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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.
Colbeck’s Corner Wind Farm Now Operating In Texas
E.ON’s 200 MW Colbeck's Corner wind farm, located east of Amarillo, Texas, has been put into operation.
According to E.ON, the project’s 112 GE 1.79-100...
Nordex Bringing Even More Turbines To Finnish Wind Site
Finnish asset management company Taaleri has ordered an additional 11 N131/3000 turbines from Nordex for the Kivivaara-Peuravaara wind project.
With this order, the customer has...
Citing Brexit, U.K. Renewables Company Goes Into Administration
As a result of difficult market conditions and the outcome of the U.K.’s recent referendum on exiting the European Union, independent power producer (IPP)...
Newly Signed Energy Bill Poised To Jump-Start Offshore Wind In Mass.
Set to procure 1.6 GW of offshore wind over the next decade, the state ought to get a gold medal for "shifting our clean energy transition into high gear," according to the National Wildlife Federation.
Wind ‘Does Not Belong’ On Great Lakes Shores: American Bird Conservancy
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) says a radar study released in July by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) provides stark evidence that...
OX2 Tapped For 112 MW Norwegian Wind Farm
Nordic renewable energy company OX2 has been chosen as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the 112 MW Raskiftet wind farm in Norway.
The...
Rhyd y Groes Wind Farm Secures Repowering Consent
Wales’ Anglesey County Council has voted to grant planning permission for the repowering of the Rhyd y Groes Wind Farm, located near Cemaes, Anglesey.
The...
Hearings On Xcel’s 600 MW Colorado Wind Farm To Commence Soon
Minneapolis-based electricity and natural gas company Xcel Energy says its 600 MW Rush Creek Wind Project, proposed for eastern Colorado, could go into service...
12 Wind OEMs, 12 Criteria: Who Comes Out On Top?
A new Navigant report offers an objective assessment of the major turbine players' relative strengths and weaknesses in the global industry.
Expect Spike In Renewables’ Share Of North American Power: EIA
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that the North American share of energy generation from renewable and nuclear energy sources will grow from...
EDPR Inks PPA For Future Iowa Wind Project
EDP Renovaveis SA (EDPR), through subsidiary EDP Renewable North America LLC, has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with an unidentified company for...
Former Duke Energy, GE Exec Joins Dallas Renewables Company
Dallas-based Leeward Renewable Energy LLC, an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners LLC, recently recruited Gregory C. Wolf, former president of Duke Energy Renewables, as...
American Wind Action Backs Iowa Republican Congressman
The American Wind Action (AWA) has announced its support for Rep. David Young, R-Iowa, who is seeking his second term in the state’s 3rd...
Duke Energy’s Los Vientos Wind Projects Are All Up And Running
The 426th turbine of the Los Vientos wind power projects is now spinning and serving customers near the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas.
It...
Turbines In Place At 6 MW Nova Scotia Wind Farm
Scotian Wind and its development partners recently completed a 6 MW wind project near Hardwood Lands, Nova Scotia – the last of four community...
Nordex’s Biggest South African Wind Farm Connects To Grid
The Nordex Group has connected the 134.4 MW Amakhala Emoyeni project to the South African grid – the manufacturer’s largest wind farm in the...
IRENA Finds Significant Renewables Potential In Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic can increase the share of modern renewable energy in its energy mix from 9% to 27% by 2030, according to a...
N.Y. Gets Green Light On 50% By 2030 Clean Energy Standard
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., says that the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the state’s clean energy standard, which will require...
MPI Offshore Installs First Turbine For Sandbank
Offshore wind turbine installation company MPI Offshore says it has installed the first of 72 SWT-4.0-130 offshore turbines, using its installation vessel MPI Adventure,...
CAISO Finds Western EIM Continues To Save Millions, Reduce Emissions
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) says that the western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) yielded $23.6 million in benefits in the second quarter of...