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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.
GE To Install 250 MW Of Wind Power Throughout Germany
GE Renewable Energy has signed a framework agreement with UKA Group to install approximately 250 MW of wind energy across 12 future project sites...
Kansas Utility Offers Green Bonds To Support Western Plains Wind Farm
Kansas-based electric utility Westar Energy is offering investors $350 million in green bonds, which will be used to invest in wind energy projects –...
Energy Storage Project Hits Commercial Operation In Indianapolis
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (IPL), a subsidiary of The AES Corp., has announced the commercial operation of its 20 MW IPL Advancion energy...
MIT: China Needs To Make Some Adjustments To Reach Its Wind Power Potential
China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power – as long as it properly integrates wind into its existing power...
DONG Energy Building New O&M Hub To Serve Offshore Wind Projects
In order to better serve its two offshore wind farms in the area, DONG Energy is building a new operations and maintenance (O&M) facility...
Scotland Commits Millions To Offshore Wind Industry
The Scottish government has committed 1.5 million British pounds (approximately $2.2 million) to the Carbon Trust in support of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA)...
BlackRock Takes 50% Stake In 211 MW Texas Wind Farm
BlackRock Real Assets has closed its purchase of GE Energy Financial Services’ 50% interest in the Grandview wind project, located in Carson County, Texas.
Grandview...
Mont-Rothery Wind Project Gets Dedicated In Quebec
The 74 MW Mont-Rothery Wind Project was dedicated at a ceremony today in Quebec. Located on public lands in regional county municipality (MRCs) Haute-Gaspesie...
Gamesa And Siemens Officially Sign Deal To Become One
Rumors of a potential merger have been swirling all year, but the two giant wind OEMs have now signed a binding agreement on the deal.
Utility Launches Energy Storage Project In Southern Florida
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc., has announced a new energy storage pilot project in which it will...
How Close Are Siemens And Gamesa To Sealing Their Big Merger?
Is the Siemens-Gamesa merger finally coming to fruition? According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, which cites sources familiar with the...
Subsea Cable Failures Are Taking Toll On Offshore Wind Sector, Underwriter Warns
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high-voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind...
Expect Dramatic Drops In Wind And Solar Electricity Prices By 2025: IRENA
The report estimates that by 2025, average electricity costs could decrease 59% for solar PV, 35% for offshore wind and 26% for onshore wind.
GE Ships Blades To 240 MW Australian Wind Farm
The 240 MW Ararat Wind Farm, located in Victoria, Australia, has received its first shipment of GE turbine blades.
Co-owned by Renewable Energy Systems, Downer...
Vestas Inks Turbine Order From Longtime Chinese Customer
Vestas has received an order from longtime customer China Longyuan Power Group Corp. for 24 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines.
The order includes a three-year Active...
Happy Global Wind Day! GWEC Celebrates 1.1 Million Wind Jobs
Today, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is celebrating annual Global Wind Day and highlighting the socio-economic benefits generated by the wind industry, which...
Report Says Renewables Will Beat Coal, Gas With Lowest Electricity Costs
Low prices for coal and natural gas are likely to persist, but they will fail to prevent a fundamental transformation of the world electricity...
CWind Wins O&M Contract At Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm
CWind, a service provider for the offshore wind industry, has announced that it won an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from E.ON to undertake the...
Vestas Brings V136-3.45 MW Turbine, Service Flexibility To Chinese Market
Vestas says it will manufacture and sell its V136-3.45 MW turbine and introduce a higher level of service flexibility to the Chinese market, marking its 30-year...
Tata Power Subsidiary To Acquire Welspun Renewables Energy
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd. (TPREL), Tata Power Co.'s renewable energy subsidiary, has signed an agreement to acquire Welspun Renewables Energy Private Ltd. (WREPL)....