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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.
California Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Is In Full Swing
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the state of California recently held the inaugural meeting of the California Intergovernmental Renewable Energy...
Northern Power Turbines Not Affected By Hurricane, Typhoon
Vermont-based Northern Power Systems Corp. has confirmed that its wind turbines performed up to par through both Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean, as well...
Cuomo Announces Millions In Funding For Emerging Clean Energy Companies
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced a $10 million investment to support new and existing incubators that help early-stage and emerging clean energy...
Cape Wind Abandons Appeal For Project Connection Permit
Cape Wind reportedly canceled a hearing in which the offshore developer would argue its case for extending the transmission permits for its long-delayed wind project.
Report: Global Renewables Investments Drop Big Time In Q3
Global clean energy investment had its weakest quarter since 2013 between July and September this year, under the impact of a summer lull in...
Bird-Scouting Drone Helps DONG Energy Plan Offshore Development
A drone has been used in a successful trial to count cliff-nesting seabirds at a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) reserve...
Florida Energy Company Ups Wind Portfolio
Seeking to further diversify its energy mix, Pensacola, Fla.-based Gulf Power has received unanimous approval from the Florida Public Service Commission to add 94...
New Mexico College Students Get Leg Up On Wind Technician Training
Granite Services International Inc., an affiliate of GE, is currently conducting its new-hire trainings for wind energy technicians at Mesalands Community College, located in...
U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Hit 25-Year Low: EIA
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the U.S. totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016, according to a new...
Another Utah City Goes All In On Renewable Energy
Park City, Utah, Mayor Jack Thomas has signed a measure approved unanimously by the city council that commits Park City to transitioning to 100%...
Moventas’ Multi-Megawatt Gearbox Testing Hub Now Open In U.K.
Moventas says it has become the U.K.’s first wind gearbox service provider to offer multi-megawatt full-load testing, an essential part of most gearbox service...
EDF, Axium Ownership Deal Closes On Kansas Wind Farm
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and a consortium led by Axium Infrastructure, an independent portfolio management firm, have closed an agreement in which Axium...
GCube Now Underwriting One-Third Of All Canadian Wind
Renewable energy underwriter GCube Insurance Services (GCube) says it now provides coverage for more than 4 GW of Canadian wind assets; that’s 33% of...
GE Extends, Enters Contracts With Ariz. Wind Blade Manufacturer
TPI Composites Inc., an independent manufacturer of composite wind blades, has extended two supply agreements with GE in Newton, Iowa, and Juarez, Mexico, through...
Canada Mining Companies Increasingly Looking At Renewables Options
Canada’s new carbon pricing proposal is pushing mining leaders to consider renewable energy options as a way of further reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and stabilizing...
Vermont Green Line Gets Local OK For Wind Transmission Project
Vermont Green Line Devco LLC (VGLD) and the Town of New Haven, Vt., have reached an agreement on a proposed high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) transmission...
Federal Grant Enables University Of Illinois To Study Turbine Efficiency
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently granted $500,000 to the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a project...
Navigant: Supergrid Development A Complicated Matter
As global demand for electricity continues to grow, and as concerns over climate change mount, the importance of meeting power needs while reducing costs...
Iberdrola Goes With Navantia For More Offshore Substation Work
Iberdrola has awarded Cadiz, Spain-based Navantia Puerto Real a contract worth nearly EUR 65 million to build the substation for the 714 MW East...
With New Milestone Reached, Paris Agreement To Take Effect Soon
The European Union has formally joined the Paris Agreement, which has now surpassed an emissions threshold needed to make the climate deal official.
With the...