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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.
Report: 1.6 GW Of MA Offshore Wind Equals Thousands And Thousands Of Jobs
According to a new report from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), the deployment of Massachusetts' required 1.6 GW of offshore wind is estimated to...
Regulators OK AEP Ohio’s Plan To Expand Wind, Solar
AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power (AEP) company, has received approval of its Electric Security Plan (ESP) from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio...
Siemens Gamesa, NextEra Announce Half-Gigawatt Repowering Deal
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has signed two agreements with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources to repower 508 MW of U.S. wind power.
The...
New York Launches Another Major Renewable Energy Solicitation
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced the second solicitation for large-scale renewable energy projects under New York's Clean Energy Standard (CES).
The solicitation for...
New Settlement Agreement Reached On Wind Catcher
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO), Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers (OIEC) and Walmart have reached a settlement agreement on PSO’s proposed 2 GW Wind...
EPC Company Signal Energy Launches Wind Division In Dallas
Signal Energy is creating a Dallas-based wind division to focus on wind energy opportunities throughout the U.S. and Canada and further grow the company's...
New Ardenna Venture Offers Automated Drone Inspections Of Turbines
On the heels of its success with BNSF Railway on automated, long-range drone inspections of railroad tracks, Bihrle Applied Research is spinning off its...
Technostrobe Forms New Partnership For Offshore Wind Lighting Solutions
Quebec-based Technostrobe, a manufacturer of obstruction lighting systems for air navigation, has acquired a majority interest in ITO Navaids, a Dutch company specializing in marine...
Wind, Solar Provided Nearly All New Electric Generating Capacity In January, February
Wind and solar accounted for more than 98% of all new U.S. electrical generation placed into service in the first two months of this...
Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Selection Delayed
The selection of offshore wind contracts under Massachusetts' 83C solicitation is being pushed back from April 23 to May 23.
In a letter to the...
GE Advancing R&D On 12 MW Haliade-X Turbine
GE Renewable Energy and the U.K.'s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next-generation...
Siemens Gamesa Supplying U.S.-Made Wind Turbines In Kansas
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced a 225 MW contract to supply 98 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for an undisclosed project in Kansas.
The wind farm...
Invenergy Files Suit Against Poland Over Wind Projects
Invenergy Renewables and other companies forming the Invenergy group have submitted a notice of arbitration against the Republic of Poland for violations of Invenergy’s...
Deutsche Windtechnik Now Active In U.S. Wind Market
Deutsche Windtechnik, a Germany-headquartered provider of wind turbine maintenance, is now active in the U.S. market.
Its new U.S. subsidiary, Deutsche Windtechnik Inc., located in...
Wells Fargo Funds More NextEra Wind Power
Wells Fargo's Renewable Energy and Environmental Finance unit has announced the completion of $70 million in tax equity funding for NextEra's Pacific Plains wind...
Greenbacker Adds Three Renewable Energy Vets To Team
Greenbacker Group LLC, which provides investment advisory and administrative services to alternative energy companies, has appointed three new members to its legal and operations team.
Hallie...
US Wind Selects Two Baltimore Firms For Offshore Wind Work
Baltimore-based offshore wind developer US Wind Inc. has selected two Baltimore firms for a range of specialized services related to the fabrication and installation...
GE Inaugurates Its Fourth Wind Farm In Pakistan
GE Renewable Energy and Hawa Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. have inaugurated a 50 MW wind farm in Pakistan.
The Hawa Power Project, located in the Gharo-Keti...
Siemens Gamesa Inks 100 MW Order In Mexico
Siemens Gamesa recently secured an order in Mexico for the supply of 100 MW of wind turbines.
The order, secured in the January-March period of...
Bipartisan Pennsylvania Legislation Seeks 100% Renewables Transition
Democratic and Republican legislators in Pennsylvania have come together to introduce legislation that sets out to transition the state to 100% renewable energy.
Two matching...