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Respecting the Land, Respecting Traditions
October 21, 2021
How EDF Renewables North America builds successful partnerships with Indigenous communities in Canada By Stephane Desdunes, Senior Director, Development, Grid Scale Power and David Warner, Director, Business Development Canada is home to more than 630 Indigenous communities, and archaeological evidence shows these communities have lived on land that is now Canada for at least 12,000 years if not longer.  The importance of […]
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Transparency is Essential
August 25, 2021
Successful renewable energy project development depends on earning peoples’ trust By Jack Honor, Senior Development Manager, Grid-Scale Power Developing a renewable energy project can take years, require you to serve in multiple roles, dash your hopes with unexpected pitfalls, demand long hours and late nights, and put your people skills to the test – and […]
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Floating Solar: No Land? No Problem!
May 17, 2021
By Lincoln Lande, VP, Business Development EDF Renewables North America  Roof-mounted and ground-mounted solar panels have become a common sight across the U.S., but don’t be surprised if the next solar installation you see floats on water. Floating photovoltaics, also known as FPV or “floatovoltaics,” have been popular in Asian markets for several years and are beginning to gain traction […]
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We Have Seen the Future, and It Is Streamlined
March 30, 2021
By Nicolas Rossel, Senior Business Development Manager  –  Asset Optimization EDF Renewables North America Maximizing solar project returns with integrated asset services U.S. energy markets are becoming increasingly competitive and solar project margins have become razor thin. Every investor knows that there are two ways to squeeze better returns out of an asset: find ways to boost […]
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Emerging Trends in Utility-Scale Renewables
February 18, 2021
By Sohinaz Sotoudeh, Senior Director – Origination & Power Marketing EDF Renewables North America As calls for higher levels of clean energy deployment have increased and the cost of renewables has steadily dropped, utilities have been ramping up the amount of renewables in their generation portfolios. Maintaining the reliability of the electrical grid and delivering […]
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“If you build it they will come” – PowerFlex Case Study on Arden Condominiums
December 17, 2020
By Max Wilcox, Business Development Manager PowerFlex an EDF Renewables Company Arden is a mid-rise condominium development located in the Mission Bay District of San Francisco and PowerFlex’s first major residential project. The company that designed and built Arden, Bosa Development, is not new to Mission Bay. Arden opened in 2016 and is the company’s […]
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Improve the Resiliency of your Operations with a Microgrid
October 15, 2020
By Michael Robinson, Assoc. Dir., West, Distributed Solutions EDF Renewables North America In recent years, extreme weather events have resulted in power outages of increasing frequency, power, and duration across the country, driving up the cost of electricity and demonstrating the fragility of the utility grid. This situation is perhaps felt most acutely in California, […]
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Powering Sustainability with Green Tariffs
June 30, 2020
By Joni Hamson, Senior Director, Origination EDF Renewables North America As concerns about the impacts of climate change continue to rise, an increasing number of commercial and industrial (C&I) energy buyers are seeking to improve the sustainability of their operations and reduce their carbon footprint by sourcing their electricity from renewable generation like wind and […]
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