Paul Gerke

Paul Gerke 95 posts

Paul Gerke is the editor of Renewable Energy World and content director of GridTECH Connect Forum. He is an accomplished journalist with extensive experience as a television sportscaster and news anchor. If you’d like to share a story idea or contributed content, you can reach him here.

DOE, CAISO host interconnection workshop at GridTECH Connect Forum

06.24.2024

DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange introduces GTC attendees to CAISO’s reworked process to help them navigate it efficiently.

Attending GridTECH Connect Forum? Here’s what’s happening in Newport Beach

06.21.2024

The interconnection event GridTECH Connect Forum is assembling energy industry leaders June 24-26 in Newport Beach, California.

Qcells and Summit Ridge expand community solar partnership to 2 GW

06.21.2024

Summit Ridge has committed to purchasing an additional 800 MW of Qcells solar panels to develop community solar projects nationwide.

New York approves plan to add six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030

06.20.2024

The roadmap is a set of recommendations to cost-effectively expand New York’s energy storage programs while bolstering grid resilience.

Made in America: Origami Solar establishes domestic supply chain for steel solar frames

06.20.2024

Wesler Profile, Preifert, and Unimacts will manufacture Origami’s steel frames, targeting first fulfillment by Q1 2025.

Mississippi milestone: AES celebrates completion of first utility-scale wind farm in the state

06.18.2024

The 184.5 MW Delta Wind project features 41 Vestas turbines across 14,000 acres of privately-owned farmland in Tunica County.

Nextracker, Unimacts announce second solar production facility near Las Vegas

06.18.2024

The new 160,000-square-foot facility in Sloan, Nevada, will produce steel torque tubes used to hold and rotate solar panels.

06.18.2024

The 184.5 MW Delta Wind project features 41 Vestas turbines across 14,000 acres of privately-owned farmland in Tunica County….

06.18.2024

The new 160,000-square-foot facility in Sloan, Nevada, will produce steel torque tubes used to hold and rotate solar panels….

Pattern Energy inks longterm PPA for Broughton Wind Project in Québec

06.18.2024

The largest wind operator in Canada will double its capacity in Québec once the Broughton Wind project comes online in 2029….

Nation’s largest microgrid transit depot breaks ground in Maryland

06.14.2024

By 2035, the depot is projected to accommodate 200 zero-emissions buses, most powered by hydrogen fuel cells….

Ørsted completes construction of 518 MW wind and solar center in Texas

06.13.2024

The Helena Energy Center is comprised of a 268 MW wind farm and a 250 MWac solar farm. It has contracts with multiple corporate offtakers….

EDP Renewables acquires Renewable Properties’ community solar portfolio in Illinois

06.13.2024

The 20 MWac community solar portfolio is expected to generate about 42 GWh of solar energy annually, contributing to EDPR’s DG portfolio….

06.13.2024

The 20 MWac community solar portfolio is expected to generate about 42 GWh of solar energy annually, contributing to EDPR’s DG portfolio….

Ohio doles out additional $5.4M in energy efficiency grants

06.12.2024

Six organizations are receiving awards for energy efficiency retrofits, LED lighting, solar power upgrades, weather sealing, and more. …

Arevia signs power purchase agreement with NV Energy for largest solar + storage project in Nevada

06.12.2024

Libra Solar features a 700 MWac solar energy system paired with a 700 MW BESS capable of delivering 2800 MWh of storage per day….

How low can you go? Basis Climate closes one of the smallest ITC deals on 1.2 MW Florida solar project

06.12.2024

WeWould Solar has transfered $600,000 of investment tax credits to Creditable Capital via a 1.2 MW solar project outside Gainesville, FL….