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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.
Siemens Gamesa Claims Tallest Wind Turbines In Asia
Siemens Gamesa has set a new record in Asia by installing the tallest wind turbines on the continent, the company claims.
The turbines, equipped with...
Vestas Announces Mexican Wind Order
Today, the Mexican Secretariat of Energy is holding a press conference regarding the financing of projects awarded in Mexico’s renewable energy auction last September....
The DOE’s Annual Lowdown On The State Of U.S. Wind Energy
The agency's annual update covers onshore utility-scale, offshore and distributed wind power, all of which have demonstrated continued growth.
3M Partnership To Use Drones To Apply Wind Turbine Maintenance Products
In an effort to reduce wind turbine downtime that can affect annual energy production, 3M recently announced an agreement with Camp Six Labs -...
Goldwind Americas Signs Distributed Wind Order With Ohio Company
Goldwind Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (Goldwind), has signed agreements to supply Findlay, Ohio-based One Energy...
GE Adds To Growing Wind Portfolio In Australia
GE Renewable Energy has announced an agreement with ENGIE in Australia to supply and install 32 wind turbines for the Willogoleche Wind Farm.
Located 160...
DONG Energy Selling Half Of Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Project
Global Infrastructure Partners III (GIP III) has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50% stake in the Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Wind Farm...
AWEA Kicks Off Inaugural American Wind Week
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has kicked off its inaugural American Wind Week, running today through Aug. 12.
AWEA says it is recognizing that...
New York Offshore Wind Alliance Appoints New Head
Joe Martens, who served as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), is joining...
Cape Wind’s Final SEIS Released By Feds
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued the final supplemental environmental impact statement for Cape Wind’s long-delayed wind farm proposed off the coast of Massachusetts.
Alliant Energy Seeks Approval For Half-Gigawatt Wind Expansion
Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility subsidiary is seeking approval from the Iowa Utilities Board to add up to 500 MW of wind energy in Iowa.
The...
DOE’s Wind Tech Head Takes New Role At Hydropower Company
Jose Zayas is leaving his role as director of the Wind Technologies Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and joining Cube Hydro...
How Have Climate And Renewables Policies Affected California’s Inland Empire?
A new study on the economic effects of existing climate and clean energy policies in California’s Inland Empire estimates a net benefit of $9.1...
Proposed Project Would Bring Wind From Northern Maine To Boston
Another wind and transmission project under Massachusetts’ clean energy request for proposals (RFP) has been laid out by Maine Power Express LLC (MPX), a...
Midwest Power Company Signs PPA For Invenergy Wind Farm
WPPI Energy, a nonprofit power company serving locally owned electric utilities in Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Iowa, has entered into a power purchase agreement...
Vestas Picked For Cactus Flats Wind Farm In Texas
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co., for the Cactus Flats wind farm in Texas.
The...
Invenergy Announces Project Bonds For Latin American Wind Farm
Invenergy’s 70 MW Campo Palomas wind project, located in the Salto Department of Uruguay, has issued investment-grade-rated project bonds for approximately $135.8 million in...
ALLETE Refurbishing Hundreds Of Wind Turbines For PTC Safe Harbor
Duluth, Minn.-based ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE Inc., has announced a strategic initiative to refurbish 385 turbines at three wind...
U.S. Senators Propose Bipartisan Bill For Offshore Wind Tax Credits
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tom Carper, D-Del., have introduced a bill that would create an investment tax credit (ITC) redeemable for the...
Tracerco’s New Grout Monitoring Technology Suited For Offshore Wind
Tracerco, part of London-based Johnson Matthey PLC, has launched a new product that the company says enables offshore operators in the oil and gas...