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John Engel
John Engel
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John Engel is the editor-in-chief of Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, DISTRIBUTECH International, and the GridTECH Connect Forum, and is the host of the clean energy podcast Factor This! For the past decade, John has worked as a journalist across various mediums — print, digital, radio, and television — covering sports, news, and politics. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Malia and their son Arlo. Have a story idea or a pitch for Renewable Energy World or POWERGRID International? Email John at john.engel@clarionevents.com.
We need a lot more transmission. Here’s why it isn’t getting built
01.15.2024
Two decades after the arrival of regional grid operators in the U.S., experts believe they may be stifling the buildout of critical transmission infrastructure needed to support the energy transition.
A conversation with solar’s oracle, Jenny Chase
01.01.2024
BloombergNEF analyst and author Jenny Chase joined Episode 71 of the Factor This! podcast to discuss her spiciest predictions for 2024.
Battery bubble or boom? It’s complicated
12.18.2023
Investors have poured billions of dollars into battery storage development. But markets have been slow to evolve, leading to growing uncertainty.
Dominion CEO Bob Blue on offshore wind, batteries, and the utility’s role in the energy transition
12.04.2023
Utilities aren’t seen as bastions of innovation. But maybe no other entity is equipped to shoulder the risk of incubating the raft of emerging technologies desperately needed for decarbonization.
Battery powerhouse Powin’s new CEO eyes public markets
11.27.2023
Only a few months on the job, Powin CEO Jeff Waters has his eyes on public markets and is positioning the company to be “IPO ready” for the time when the right opportunity arises. That time could be soon.
Renewables are cleaning the grid. They’re also messing it up
11.20.2023
The race to decarbonize has brought on a new problem: In the absence of clear reliability standards, inverter-based resources are, in some instances, “misbehaving” and messing up the grid.
Maxeon, SunPower resolve supply agreement dispute
11.16.2023
As part of the amended agreement, Maxeon will supply modules to SunPower through February 2024.
11.20.2023
Renewables are cleaning the grid. They’re also messing it up
The race to decarbonize has brought on a new problem: In the absence of clear reliability standards, inverter-based resources are, in some instances, “misbeha…
11.16.2023
Maxeon, SunPower resolve supply agreement dispute
As part of the amended agreement, Maxeon will supply modules to SunPower through February 2024….
11.13.2023
Plug Power casts ‘substantial doubt’ over its ability to survive amid cash crunch
In a filing to the SEC, Plug Power said existing cash “will not be sufficient to fund its operations through the next twelve months.”…
11.13.2023
How solar survived: SEIA’s outgoing chair on COVID, Auxin, and the path forward
George Hershman joined the Factor This! podcast to share the critical behind-the-scenes deliberations that helped save solar….
11.06.2023
AI in clean energy: This company wants you to be able to talk with your projects
To make sense of what’s what in AI, Albert Hofeldt, the senior vice president of technology for solar and battery storage software provider Stem, joined Episode…
10.30.2023
Canadian Solar doubles down on U.S. investment with 5 GW cell factory
Solar cells produced at the Jeffersonville plant will support Canadian Solar’s planned 5 GW solar module assembly plant in Mesquite, Texas. …
10.30.2023
Canadian Solar doubles down on U.S. investment with 5 GW cell factory
Solar cells produced at the Jeffersonville plant will support Canadian Solar’s planned 5 GW solar module assembly plant in Mesquite, Texas. …
10.23.2023
A ‘new normal’ for clean energy capital markets
Cheap capital fueled meteoric growth in clean energy for more than a decade. Now that it’s gone, what happens? …
10.17.2023
Plus Power secures $1.8B in financing for standalone battery storage projects
Plus Power’s announcement included the single largest financing for a standalone battery storage project to date….
10.16.2023
100 years ago, industrials built the electric grid. Now they’re leaving it
Expensive upgrades, prolonged timelines, and reliability shortfalls are now fueling a trend of industrials taking back their power, at least a good chunk of it,…
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