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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.
Work Begins On Amistad II Wind Farm In Mexico
Enel Green Power Mexico (EGPM) has begun the construction of the 100 MW Amistad II wind farm in the northern state of Coahuila, Mexico.
According...
New Leader At Enel Green Power North America
Enel Green Power (EGP), the renewables division of the Enel Group, has appointed Georgios Papadimitriou its head of Enel Green Power North America Inc....
Adrian Dominican Sisters Commit To Michigan Renewable Energy
A Michigan-based religious order that represents 600 Dominican sisters has committed to matching its electricity use with 100% renewable sources.
Specifically, the Adrian Dominican Sisters are...
Consumers Energy Launches Battery Storage Project At Western Michigan University
Consumers Energy has announced the operation of a new large-scale battery storage system on the campus of Western Michigan University.
The 1 MW battery’s output is...
Boston University Secures South Dakota Wind Power Deal
Boston University (BU) has announced a 15-year wind power purchase agreement (PPA) with ENGIE North America.
As reported by the university's BU Today, BU will...
DNV GL Offers New Floating Offshore Wind Resources
DNV GL has published a revised technical standard for the design of floating wind turbine structures, DNV GL-ST-0119, and a new guideline for the...
Siemens Gamesa Makes Formal Emissions-Reduction Commitment
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced a formal commitment to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a collaborative initiative between the Carbon Disclosure Project, the...
Capital Power Places 202 MW Vestas Order For Alberta Wind
Vestas has received a 202 MW order from Capital Power for its Whitla Wind project in southeast Alberta.
The V136-3.45 MW turbines will be delivered in 3.6 MW...
Vestas Upgrading IKEA’s Wind Power Fleet
Leveraging its performance-improving PowerPlus products, Vestas will upgrade longtime customer IKEA Group’s global portfolio of Vestas turbines, totaling 316 MW.
The upgrades, spanning six different...
New Jersey Announces Biggest Single-State Offshore Wind Solicitation
Today, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) unanimously approved an order opening an application window for 1.1 GW of offshore wind capacity.
According...
Boralex Acquires Invenergy’s Interests In Quebec Wind Farms
Boralex Inc. has completed its acquisition of Invenergy Renewables LLC's economic interests in five Quebec wind projects.
The transaction totals a cash consideration of C$215...
DNV GL, WeatherTech Tackle Wind Turbine Icing Challenges
Quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL has joined forces with Sweden-based WeatherTech to develop a new icing model for wind turbines, allowing customers...
NYC Pension Funds Double Down On Clean Energy
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and other trustees of the city's pension funds have announced a new goal...
Offshore Wind Proponent Murphy Joins Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition
The Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition has welcomed Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., as its newest member.
The bipartisan group of governors aims to further...
Northern California Offshore Wind Takes Next Step
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), with support from a consortium of private companies, has submitted a lease application to the U.S. Department of...
Constellation Inks Michigan Wind Deal With Furniture Manufacturer
Constellation, an Exelon company and retail energy supplier, has announced a wind energy agreement with furnishing company Herman Miller.
Under the four-year deal, Herman Miller's Spring...
Sierra Club Profiles 10 Cities Switching To 100% Renewables
The Sierra Club has released a new report showcasing 10 U.S. cities that have made ambitious commitments to be powered with 100% clean, renewable...
North American Wind O&M Costs Could Grow 40% By 2021: Report
A new report estimates that operations and maintenance (O&M) expenses for wind power assets could cost the industry about $7.5 billion annually by 2021.
IHS...
Kaiser Permanente Signs Big Wind, Solar And Storage Deal With NextEra
U.S. health care company Kaiser Permanente has finalized an approximately 180 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy Resources for solar and wind...
BOEM Invites Public To California Offshore Wind Meeting
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is inviting the public to a California Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting...