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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 Assess Renewables Integration, Energy Storage In India
GE’s energy consulting business has been chosen by IL&FS Energy Development Co. Ltd. to examine the feasibility of integrated wind, solar and energy storage...
NextEra Energy Completes Executive Transition
As part of a previously announced leadership-succession plan, Juno Beach, Fla.-based clean energy company NextEra Energy Inc. has appointed John Ketchum executive vice president...
How Did Obama’s Recovery Act Transform America’s Energy System?
President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, the largest single investment in clean energy in history, has provided more than...
U.S. Takes No. 1 Spot In Wind Production; Iowa Reaches Milestone
Wind power produced over 190 million MWh of energy in the U.S. in 2015 - making the country No. 1 in global wind production,...
Illinois AG: EPA’s Clean Power Plan Should Survive Legal Barriers
In light of a teleconference from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the Illinois Sierra Club is calling for quick action by Gov. Bruce Rauner...
Invenergy Brings Former Clean Energy Trust Exec On Board
Amy Francetic, former founding executive director of Clean Energy Trust (CET) in Chicago, has joined independent renewable power generation company Invenergy as senior vice...
Vestas Secures Nearly 100 MW Of Orders In Denmark, Uruguay
Vestas has secured 45 MW and 53 MW turbine orders for wind projects in Denmark and Uruguay, respectively.
Hogager Vindpark K/S in Western Jutland, Denmark,...
Iberdrola Underscores Investment Plans, Renewables Commitments
Iberdrola has unveiled its 2016-2020 investment plans, which include a 33% allocation for renewable energy from the EUR 22 billion planned investment in regulated...
Nordex Receives 150 MW Order In Germany
Nordex has received 11 orders in Germany for 50 turbines totaling 150 MW so far this year. These turbines will have blades of 117...
Folding Blade Design Could Allow For 50 MW Turbines
A new design for gigantic wind turbine blades longer than two football fields could help bring offshore 50 MW wind turbines to the U.S....
Drone Offers Glimpse Of Turbine Construction At Nova Scotia Wind Farm
Atlantic AerialworX, a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) company based in Nova Scotia, has used a drone to show the construction process of a...
Vaisala: Mexico’s Wind Variability Shows Need For Smart Investment Choices
Many regions of Mexico experienced wind speeds up to 20% below average throughout 2015, according to Vaisala’s newly released performance maps, which illustrate widespread...
NorSea Group Providing Stord Base For Hywind Floating Wind Farm
The NorSea Group AS (NSG) has signed a contract with Statoil to supply a Stord base for the Hywind floating offshore wind pilot project...
Mayor de Blasio Called On To Bring Offshore Wind To NYC
More than 150 New Yorkers recently joined community groups, environmental justice leaders, national environmental organizations and local officials on the steps of City Hall...
Gode Wind 2 Offshore Project Now Feeding Into German Grid
DONG Energy says its Gode Wind 2 offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea, has started producing power and feeding into Germany’s...
Report: Global Renewables Deals Generated $68B Last Year
Renewable energy investments accounted for 50% of global power and utilities transaction activity in 2015, according to a new report from EY. The report...
Senvion Heads Into Indian Market With New Subsidiary
Germany-based turbine manufacturer Senvion is entering the Indian market by opening a new subsidiary in Delhi.
Amit Kansal, former commercial country manager at Vestas India,...
Governors Across U.S. Pledge Commitment To Clean Energy
A bipartisan group of 17 governors has signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future – a joint commitment to take action to...
Debstedt Wind Farm Getting Refitted With Three New Gamesa Towers
Gamesa has received an order from Energiekontor, a renewable energy developer in Germany, to repower a wind farm with three G128-4.5 MW turbines.
By installing...
ABS Group Providing Services For Floating Offshore Wind Demo
ABS Group Ltd., a Houston-headquartered provider of project certification and quality assurance services for offshore wind assets, has received a contract to provide third-party...