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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.
RFP Alert: NV Energy Seeks Nevada Renewables
On the heels of its May announcement that it had secured the largest clean energy investment in Nevada's history, NV Energy has issued a...
Dominion Seeks Input On 3 GW Renewable Energy Plans
Dominion Energy is seeking information from non-residential customers about their interest in renewable energy. The input will help the company finalize plans to develop...
TransAlta Completes Expansion Of New Brunswick Wind Farm
TransAlta Renewables Inc. has completed a 17.25 MW expansion of its wind facility at Kent Hills in New Brunswick, bringing total generating capacity to 167...
Goldwind, DNV GL Team Up For Digital Wind Turbine Certification Tools
DNV GL and Goldwind have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on the development of digital tools to support the certification of...
Wake County, N.C., Commits To 100% Renewables
On Monday, the Wake County, N.C., board of commissioners voted to commit to transition county operations to 100% clean and renewable energy countywide by 2050.
According...
Ball Corp. Doubles Number Of On-Site Wind Turbines
Ball Corp. and One Energy Enterprises LLC have announced plans to build three additional wind turbines to provide power to Ball's Findlay, Ohio, beverage...
Bill White Tapped To Lead EnBW’s North American Offshore Wind Work
Germany-based EnBW, an offshore wind energy developer in Europe, has hired Bill White to serve as managing director of the company's North American operations.
Most...
Washington State Agencies Commit To Local Wind And Solar
Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., has announced that eight state agencies will purchase over 100 million kWh of electricity by 2021 from wind and solar...
Goldwind, LM Wind Power Announce 1.1 GW Deal
LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, has signed a three-year agreement to supply wind turbine blades for Goldwind's onshore 3-4 MW platform.
The...
New Michigan Bill Seeks 100% Renewable Energy
Michigan Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would require all of Michigan utilities’ energy to come from renewable sources by...
DOI Announces Three Offshore Wind Advancements
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced three coast-to-coast developments for offshore wind.
Speaking at the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference...
NextEra Scores Iron Mountain PPA For Pretty Prairie Wind
Iron Mountain Inc., a global provider of storage and information management services, has signed a 15-year wind energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with an affiliate...
New York Boosts Clean Energy Employment: ‘The Jobs Of The Future’
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the availability of $27.5 million in new funding for workforce development and training initiatives to help...
Executive Changes Abound At Siemens Gamesa, Including Exit Of Onshore CEO
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced a number of executive leadership changes, including the departure of Ricardo Chocarro, CEO of the company's onshore business...
Illinois Talks Wind Policy: How Can The State Grow Its Industry?
Last week, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) held a policy session to examine the impact of wind energy on Illinois’ electric grid, economy and environment,...
Local Wind, Solar To Power T-Mobile’s Bellevue Headquarters
T-Mobile has signed on to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Green Direct program, giving the telecommunications company access to a blend of local wind and...
MHI Vestas’ V164 To Make U.S. Debut With EDF’s Nautilus Offshore Wind
EDF Renewables North America has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as the preferred supplier of Nautilus Offshore Wind, proposed off the coast of Atlantic...
Siemens Gamesa Tailors 8 MW Turbine To U.S. Offshore Wind Needs
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has now adapted its SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine for U.S. market conditions.
The new turbine variant for the...
Walmart, EDPR Announce Trio Of Midwest Wind Deals
Walmart and EDP Renewables (EDPR) have announced three power purchase agreements (PPAs) that will enable the construction of three new utility-scale wind farms in...
November Forum To Focus On Future Of Energy In Wyoming
On Nov. 8-9, the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs, a bipartisan think tank based in Jackson, Wyo., will host a forum on the...