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By John Karamanlis, Business Development Manager, EDF Renewables North America Public airports across the U.S. face a similar challenge: a fixed revenue model with limited opportunity for growth. Fortunately, many have an untapped resource that they can turn into a source of predictable, long-term income – the open space around their runways.  Siting solar projects […]

By Sandi Briner, VP, Corporate Communications At EDF Renewables, open, transparent communication is how we do business. We’re committed to having honest conversations with our stakeholders: employees, customers, suppliers, industry peers and particularly communities where we develop and operate our projects. Sharing what we are doing and why it matters is vital to the long-term […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]