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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.
It’s Official: Acciona Windpower And Nordex Finalize Merger
Acciona says its integration with Nordex creates a new European powerhouse in turbine manufacturing; the two had combined sales of EUR 3.4 billion in 2015 and have 4,800 employees. The cash-and-shares transaction is valued at EUR 785 million.
Chalasani Named Group CEO Of Suzlon
Pune, India-based Suzlon Group, which comprises Suzlon Energy Ltd. and its subsidiaries, has appointed J.P. Chalasani group CEO.
According to Suzlon’s chairman, Tulsi Tanti, Chalasani...
RWE Launching Subsidiary Focused On ‘Renewables, Grids & Retail’
RWE is launching a new subsidiary, temporarily named RWE International SE, which will be focused on renewables, grids and retail in both German and...
Pitch System Suspected In Michigan Turbine Collapse
The initial investigation of a fallen wind turbine at Exelon Generation’s Harvest 1 wind farm in Elkton, Mich., is focused on the hydraulic components...
Invenergy Purchases Campo Palomas Wind Farm In Uruguay
Invenergy Wind has closed on the acquisition and financing of Campo Palomas Wind Farm, which is currently under construction in the Salto Department of...
SgurrEnergy Reviews New GE Turbines At 60 MW Utah Wind Farm
Renewable energy consultancy SgurrEnergy has provided technical support for the commissioning of a new 60 MW wind farm in Utah, including a detailed technology...
HP Pledges 100% Renewables Through Three-Step Plan
Technology company HP Inc. says it is bolstering its longtime commitment to sustainability by pledging to achieve 100% renewable electricity usage in its global...
GE Launches Digital Wind Farm Solution, New Turbine Hardware For Indian Market
GE has launched its Digital Wind Farm solution in India. The wind energy ecosystem leverages big data and analytics and pairs a turbine with...
ACCIONA Energia Awarded 168 MW Wind Project In Mexican Auction
ACCIONA Energia has been awarded 585.7 GWh of wind power capacity through Mexico's first long-term power auction in the wholesale electricity market.
The company plans...
Smarter Grid Solutions To Demo Active Network Management With NREL
Smarter Grid Solutions says it is deploying a fully operational active network management (ANM) system in North America as part of its ongoing work...
Suzlon Inks 48.3 MW Turbine Order With Indian Oil Corp.
Suzlon Group has won a 48.3 MW turbine order from Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) - a public-sector unit in the oil industry -...
Six Years Later, Clean Line’s Wind Transmission Project Gains DOE Approval
The $2.5 billion project, funded completely by private investment, would deliver about 4 GW of power to more than 1 million homes.
UN-Backed Report: Global Investment In Renewables Hit Record Last Year
Global renewable energy investment in 2015 totaled $286 billion, which is 3% higher than the previous record set in 2011 and more than double the...
Global Wind Market Update: Competition Is ‘More Intense Than Ever’
FTI Intelligence expects global installations to fall by 15% in 2016 and Western companies to face price competition from both peers and Chinese OEMs.
In Letter To Governor, Fishermen’s Urges Passage Of N.J. Offshore Wind Bill
Wind developer Fishermen’s Energy is urging Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., to sign S.988, an offshore wind bill recently passed by the New Jersey General...
America’s Midwest A ‘Central Hub’ For Renewables Job Market
Nearly 569,000 people work in clean energy throughout the Midwest, according to a comprehensive analysis unveiled by Chicago-based Clean Energy Trust (CET) and the...
DOE Announces Funding For Clean Energy Projects On Tribal Lands
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding for 24 American Indian and Alaska Native communities to deploy clean energy and energy efficiency...
NTR Secures Debt Facility For Another Wind Project
NTR PLC, a renewable energy investment management group, has secured an approximately EUR 57 million debt facility with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)...
ACORE Highlights Strong Showing At National Renewable Energy Policy Forum
At its recent annual National Renewable Energy Policy Forum, the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) says speakers and participants predicted a bright future...
Australia Commissions $3.3M Study On Health Effects Of Wind Farms
The Australian government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded two grants totaling $3.3 million in an effort to better study the...