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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.
E.ON Gains New Investors In 200 MW Texas Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables North America (EC&RNA) has closed tax equity financing with investors Allianz Capital Partners and State Street Corp. in exchange for...
The 10 Greenest Power Programs Of Utilities, According To NREL
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its latest assessment of leading utility green power programs in the country.
Using...
HUVRdata, EdgeData Team Up For Unmanned Turbine Inspections
Austin, Texas-based HUVRdata and Grand Forks, N.D.-based EdgeData are collaborating on drone-based aerial inspection services for the wind power industry.
The partnership will leverage HUVRdata’s...
Whirlpool Bringing Wind Power To Two More Ohio Plants
Appliance manufacturing giant Whirlpool Corp. has announced a $13.5 million investment to build wind projects to help power its Marion and Ottawa manufacturing plants...
Executive Roles Shift At Interstate Renewable Energy Council
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has announced that Jane Weissman will step down as its president and CEO on June 30, after leading...
ACCIONA Presents Wind Farm Tours Through Virtual Reality Software
ACCIONA Energía has created an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience that allows users to make a visit to a wind farm without having to...
Senvion Unveils 3.4M140 Onshore Turbine For 60 Hz Market
Senvion is launching what it calls the company’s highest-yield onshore wind turbine for the North American market: the Senvion 3.4M140.
Available in 2018, the new...
The U.S. Electric Grid: Clean Power Plan vs. No Clean Power Plan
A new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) concludes that combined U.S. wind and solar capacity would rise an additional 10-20...
AWEA’s WINDPOWER 2016 Kicks Off With Election Of New Board Leaders
Thousands of wind power stakeholders are arriving in New Orleans this week for the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) annual WINDPOWER 2016 conference and...
Broadwind Energy Announces New Executive Leadership
Cicero, Ill.-based Broadwind Energy Inc. has named Stephanie K. Kushner president and CEO, effective May 20.
Kushner has been Broadwind’s interim president and CEO since...
Siemens Contracted For 588 MW Beatrice Offshore Wind Project
Siemens has received an order to supply 84 wind turbines, as well as the grid connection, for the 588 MW Beatrice wind project off...
Siemens Expands Service Agreement For Oklahoma Wind Farm
Siemens has signed a 15-year contract extension for service and maintenance at the 152 MW Keenan II wind farm in Oklahoma.
The contract, which will...
New York PSC Approves Utility Reforms To Promote Clean Energy
The commission says the requirements will help utilities meet renewable energy goals set forth in Gov. Cuomo's Reforming the Energy Vision.
Twenty State Senators Rally Behind N.Y. Offshore Wind Tier
Twenty New York state senators, led by Sens. Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman, are urging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., and Audrey Zibelman, chair...
U.S. Senator Urges Opposition To Proposed Tenn. Wind Farm
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is conveying his opposition of Apex Clean Energy’s 71 MW proposed wind farm in Cumberland County, Tenn., claiming that the...
UpWind Signs 1.75 GW Service Deal For 15 Wind Sites
Vestas subsidiary UpWind Solutions has signed a multi-site maintenance contract with Berkshire Hathaway Energy for 1.75 GW of GE 1.5 MW turbines across U.S....
CohnReznick To Raise Tax Equity For Kansas Wind Project
CohnReznick Capital Markets Securities is launching a tax equity raise for Capital Power’s 178 Bloom Wind project, located in Kansas’ Ford and Clark counties.
The...
Market Forces Largely Driving Lone Star State’s Transition To Cleaner Grid
Natural gas and renewable energy are capable of providing all new electric power that Texas will need in the foreseeable future, according to the...
Survey: U.S. Voters Increasingly Upping Support For Alternative Energy Policies
A new survey by Lazard Ltd., a financial advisory and asset management firm, has found bipartisan support for clean energy policies has increased among...
GE Racks Up Significant U.S. Orders For 2 MW Onshore Models In Q1
For the first quarter of the year, GE Renewable Energy says its new 2 MW onshore wind turbines were selected in contracts totaling more...