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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.
Michigan Utility Agrees To Retire Coal Plants, Add Wind And Solar
Under a settlement agreement announced today by the Sierra Club, the Lansing Board of Water and Light (LBWL) in Michigan will stop burning fossil...
Invenergy Announces Sale Of Scottish Wind Farm
Chicago-headquartered Invenergy has announced the sale of its Corriegarth Wind Energy Center to Greencoat UK Wind PLC. The 69.5 MW facility is located approximately...
Curacao Now 30 Percent Powered By Wind Energy
Now fully operational, the wind farm comprises five wind turbines with an installed capacity of 17.25 MW. It is an extension of existing wind farms Tera Kora I and Playa Kanoa.
Massachusetts Ski Resort Celebrates A Decade Of Wind Energy
Jiminy Peak, which is powered entirely by renewables, houses a 1.5 MW wind turbine, 2.3 MW solar field and 75 kWh cogeneration unit. Now, it's getting down to the "granular level" in its continuous conservation efforts.
E.ON Debuts Anti-Corrosion Tech For Offshore Wind Foundations
E.ON is now protecting all 60 steel foundations of the Arkona offshore wind park in the German Baltic Sea with a special anti-corrosion coating.
E.ON...
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Scores Deal With Northland
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received an order for 31 V164-8.0 MW turbines for Northland Power Inc.’s Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) project.
The 252 MW DeBu...
U.S. Government Agency Supports Zambia Wind Development
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant supporting a feasibility study for a 130 MW wind power project in Zambia.
The...
U.K. Firm Expands To U.S. In Support Of Offshore Wind
Cathie Associates, a U.K.-based offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy, has officially commenced operations in the U.S. at its new Boston hub.
The move, part...
DOE Lab’s Night Vision Tech Enables Bird, Bat Tracking For Offshore Wind
The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is working on night vision technology that could help protect birds and bats near...
Coming In September: National Clean Energy Week
Several renewable energy advocacy organizations have announced the first annual National Clean Energy Week (NCEW), which will take place Sept. 25-29.
Participating groups include the...
DONG Energy Plans O&M Base For Giant Borssele 1&2 Project
DONG Energy and Zeeland Seaports have signed a letter of intent for developing an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in Vlissingen Buitenhaven, the Netherlands,...
Ohio Power Siting Board To Hold Public Hearing On Icebreaker Offshore Wind
On Nov. 8, the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) will hold a local hearing in Cleveland to allow the public to express their views...
Offshore Wind Supporters Band Together In New York
New York’s business, environmental, labor and community stakeholders recently rallied in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make offshore wind a key component...
Vestas Reports Drops In Revenue, Earnings & Free Cash Flow For Q2
In the second quarter, Vestas generated revenue of EUR 2.206 billion, representing a decrease of 14% compared with the year-earlier period. In addition, earnings...
Northland Power Acquires 252 MW Offshore Project
Toronto-based Northland Power Inc. has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of British Wind Energy GmbH, which owns the Deutsche Bucht offshore...
Enel Nails Down Tax Equity Agreement For Oklahoma Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA), acting through subsidiary Red Dirt Wind Holdings LLC, has signed a tax equity agreement worth approximately $340...
GE To Power Australia’s Biggest Wind Project
GE is supplying turbines for what will be the largest wind farm in Australia, as well as the company’s first in Queensland.
GE has announced...
Missouri Regulators Reject Grain Belt Express Clean Line
Clean Line Energy Partners calls the Missouri Public Service Commission's decision on the wind-transmitting project "inconsistent with good government and sound public policy."
Energy Dept.’s EERE: Four ‘Emerging Trends’ For U.S. Offshore Wind
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is touting offshore wind as what could be “the next...
Cummins Signs PPA For Indiana Wind Power
Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc., a provider of diesel and natural gas engines and related technologies, has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement (PPA)...