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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.
Southern Co. Subsidiary Buys Siemens-Powered Apex Wind Farm
Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., has purchased the 147 MW Grant Plains Wind facility from Apex Clean Energy.
Along with nearby Grant Wind...
BOEM Hosting Offshore Wind Public Meetings In N.C.
Next month, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding a public auction seminar and public information meeting on offshore wind development...
DNV GL Conducts Due Diligence For Nordergrunde Offshore Project
DNV GL has completed its due diligence work of the Nordergrunde offshore wind farm, an 18-turbine project located in the German North Sea.
The John...
Morten Dyrholm Moves Up At Vestas
Danish wind turbine company Vestas has named Morten Dyrholm the company's new group senior vice president for marketing, communications and public affairs.
Dyrholm is currently...
Vestas Turbines Commissioned At 50 MW Uruguay Wind Farm
Akuo Energy, a French independent power producer of renewable energy, and San Diego-based Eurus Energy America Corp., the Toyota Tsusho Corp. subsidiary responsible for...
Nordex, Acciona Confirm Negotiations For Chilean Wind Farm
The Nordex Group has confirmed that negotiations are currently being held with its partner, Acciona Energia, regarding a 183 MW wind farm in Chile.
In...
How’s U.S. Distributed Wind Power Doing?
According to the DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, more than one-third of new distributed wind capacity added last year was for industrial uses.
All 150 Wind Turbines Now In Place At 600 MW Gemini
The final turbine of the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind project has now been installed, according to Toronto-based Northland Power Inc., which owns 60%...
Michigan Drone Company Wins DOE Grant For Turbine Inspection Work
SkySpecs, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based provider of autonomous drones for the inspection of wind turbines, has received a small-business voucher (SBV) from the U.S....
SgurrEnergy Grabs 12-Year Contract For German Offshore Wind Farm
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy, a Scotland-based subsidiary of Wood Group, has secured a 12-year construction and operational monitoring contract for the 396 MW Merkur...
Vattenfall’s Chief Financial Officer Steps Down
Ingrid Bonde, chief financial officer (CFO) of Stockholm, Sweden-based renewable energy company Vattenfall, is stepping down from her position.
Bonde joined Vattenfall in May 2012...
Deepwater Wind Eyes Fall For Start Of Commercial Operations
Deepwater Wind has completed installation of the five Haliade wind turbines that will power the 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm, located roughly three...
Equity Offering Nets Pattern $270 Million
Pattern Energy Group has completed an equity offering of its common stock, which netted the San Francisco-based wind developer approximately $270 million. The company...
‘Rock-Bottom’ Wind Energy Pricing Means Buying Opportunity For Utilities, Corporations
Wind energy pricing remains attractive to utility and commercial purchasers, according to an annual report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared...
Mainstream Renewable Power Completes Large Haul In Chile
Mainstream Renewable Power has been awarded contracts by the National Energy Commission of Chile to build and operate seven utility-scale wind energy plants with a...
ENERCON Investigates Turbine Collapse
ENERCON's Canadian division is reporting what it calls an isolated incident that occurred on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the Point Tupper wind farm, located...
CPUC Gives Green Light To New San Diego Energy Storage Projects
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a proposal by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to build two new energy storage projects...
Vestas Nets U.S. Turbine Order For 100 MW Wind Project
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power for 29 V126-3.45 MW turbines, to be deployed at the...
wpd Awarded Multiple Wind Farm Contracts In Chile
In the recent power supply tender, wpd has been awarded contracts for three wind farms for a total of 350 MW. Specifically, the contracts called for...
C-bed Vessel Slated For 400 MW Offshore Wind Farm Construction
Dutch offshore shipping company C-bed says it intends to deploy its DP2 Walk-2-Work vessel, Wind Innovation, at a 400 MW offshore wind farm in the...