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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.
Wind Turbines To Reduce Emissions For Kluane First Nation
The government of Canada recently announced C$3.1 million in funding for the Kluane First Nation (KFN) to install and operate wind turbines that will...
Terra-Gen Closes $650M Financing For Missouri Wind Farm
Independent renewable energy provider Terra-Gen has closed construction financing on its 400 MW High Prairie Wind Power Facility in Missouri.
MUFG Bank Ltd. led...
Grady Wind Begins Operating In New Mexico
Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development) has completed construction and begun operations of its 220 MW Grady Wind facility, located in Curry County,...
Ørsted’s LCE Moves Forward On Nebraska Wind Farm
Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a subsidiary of Ørsted, has been issued a final notice to proceed on its Plum Creek wind facility in Wayne...
Tri Global Sells Texas Panhandle Wind Farm To Invenergy
Tri Global Energy LLC has sold its Changing Winds project, a 231 MW wind farm located in the Texas Panhandle, to Invenergy.
Tri Global has...
GES To Install 90 MW Mexico Wind Project
Spain-based GES has been awarded a contract from Envision Energy to install a 90 MW wind farm located in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
The project consists...
NREL To Issue RFP For 2021 Collegiate Wind Competition
In mid-September, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for colleges and...
Terry To Lead Midwest Transmission Efforts For ITC
Dusky Terry has been named president of ITC Midwest and vice president of ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC, based in Novi, Mich., is a subsidiary...
BayWa r.e. Acquires PowerHub To Enhance Asset Management
Global renewable energy developer, service provider and wholesaler BayWa r.e. has acquired Toronto-based software company PowerHub.
The new addition to the BayWa r.e. group offers...
WEC Energy Group Acquiring Majority Of Thunderhead Wind Energy Center
WEC Energy Group has agreed to acquire an 80% ownership interest in the Thunderhead Wind Energy Center in Nebraska.
The project is being developed...
Facebook To Purchase Power From Aviator Wind In Texas
Facebook plans to purchase an approximately 200 MW portion of the 525 MW Aviator Wind project in Texas.
Aviator Wind, being developed by Apex Clean...
Castleton Commodities Acquires West Virginia Wind Farm
Stamford, Conn.-based Castleton Commodities International LLC has completed its acquisition of NedPower Mount Storm LLC, a wind project in Grant County, W. Va.
CCI had...
NREL Predicts Accelerated Offshore Wind Growth Over Next Decade
In 2018, the U.S. offshore wind project development and operational pipeline grew 1.4% to a potential generating capacity of 25,824 MW, according to a...
Senvion In ‘Final Stages’ Of M&A Process
German turbine maker Senvion has received several advanced offers for various substantial core parts of its business. The company says it is now is...
Boralex, SKF Developing Wind Turbine Reliability Dashboard
SKF and Boralex have partnered to develop a dashboard designed to help wind farm operators better monitor turbines.
The dashboard is expected to help...
Siemens Gamesa Secures Another MidAmerican Contract
Siemens Gamesa has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Co. for the Southern Hills Expansion project in Iowa.
The wind farm will feature 21 SG...
Xcel Finalizes Plans For 522 MW New Mexico Project
Xcel Energy has announced that construction on the 522 MW Sagamore Wind Project in New Mexico will begin in the fourth quarter of the...
Wind O&M Company Boston Energy Chooses Rhode Island As U.S. Base
U.K.-based Boston Energy, a global wind turbine maintenance company, has announced plans to make Rhode Island the home of its new U.S. operations.
The...
University Of Arizona To Power Campus With Wind, Solar Energy
The University of Arizona (UA) has initiated a 100% clean energy initiative with local utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP).
Under a new agreement, TEP will...
DOE: U.S. Installed More Than 50 MW Of Distributed Wind In 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has issued its annual report on distributed wind power, showing that the U.S.'...