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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.
Deepwater Wind Taps Stantec For Skipjack Environmental Work
Stantec, a global design firm based out of Edmonton, Alberta, has been selected to lead the environmental assessment for the Skipjack Wind Farm, an offshore...
New Offshore Wind Law In New Jersey A Boon For Fishermen’s Energy
A bill in support of Fishermen's Energy's long-embattled offshore wind demo off the coast of New Jersey was signed on Wednesday by Gov. Phil...
Alliant Energy Plans 150 MW Wind Farm For Wisconsin Customers
Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin energy company has filed plans with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to build a wind project that the company...
Craig Nicholson Joins Bureau Veritas From GE, Alstom
France-based Bureau Veritas, a provider of testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services, including for the wind power industry, has named Craig Nicholson its power and...
Wind Edged Out Hydro For U.S. Electrical Generation In Q1
Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind) accounted for 19.2% of net domestic electrical generation during the first quarter of 2018, according...
New Wind XII Project Would Put MidAmerican Energy At 100% Renewables
Upon completion of its newest proposed wind project, Wind XII, MidAmerican Energy Co. says it will be the first investor-owned electric utility in the country...
Wind Is Leading The Way On Xcel Energy’s Aggressive Emissions Reductions
Having already cut carbon emissions by 35%, Xcel Energy says it is on track to reach or exceed its ambitious goal of reducing carbon...
Siemens Gamesa Makes Headway On Hybridization Of Renewable Energy
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has commissioned a redox flow energy storage system at its hybrid wind and solar La Plana project near Zaragoza,...
Connecticut Plans Pier Makeover In Support Of Northeast Offshore Wind
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, D-Conn., has announced that Connecticut will make a $15 million investment as a first step toward revitalizing the Connecticut State...
Southern Power Takes Reins Of Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility
Wholesale energy provider Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., has acquired its 10th wind project, the 100 MW Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility, located...
Westar And Great Plains Energy Get Green Light To Join Forces As Evergy Inc.
Midwest utilities Great Plains Energy Inc., which serves customers as KCP&L, and Westar Energy Inc. have received final regulatory approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission...
Corporate Renewables Sourcing Is Now A ‘Mainstream Pillar Of Business Strategy’
Companies in 75 countries actively sourced 465 TWh of renewable energy in 2017, representing an amount close to the overall electricity demand of France,...
Wind And Solar See Big Jumps In This Year’s PJM Capacity Auction
PJM Interconnection has released the results of its annual capacity auction, which successfully procured diverse and competitive power supplies for the 65 million people...
E.ON Upgrades Area Surrounding Illinois Wind Farm
E.ON is beginning the final phase of planned road improvements around its Radford's Run Wind Farm, located in Macon County, Ill.
The first phase was...
Pattern Energy Selling Chile Wind Operations
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has entered into an agreement for the sale of its operations in Chile - consisting primarily of an 81 MW owned...
Acciona Adds Energy Vet Matt Maley To U.S. Team
Acciona Energy USA Global LLC has added longtime energy originator Matt Maley to its growing power marketing team.
Maley will help commercial and industrial customers...
Portland General Electric Seeks Bids For Renewable Energy
Portland General Electric Co. (PGE), which serves 877,000 customers in 51 cities in Oregon, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking an additional...
N.J. Governor Signs Legislation Signaling State Is ‘Ready For Clean Energy Investment’
Clean energy groups are applauding the passage of a New Jersey bill they say will revive the renewable energy industry in the state.
On Wednesday,...
R.I. Selects 400 MW Offshore Wind Farm From Deepwater Wind
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, D-R.I., has announced Rhode Island's selection of Deepwater Wind to construct a new 400 MW offshore wind farm.
Deepwater Wind, based...
Wind Turbine Catches Fire At Locust Ridge Project In Pennsylvania
On Monday night, a fire broke out in one of the wind turbines at Avangrid Renewables' Locust Ridge II wind farm in east-central Pennsylvania.
According...