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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.
Gurit Opens Wind Blade Mould Production Facility In Europe
Gurit, a Swedish company specializing in the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials, related technologies, and select finished parts and components, has announced that...
DNV GL Nets Project Certification For E.ON’s Arkona Offshore Wind
Germany-based utility company E.ON has awarded the project certification contract for the new 385 MW Arkona offshore wind farm to certification and standards body...
Siemens Initiates Construction Of Cuxhaven Wind Turbine Facility
Siemens says it has begun construction on its new offshore wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven, Germany, only one year after the initial investment decision.
According...
Latest In Vermont: Altered Renewables Siting Bill Awaits Shumlin’s Signature
Days after its veto by the governor, a freshly altered Vermont bill relating to the siting of renewable energy projects is headed back to...
Siemens, Alberta Agreement Focuses On Coal-Renewables Transition
Siemens and the government of Alberta have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on spurring new business opportunities, expanding the company’s footprint in...
Minnesota Power Resource Plan Includes 100-300 MW Wind Procurement
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted unanimously to approve Minnesota Power’s 15-year resource plan, which includes investments in wind and solar power...
U.S. Campaign To Spread The Word On Reaching 100 Percent Renewables
Environment America Research & Policy Center says it will deploy hundreds of door-knockers this summer in a multimillion-dollar effort to educate Americans about the...
Boston Firm Launches New Cleantech/Energy Team
Detwiler Fenton & Co. (DFC), a Boston-based investment firm and provider of channel research, is launching a new cleantech/energy market intelligence team.
The new cleantech/energy...
New York-Based United Wind Announces New Hires
United Wind, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based provider of distributed wind energy solutions, has hired Joseph Yurcisin as vice president of business development and Philip Futernik...
Wind Key To Success Of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan: CanWEA
Ontario has released its new Climate Change Action Plan, which Kathleen Wynne, premier of Ontario, says will provide the province’s citizens and businesses with tools...
Report: Growth Of Renewables Continues To Drive Energy Storage Market
Grid operators around the world are beginning to recognize the value that large-scale energy storage systems (ESS) can provide, and utility-scale energy storage will...
EDF EN Canada Sells 50% Stake In Quebec Wind Farm
EDF EN Canada Inc. has sold a 50% interest in the 74 MW Mont-Rothery Wind Project to MD1 WIND LP, a limited partnership formed...
U.S. Earns Big Upgrades In MAKE’s Global Wind Power Market Outlook
Thanks to policy clarity in the U.S. and China, MAKE Consulting has boosted its 10-year global wind market outlook by 1%. The firm says...
Global Consortium Working On Maine Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project
France-based naval defense and energy company DCNS says it has joined the University of Maine, the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, Emera, and...
Hawaiian Electric To Kick Off RFP For Renewables
Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. says it has begun the process of seeking more renewable energy projects that will help lower and stabilize energy costs...
Ontario’s Port Ryerse Wind Farm Is Ready For Construction
Construction of the Port Ryerse Wind Farm, developed by Boralex Inc. and located in Ontario, will kick off shortly on June 13.
The 10 MW...
New Gear Keeper Retractors Allow Turbine Workers To Tether Small Tools
Ventura, Calif.-based Hammerhead Industries Inc., a manufacturer of safety tethering equipment, has launched a new line of Gear Keeper general purpose retractors, suited for...
Fragrance Manufacturer Brings 2.4 MW Wind Turbine On-Site
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) has deployed what it calls the “flavor and fragrance industry’s” first on-site wind project, located at the New...
Vetoed In Vermont: Renewables Siting Bill Struck Down – For Now
The legislature will soon meet to decide the fate of S.230, which Gov. Peter Shumlin has vetoed due to "last-minute" changes he feels would set back the state's clean energy industry.
RFP Alert: Wisconsin Power Company Seeks Wind Or Other Renewables
Sun Prairie, Wis.-based WPPI Energy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for approximately 100 MW of nameplate electric generating capacity from wind power...