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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.
Nordex To Add 66 MW Of Wind In Brazil
The Nordex Group says it will install 22 turbines in Brazil for customer EDF Energies Nouvelles at the Ventos da Bahia I wind farm...
Schneider Electric Enhances Lightning Tracking Solutions
Schneider Electric says it has made frontline enhancements to its weather intelligence platform, increasing the capabilities of its lightning tracking solution, that will benefit utilities...
Mass. Legislature Passes Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Bill To Date
The new bill requires utilities to procure 1,600 MW of offshore wind, accelerating the Bay State's adoption of renewable resources and opening the door to the U.S. commercial offshore wind market.
KCI Designs Offshore Switchyard For Belgian Grid Operator Elia
Dutch engineering company KCI says it has finished the basic design of an offshore switchyard for transmission system operator Elia to combine and bring...
TRC To Support Clean Line Energy’s 700-Mile Transmission Project
TRC Companies Inc., a national engineering, consulting and construction management firm that serves energy and environmental markets, says it has been awarded a $12...
Prysmian Group’s Third Cable Vessel Is Ready For Operation
Prysmian Group, an energy and telecom cable systems company, says that its new cable lay vessel, named Ulisse, is now ready for offshore cable...
Catapult Clones 7 MW Levenmouth Turbine For Cost-Reduction Studies
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult says it is creating a digital clone of the Levenmouth turbine, which will use sensor instrumentation to advance understanding...
Deepwater: ‘It’s Go Time’ For The Block Island Wind Farm
Deepwater Wind will soon embark on the final stage of construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, which remains on schedule to be completed...
Parties Agree On MidAmerican’s 2 GW Iowa Wind Project
Several parties have filed a settlement with the Iowa Utilities Board to move forward MidAmerican Energy’s 2 GW Wind XI project, according to the...
Nordex Nets 243 MW Texas Turbine Order
Nordex has received an order for 81 AW125/3000 turbines for a wind farm in Texas.
The order totals 243 MW and comprises turbines with 125-meter...
WindEurope: Challenges Still Linger For European Offshore Wind
According to an analysis by WindEurope, the European offshore wind industry drew in EUR 14 billion in new investments in the first six months...
AWEA Q2 Report Finds Wind Investment Growing, Industry ‘Thriving’
Having emerged from several years of policy uncertainty, wind energy is now on track to grow from supplying around 5% of U.S. electricity today to 20% by 2030, says AWEA.
DONG Energy Secures New Recruiting Partner
Matchtech, an engineering recruitment specialist headquartered in the U.K., has secured a 60-month framework agreement with DONG Energy Wind Power A/S.
Following a comprehensive tender...
D.C. Mayor Signs New Clean Energy Bill Into Law
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has signed into law a bill that increases the district’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) from 20% by 2020...
Senvion Adapts 6.2M152 Wind Turbines For French Floating Demo
Senvion says it has adapted its 6.2M152 wind turbines to accommodate a floating offshore foundation developed by the EolMed consortium, led by Quadran.
The French...
Proxy Revenue Swap Closes On Apex/Northleaf Texas Wind Farm
Old Settler Wind, jointly owned by Apex Clean Energy and Northleaf Capital Partners, has executed a 10-year proxy revenue swap with Allianz Risk Transfer...
Study Says Illinois Could Become No. 2 Wind State By 2050
Illinois’ 25 largest wind farms have supported 20,173 jobs during construction and will add $6.4 billion to local economies over their 25-year life spans, according...
Thirty-Two Offshore Wind Foundations In Place At Burbo Bank Extension
Svanen, Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel, has completed the last of the 32 foundations at DONG Energy's Burbo Bank Extension project, located 8 kilometers...
Groups Call LIPA Offshore Wind Delay ‘Deeply Disappointing’
In response to the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) recent postponement of the vote to consider Deepwater Wind’s offshore wind proposal, several environmental groups...
Following NYSERDA Request, Deepwater Wind’s Offshore Proposal Hits Snag
At the request of the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) has postponed its board...