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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.
Kraken Robotics Teams With GE’s Avitas Systems To Enhance Offshore Inspections
St. John’s, Newfoundland-based Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., is partnering with Avitas Systems, a GE Venture,...
Washington County Seeks Environmental Review Of 176 MW Wind Farm
Thurston County, Wash., has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for qualified firms to conduct a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)-mandated review of the...
Master Limited Partnerships Bill Re-emerges To ‘Level Energy Playing Field’
Lawmakers have re-introduced bipartisan legislation that they say would level the energy playing field by giving renewable energy projects access to a tax advantage...
Nordex Opens Up New Branch Office In Melbourne
The Nordex Group has established a national representative office in Melbourne, Australia, in order to meet the growing demand for Australian wind, the company...
Ohio Power Siting Board Delays Icebreaker Windpower Hearing
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has postponed the adjudicatory hearing previously scheduled for Icebreaker Windpower Inc.’s proposed offshore wind project in Lake Erie.
The...
Vestas Joins RE100 To Spread The Word On Renewables
Committing to reducing the environmental impact of its own operations, Vestas is joining RE100, a group of global companies dedicated to using 100% renewable...
AWEA’s Q3 Update: U.S. Wind Booming For Investors, Utilities & Corporations
The roster of U.S. wind projects under construction and in advanced development has reached the highest level since AWEA first measured the statistic at the beginning of 2016.
AWEA Underscores Growing Momentum In U.S. Offshore Wind Industry
Close to 1,000 attendees from around the world gathered in New York this week for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference....
Xcel Taps Mortenson, Wanzek For Upper Midwest Wind Construction
Xcel Energy is going local for the construction of its major wind energy expansion in the Upper Midwest.
Golden Valley, Minn.-based Mortenson Construction will build...
Want To Invest In Massachusetts Offshore Wind? New Resources Offer Insight
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has released a report that aims to guide industry investment on potential locations for offshore wind manufacturing, as...
Vestas Wins U.S. Wind Order For 2 MW And 4 MW Platforms
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order in the U.S. for 136 MW of turbines, including both 2 MW and 4 MW platforms.
The...
Statoil’s New York Offshore Development Now Known As Empire Wind
Empire Wind has been selected as the project name for Statoil's offshore wind site off the southern coast of Long Island, N.Y.
The 79,350-acre site,...
MHI Vestas Takes V164-9.5 MW Testing To Clemson In South Carolina
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Clemson University in South Carolina have announced that all testing and verification of the V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbine's...
Drone Education Joins Wind Curriculum At Northern Maine Community College
Now federally licensed to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a wind power technology instructor is bringing drone education to his students at Northern Maine...
Report: Renewables, Not Natural Gas, Should Replace Coal In New Mexico
Though the legislative effort to strengthen New Mexico’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) did not pass earlier this year, a new analysis by the Union...
Tradewind’s Rattlesnake Creek Wind To Power Facebook Data Center
Kansas-based Tradewind Energy is partnering with Facebook and the Omaha Public Power District in Nebraska on the Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project in Dixon County,...
Danish Wind Services Company Inks Bearkat Texas Deal
Denmark-based wind turbine installation and services company Global Wind Service (GWS) has been contracted by KranWind LLC to work on the Bearkat I wind...
Siemens Gamesa Announces Significant Executive Shake-Up
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced a number of new appointments and resignations among its executive management team.
Miguel Angel Lopez will be the...
Substation Upgrade To Benefit West Virginia Wind Farm
Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is upgrading a transmission substation near Thomas, W.Va., to help connect a new wind farm to the...
Aqualis Offshore Snags Deals For New Jersey, Massachusetts Projects
London-headquartered Aqualis Offshore Ltd., a sister company of Offshore Wind Consultants Ltd. (OWC), has been awarded a contract to provide geotechnical site investigation supervision services at the Ocean Wind project off the coast of New Jersey.