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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.
Survey Shows Strong Support For Saskatchewan Wind Power
According to a new poll released by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), there is overwhelming support for wind energy development in Saskatchewan.
Saskatoon-based Insightrix Research conducted...
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Names Folsom U.S. Sales Head
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has announced the appointment of Jason Folsom, representing the company's first official hire in the U.S. offshore wind market.
With more...
BNEF: Developing Nations Are ‘Leading The Charge’ On Clean Energy Deployment
A combination of surging electricity demand, sinking technology costs and innovative policymaking has allowed developing nations to seize the mantle of global clean energy...
Vineyard Wind Goes With MHI Vestas Turbines
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Vestas and Mistubishi Heavy Industries, has been named the preferred supplier for Vineyard Wind's 800 MW...
New York Regulators OK Cassadaga Wind Farm
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the construction and operation of the Cassadaga Wind Farm, a utility-scale project proposed in...
Pattern Energy Buys Stake In Montana’s Stillwater Wind
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has acquired a 35 MW owned interest in the Stillwater Wind facility from Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development...
Damen Designs Vessel With U.S. Offshore Wind In Mind
Damen Shipyards Group, a shipbuilding company based out of Holland, recently announced a new design for a vessel suited for the U.S.' developing offshore...
DOE-Funded Aquanis Research To Improve Wind Turbine Technology
Rhode Island-based Aquanis has been awarded $3.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop a...
GE, Juhl Energy Build Wind-Solar Hybrid Project In Minnesota
Juhl Energy, GE Renewable Energy and Bank of America are partnering for what they call the U.S.' first commercial, integrated solar-wind hybrid power generation project.
Minnesota-based...
GE Building $144 Million Wind Farm In Buenos Aires
YPF Luz has signed an agreement with GE Renewable Energy for the construction of the Los Teros Wind Farm, located in Azul, Buenos Aires,...
Vayu, Formerly WindWISDEM, Launches Wind Optimization Software
Vayu Corp., a Ystrategies Corp. portfolio company, has announced the availability of its wind energy optimization cloud software.
VayuAI is a cloud computing platform that...
BOEM Hosting California Offshore Wind Forum Dec. 13
The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will share information on current planning activities for possible offshore wind development along...
Report: Outdated Electricity Market Rules Hinder Wind, Solar Deployment
Although record-low costs and consumer demand are driving growth in U.S. wind and solar energy, outdated wholesale market rules are preventing the two technologies...
The U.S.’ Smallest State Has Big Renewable Energy Ambitions
"Though she be but little, she is fierce." A line from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream or an appropriate description for the State of...
GE Teams With U.K.’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
GE Renewable Energy and the U.K.’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have announced a $11 million, four-year research partnership aimed at enhancing offshore wind...
TVA Seeks Input On Potential Coal Plant Closures
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking for public input on a review of the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts of closing the Bull...
Pattern’s Stillwater Wind Comes To Life In Montana
Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development) has completed construction and begun operations of its 79.75 MW Stillwater Wind facility in Stillwater County, Mont.
Stillwater...
Vestas Installing Subsidy-Free Wind Farm In Finland
Vestas has secured an order from CPC Germania for the subsidy-free Lakiakangas II wind park in Finland.
Located in Isojoki in the Southern Ostrobothnia region...
DOE Announces Funding For Wind Turbine R&D
The U.S Department of Energy's (DOE's) Wind Energy Technologies Office has announced a new funding opportunity entitled "Advanced Next-Generation, High-Efficiency, Lightweight Wind Turbine Generator."
The...
Soldier Creek Wind Farm To Power 50% Of K-State’s Main Campus
A new wind power agreement between Kansas State University and Westar Energy will provide approximately 50% of the energy needs for the university's main...