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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.
Nordic Wind, Mita-Teknik Retrofitting Minnesota Project With New Tech
Nordic Wind Technology has signed an agreement to retrofit 13 Suzlon S64 1.25 MW turbines with its software at an undisclosed Minnesota wind project....
Boralex Announces Executive Appointments
Québec-based renewable energy developer Boralex Inc. has appointed Patrick Decostre its vice president and chief operating officer (COO), effective July 2019. He will be...
Distributed Wind Company Northern Power Announces Board Resignations
Northern Power Systems Corp. (NPS), a Vermont-based provider of distributed wind turbines, has announced two resignations from its board of directors.
John Simon and Kevin...
Clean Energy Jobs Grew 3.6% In 2018, With Wind Employment Thriving
A total of 3.26 million Americans now work in clean energy in every state of the country, according to a new analysis of energy...
Notable Offshore Wind Stakeholders Headline IPF In April
The Business Network for Offshore Wind has announced offshore wind stakeholders who will headline the sixth annual International Partnering Forum (IPF) in New York...
Wind And Solar Each Beat Natural Gas For New Generating Capacity In January
According to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of newly released data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), new solar and wind...
DOE Funds Environmentally Focused Wind Research Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $6.2 million in funding for nine wind energy research projects.
The projects are focused on reducing...
NYSERDA Creates Energy Storage Guidebook
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has released a new battery storage guidebook, designed to assist local permitting authorities and...
GE Installs Prototype Of Its Biggest Onshore Wind Turbine
A prototype for GE Renewable Energy's Cypress platform is now fully operational, producing power at a rated level of 5.3 MW in Wieringermeer, the...
New Mexico Legislature OKs Bill For Carbon-Free Electricity
The New Mexico legislature has passed the Energy Transition Act (S.B.489), a bill that would make electricity generation 100% carbon-free by 2045 from the...
EDF’s Stoneray Wind Project Comes Online
EDF Renewables North America's 100 MW Stoneray Wind Project in Minnesota is now fully operational.
Located in Pipestone and Murray counties in southwestern Minnesota,...
Pennsylvania Bill Would Add Nuclear To Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard
In an effort to prevent the "premature and permanent closure" of Pennsylvania’s nuclear power plants, State Rep. Tom Mehaffie, R-Dauphin, has introduced a bill...
US Wind Urges Passage Of ‘Transformational’ Offshore Legislation In Maryland
Baltimore-based offshore wind developer US Wind is urging Maryland legislators to take up the proposed Clean Energy Jobs act.
In testimony this week before...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Invests In Texas Wind
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a fund management company focused on energy infrastructure, is investing in the Bearkat II wind project in West Texas.
Through...
Ameren Details Its ‘Cleaner Energy Future’
St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. has issued a new report, Building a Cleaner Energy Future, which looks at the steps the company is taking to...
Economists Investigate Tax Burden On Wyoming Wind Development
A new analysis of state taxation policies regarding wind energy in the West shows New Mexico is the lowest-cost state for wind farm development,...
Rail Transmission Project Would Deliver Renewables Between PJM, MISO
Direct Connect Development Co. (DC DevCo) has announced the SOO Green Renewable Rail project, a proposed transmission line that would transport wind and solar...
Massachusetts College Launches Offshore Wind Training Initiative
Massachusetts' Bristol Community College has teamed up with JDR Cable Systems - part of the TFKable Group, a global producer of wires and cables...
Pine River Wind Project Begins Operating In Michigan
DTE Energy and Invenergy have announced the commercial operation of the Pine River wind project, located in Gratiot and Isabella counties in central Michigan....
National Grid To Acquire Clean Energy Developer Geronimo Energy
National Grid has announced an agreement to acquire Minneapolis-based renewable energy developer Geronimo Energy.
National Grid has agreed to pay $100 million for the transaction,...