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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.
Washington Governor Signs 100% Clean Electricity Bill
This week, Washington State enacted legislation to transition to 100% clean electricity.
S.B.5116 was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee after passing the state...
Innergex Closes Financing For Foard City Wind Farm
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. has closed construction financing and tax equity commitment for the 352.8 MW Foard City wind project, to be located in...
Mars Inc. Commits To Wind Power In Mexico
Mars Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer whose brands include M&M’s, Dove, Pedigree and Snickers, plans to source all electricity for its Mexico operations from a...
Vestas Picks Up U.S. Order
Vestas has received a wind turbine order from an undisclosed customer in the U.S.
Under the contract, Vestas will supply V120-2.2 MW turbines totaling...
Vineyard Wind Scores Another Massachusetts Permit
The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB), an independent state board responsible for the review of proposed large energy facilities, has approved petitions filed...
Siemens To Combine Power And Gas, Renewable Energy Businesses
Siemens AG has announced a spin-off of its energy division, which will be combined with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE).
Siemens Gas and Power (GP)...
Iowa Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Proposed Wind Farm
On May 3, Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Bret A. Dublinske and Brant M. Leonard captured victories in two separate cases before the Iowa Supreme...
Anders Runevad Steps Down As CEO Of Vestas
Vestas has announced that Anders Runevad is stepping down as president and CEO on Aug. 1.
Runevad, who has served in the position since...
Ørsted Taps WindServe For U.S.-Built Offshore Wind Vessels
Ørsted has announced a new partnership with WindServe Marine LLC, an offshore wind services provider.
The companies have entered into a partnership to construct two...
Block Island Tourism Numbers Up Since Offshore Wind Farm Was Built
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island (URI) who analyzed AirBnB rental data before and after construction of the Block Island Wind Farm have...
RES Kicks Off Construction Of Reading Wind
Independent renewable energy company RES has begun construction of Southern Power's 200 MW Reading Wind Facility in Kansas.
Located in Osage and Lyon counties,...
Nordex Joins GWO, Commits To Worker Safety
Global Wind Organisation (GWO) has announced the Nordex Group as its 17th member company.
GWO is a nonprofit organization of wind turbine owners and wind...
Enel Launches Innovation Hub At Boston’s Greentown Labs
Enel S.p.A. has opened its newest Innovation Hub, located in Boston at Greentown Labs, a cleantech start-up incubator.
The hub will help foster Enel’s...
NorthWestern Energy Seeks Montana Renewable Generation
NorthWestern Energy has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking additional renewable generation in Montana.
Montana's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requires NorthWestern to procure...
SGRE Claims First Investment-Grade Rating For Wind Turbine Maker
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has become the first wind turbine manufacturer to attain an investment-grade rating, the company claims.
SGRE obtained a BBB-...
Seymour Hills Wind Farm To Power Akamai’s Texas Operations
Now completed, the Seymour Hills Wind Farm in north-central Texas is expected to become commercially operational in the coming weeks.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai Technologies...
New Guide Helps Minnesota Farmers Evaluate Wind And Solar
Farmers' Legal Action Group (FLAG), a nonprofit law center for family farmers, has teamed up with the Minnesota Farmers Union to release a guide...
ALLETE Scoops Up Diamond Spring Wind From Apex
Apex Clean Energy has sold Diamond Spring Wind, a 303 MW project in Oklahoma, to ALLETE Clean Energy.
The transaction includes 15-year power purchase agreements...
DOE Funds Projects To Develop High-Efficiency, Lightweight Wind Turbine Generators
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four projects totaling up to $8 million to develop next-generation wind turbine drivetrain technologies for onshore...
Clean Energy For America Would Revamp Energy Tax Code
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 25 other Senate colleagues, has introduced the Clean Energy for America Act, which would consolidate the current...