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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.
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Sells Montana Wind Farm
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the non-regulated clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, has announced the sale of its 9.7 MW wind farm...
Vestas Signs New Deal With Blade Manufacturer TPI Composites
Vestas has signed a multiyear supply agreement with TPI Composites (TPI), an Arizona-based manufacturer of composite wind blades.
The agreement includes producing V150-4.2 MW turbine...
CT Governor’s Bills Call For Increased RPS, Reduced GHG Emissions
Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 20 to include testimonies on S.B.9.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, D-Conn., and Rob Klee, commissioner of Connecticut’s Department...
Five-State Survey Reveals Majority Support For 100% Clean Energy
In new state polling conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GQR), Americans from five states across the country express strong support for generating 100%...
Enel Inks Nebraska Wind PPAs With Facebook And Adobe
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA) has signed new power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Facebook and Adobe for the sale of the energy...
Bay State Wind Teams With Massachusetts Energy Storage Company
Bay State Wind, a 50/50 offshore wind partnership between Ørsted and Eversource, has entered into a letter of intent to work with Massachusetts-based NEC...
BlackRock’s Renewables Head Taking Over As ACORE Board Chairman
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) has announced that David Giordano, managing director at BlackRock Alternative Investments, will become chair of the organization’s...
Statoil Changing Name To Reflect ‘Low-Carbon Future’
The board of directors of Norwegian energy company and offshore wind developer Statoil has proposed to change the name of the company to Equinor.
According...
Renewables Consultancy TerraPro Solutions Bolsters Development Team
TerraPro Solutions, a San Diego-based renewable energy risk management and project financing consultancy, has appointed renewable energy vets Sharon Nardozza and Jennifer Purczynski to...
ALLETE Secures PPA For GE-Powered Montana Wind Farm
Duluth, Minn.-based ALLETE Clean Energy plans to construct, own and operate an 80 MW wind project near Great Falls, Montana, that will supply electricity...
Bay State Wind Receives Designation For Speedier Permitting
Bay State Wind, a Massachusetts offshore wind partnership between Ørsted and Eversource, has been designated as a covered project under Title 41 of the...
Longtime GE Exec Duncan Berry Named CEO Of LM Wind Power
Duncan Berry has been appointed the new CEO of LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business. He will succeed Marc de Jong, CEO since...
Pattern Secures Financing For Its First Montana Wind Farm
Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development) has completed financing for its 79.75 MW Stillwater Wind project, located in Stillwater County, Mont.
Specifically, the company has...
Project Seeks To Reduce Cost, Noise Of Offshore Wind Construction
The Carbon Trust has launched BLUE PILOT, a large-scale demonstration project aimed at reducing costs and underwater noise of offshore wind construction.
As part of...
PSO Seals Deal With Walmart On Oklahoma Wind Catcher Project
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO) and Walmart Inc. have reached a settlement agreement on PSO’s proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project.
The $4.5 billion...
GE Signs 410 MW Wind Deal In Turkey
GE Renewable Energy and Fina Enerji have signed an agreement to work on eight potential wind projects in Turkey.
Together, the wind farms will provide...
Hawaii’s Renewable Energy RFP Is Open To Developers
Utility company Hawaiian Electric, whose subsidiaries include Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light, is seeking proposals for grid-scale renewable energy projects until April 30.
At...
NaturEner Manages Northwest Wind Portfolio With PCI Cloud Solution
To manage its unique contract settlement workflows for its balancing authorities and operating wind projects in the Northwest, NaturEner USA has deployed Power Costs...
Vestas Building New Assembly Facility In Argentina
Vestas is building a new hub and nacelle assembly facility in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina.
The new facility, which will generate roughly 300 direct...
Report Quantifies Economic Impact Of Vineyard Wind’s Offshore Proposal
Vineyard Wind LLC (VW) has released an economic study showing that the developer's proposed 800 MW offshore wind project would directly generate and support thousands...