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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 Announces U.S. Order For V136-3.45 MW Turbines
Vestas has received an order in the U.S. for 50 MW of its V136-3.45 MW turbines delivered in 3.6 MW power-optimized mode.
The turbines will...
Invenergy Employs NarrativeWave Software To Boost Wind Fleet Performance
Invenergy has teamed with NarrativeWave, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of Internet of Things software, which will optimize Invenergy's fleet of wind turbines and other...
PG&E Hits California’s Renewables Goal Years Ahead Of Schedule
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) says it has reached California's 2020 renewable energy goal three years ahead of schedule and now delivers nearly...
Acciona Announces Corporate Wind, Solar PPA In Chile
Acciona Energía has won a contract to supply renewable energy for the main facilities of Aguas Chañar, which handles the production and distribution of potable...
ENGIE Buys Infinity Renewables, Acquires 8 GW Of U.S. Wind Development
ENGIE North America Inc. has acquired Infinity Renewables, a developer of utility-scale wind projects in the U.S. The acquisition includes more than 8 GW...
TransAlta Acquiring Construction-Ready Wind Farms In U.S. Northeast
Canadian independent power producer TransAlta Renewables Inc. has entered into an arrangement to acquire two construction-ready projects in the U.S. Northeast.
The projects consist of...
Rocky Mountain Power Selects Hefty Wind Portfolio, Transmission Line
Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp and part of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, has selected four new Wyoming wind projects to fulfill the company's plans...
Ørsted, University Of Oxford Work On Improving Offshore Wind Foundations
Ørsted and the University of Oxford in the U.K. have signed a five-year research agreement to optimize the design of foundation structures for offshore...
Study: Yes, We Can Have 100% Global Renewables With Stable Electric Grid, Low Costs
Renewable energy solutions are often hindered by the inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water and sunlight and the continuously fluctuating demand for energy....
Ørsted Confirms Possible 50% Farm-Down Of Hornsea 1
In response to "media speculation," Ørsted confirmed today it is in exclusive discussions regarding a 50% farm-down of its Hornsea Project 1 offshore wind...
Consumers Energy Announces 2040 Goals: No More Coal, More Renewables
Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider and the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has announced plans to stop using coal to generate electricity by...
Siemens Gamesa Unveils New SG 2.7-129 Turbine For U.S. Wind Market
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has launched the new SG 2.7-129 wind turbine, designed to address the diverse wind conditions of the U.S. market.
According...
Feds OK Next Step In Massachusetts Offshore Wind Transmission System
Boston-based Anbaric Development Partners (ADP) has gained approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the right to develop a shared transmission system...
FERC Releases Final Rule On Electric Storage Participation For Regional Grid Operators
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has voted to remove barriers to the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy and ancillary...
Siemens Gamesa Building Its Largest-Ever Offshore Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded exclusivity by Ørsted for the supply and service of wind turbines for the Hornsea Project Two...
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm: Good News For Fishermen And Marine Life
Highlighting the coexistence of marine life and offshore wind turbines, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW),...
Tenaska Secures Long-Term PPA For 236 MW Missouri Wind Farm
Tenaska, an independent power producer based out of Omaha, Neb., has secured a 236 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Associated Electric Cooperative Inc....
Mortenson, MidAmerican Building 15th Wind Farm Together
Mortenson has been selected by longtime customer MidAmerican Energy Co. to construct Phase II of the Beaver Creek wind project in Iowa.
Beaver Creek Phase...
Entire Colorado County Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
On Tuesday, the Summit County, Colo., board of county commissioners unanimously voted to approve a resolution committing the unincorporated Summit County community to shift...
Southern Co. Board Welcomes Former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz
The board of Southern Co. has announced the appointment of Dr. Ernest Moniz, renowned physicist and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy...