources, according to a new report released by the National Energy Board...
Energy Nonprofit Gets The Word Out On Renewables-Supporting Lawmakers
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) has announced a slew of advertising in support of lawmakers advocating for clean energy solutions in the U.S.
The...
DONG Energy Offshore Wind Study Outfits Birds With ‘Backpacks’
In a bid to understand how the amber-listed lesser black-backed gull behaves around offshore wind farms, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), a bird...
Siemens Announces Notable Wind Service Extension
Siemens has received an order to continue providing service and maintenance at the Korat 1 and Korat 2 wind projects, located in the Nakorn...