Paul Gerke

Phoenix, Succasunna

Content Director at Renewable Energy World

Editor of Renewable Energy World. As seen on TV and at Chipotle. Michigander, Wonderer, Wanderer.

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'States are not powerless' against federal clean energy pushback. It's community solar's time to shine

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

There are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see, and there’s capacity, too. Electricity demand is surging in the United States to satisfy the growth of data centers supporting high-intensity computing applications like artificial intelligence (AI), onshoring of manufacturing, and electrification en masse.
'It's the right thing to do"

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

In the latest arc of a saga that started last July, Maxeon still can’t get its solar panels from Mexico into the United States, and now the company is considering taking its beef with Customs & Border Protection (CBP) to the U.S. Court of International Trade to get it sorted out.
Where wind energy meets AI and Bitcoin mining

2 weeks ago | power-eng.com | Paul Gerke

When I was a little kid, I distinctly remember being taught about the importance of conservation. Don't let the tap run. Don't leave the lights on. Shut the dang fridge, we're not trying to cool the whole house!Perhaps that's why artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency mining bug some of us out. Excessive energy use is baked into the very core of those technologies and many others that rely on mass computation to create god (or make fun little shiba inu tokens!) in machines.
Project Rosa: Where wind energy meets AI and Bitcoin mining

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

When I was a little kid, I distinctly remember being taught about the importance of conservation. Don’t let the tap run. Don’t leave the lights on. Shut the dang fridge, we’re not trying to cool the whole house! Perhaps that’s why artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency mining bug some of us out. Excessive energy use is baked into the very core of those technologies and many others that rely on mass computation to create god (or make fun little shiba inu tokens!) in machines.
Powering down? How energy stocks are performing in response to Trump tariffs

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

United States President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff announcements last Wednesday sparked panic in global markets, prompting American exchanges to shed more value than they did in the two days following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. First Solar (FSLR), the largest fully vertically integrated solar manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, was one of the few companies to sustain nary a scratch, seeing share prices climb a few points while almost everything else fell.
Geothermal wins Trump's favor – This Week in Cleantech

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less, featuring John Engel and Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey. This week’s episode features Cat Clifford from Cipher News, who wrote about how geothermal energy has emerged as the only renewable source viewed favorably by the Trump administration.
Factor This Friday finance and development roundup: Invenergy, EDP Renewables, TotalEnergies, Energy Vault

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

The horrors persist, yet so do I. Or as Mark Twain put it, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”These are undoubtedly tumultuous times for the renewable energy industry in the United States, but most of the people reading this article know that’s nothing new. Deals are still getting done, and big ones at that, like European cleantech investment group AIP Management pumping $500 million into independent power producer Silicon Ranch.
EnergyHub partners with major US automaker to expand access to utility grid programs

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

Vehicle-to-grid technologies are finally coming of age, and just in the nick of time. EnergyHub, a leading provider of grid-edge flexibility solutions, has announced a partnership with GM Energy, part of General Motors, to integrate GM’s electric vehicles (EVs) and home energy storage solutions into EnergyHub’s network of utility and market programs across the United States.
Independent power producer Silicon Ranch lands $500M investment

3 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

The United States needs more power as fast as possible, tariffs and partisan politicking be damned. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are going to play a major part in the country’s energy future, regardless of what the Energy Secretary seems to think, and doubters needn’t look any further than a half-a-billion dollar European investment into one of America’s largest independent power producers (IPPs).
Why is First Solar stock soaring while much of the market sags?

3 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

The U.S. exchanges are flooded in a sea of red following President Donald Trump’s latest series of tariff announcements, but some companies are seeing their stocks soar, including American-made solar panel company First Solar (FSLR). FSLR shot up to more than $140 per share after the NASDAQ opened Thursday morning while nearly everything else nosedived. The stock’s value eventually settled back around $137 per share, claiming around 5% gains on the day.