Paul Gerke

1 week ago | power-eng.com | Paul Gerke

Do you ever feel like maybe you weren't hardwired to handle all of the stimuli that the modern world throws at you? It's hard enough, I think, for humans to manage a social circle larger than a few dozen people, much less properly process constant tragedies a world away. Last night, for example, my brain was tasked with trying to make sense of an incredible Oilers comeback in game four of the Stanley Cup Finals on one screen and a doomscroll of the Israel-Iran conflict on another.

1 week ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

Clean manufacturing tax credits are on the chopping block in the ongoing U.S. budget battle, but their usefulness cannot be questioned without perpetuating a willful ignorance of the domestic manufacturing renaissance that has taken root in the years following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

1 week ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wildfire detection startup Pano AI has announced the close of a $44 million Series B funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $89 million. The round was led by new investor Giant Ventures, with additional new participation from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures and Tokio Marine Future Fund, as well as continued support from Congruent Ventures, Initialized Capital, and Salesforce Ventures.

1 week ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

California has produced its fair share of heavy hitters, from Andre Ward and Andy Ruiz Jr. to Mikey Garcia and Danny Lopez. But soon there will be a new, undisputed heavyweight champion. The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Darden Clean Energy Project (DCEP), the first to be permitted under the state’s Opt-In Certification program.

2 weeks ago | renewableenergyworld.com | Paul Gerke

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) convened a two-day technical conference on resource adequacy last week, covering topics ranging from generation and interconnection to transmission and market reforms. Several speakers emphasized the importance of a stronger, expanded transmission system to ensure reliable and affordable electricity amid the unprecedented electric load growth driven by data center expansion and mass electrification across the United States.