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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.
Vestas And Partners Team Up For Texas Wind
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has placed an order for 135 MW of V126-3.45 MW turbines - representing the company's second order with Vestas in...
Former Enel Exec Joins Renewables Satellite Comms Company FMC GlobalSat
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based FMC GlobalSat Holdings Inc., a provider of satellite communications solutions to the renewable energy industry, has appointed Edward M. Stern, president and CEO...
Deepwater Wind Plots Next Steps: Offshore Jobs Galore
Deepwater Wind plans to assemble the wind turbine foundations for its proposed Revolution Wind project in Massachusetts, and it has also identified three south...
Major U.S. Wind EPC Company IEA Acquired By MIII
New York City-based M III Acquisition Corp. (MIII), a special-purpose acquisition company, has closed its merger with IEA Services LLC, a U.S. provider of infrastructure...
Lawmakers Introduce Offshore Wind Jobs And Opportunity Act
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., Congressman Bill Keating, D-Mass., and Congressman Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., recently introduced the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, legislation designed...
Vestas Gaining Strong Foothold In Italian Wind Market
Long-standing Vestas customer Fri-El Spa has placed two orders for the installation of 51 MW in Emilia Romagna and Sardinia, Italy.
Both projects were awarded...
Researchers Look Toward Carbon-Free Prince Edward Island
Two researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island's (UPEI) School of Sustainable Design Engineering (SSDE) have been awarded funding to develop a detailed technical...
BLM Announces Public Meetings For Nevada Wind Farm
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office will host four public scoping meetings to seek input on the Crescent Peak Wind...
H5 Data Centers Signs Up For 100% Renewables In Cleveland
H5 Data Centers, a national colocation and wholesale data center provider, has expanded its renewable energy and sustainability initiative by purchasing renewable energy certificates...
Minnesota Governor Declares March 22 ‘Clean Energy Business Day’
On Thursday, Gov. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., delivered a proclamation that declared March 22 as "Clean Energy Business Day" in Minnesota.
The proclamation coincided with Clean...
Global CO2 Emissions On The Rise, But U.S. Not Following Suit
Meeting roughly a quarter of global energy demand growth, renewables saw the highest growth rate of any energy source in 2017, according to the...
Vineyard Wind Announces Hire To Strengthen Community Engagement
Vineyard Wind LLC has appointed Nathaniel Mayo its manager of policy and development. In this role, Mayo will lead community engagement on Cape Cod...
Siemens Gamesa Successfully Implements ‘Ro/Ro’ Offshore Logistics Concept
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has now fully implemented its “Roll-on/Roll-off," or "Ro/Ro," offshore logistics concept, announced in late 2015.
After establishing a blade plant in...
Report: Offshore Wind Could Power East Coast ‘For Decades To Come’
From Maine to Florida, the winds blowing off the Atlantic Coast could be the power source for a clean energy future, according to a...
U.S. Wind Developer Leeward Being Acquired By OMERS
OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc., the infrastructure management arm of OMERS, the defined benefit pension plan for municipal employees in the Province of Ontario, has signed...
Pattern Energy Finishes First Japanese Wind Project
Pattern Energy Group Inc. has completed its first wind project in Japan, the 33 MW Ohorayama Wind facility, located on the island of Shikoku in the...
Quest Floating Wind Energy LLC Launches In Texas
Quest Offshore Resources Inc. has launched Sugar Land, Texas-based Quest Floating Wind Energy LLC (Q FWE), a data and analytical practice focused entirely on...
Houston-Based Wind Blade Repair Company WindCom Names GM
Houston-based WindCom (Wind Composite Services Group), a blade services company serving the global wind industry, has promoted industry veteran Gary Kanaby to general manager for...
Vineyard Wind Collabs With UMass Dartmouth
Offshore wind development company Vineyard Wind has entered into a collaborative agreement with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology...
Military Vets On Wind Siting Bill: Leave The Decisions Up To The DoD
Both renewable energy stakeholders and military veterans are speaking out against a proposed bill in New York State that would restrict funding for wind...