Encore News: Blake Sturcke speaks as panelist at UVM renewable energy event

Blake Sturcke was an invited panelist for an event hosted by the University of Vermont’s Renewable Energy Network on December 2, 2015. The discussion focused on financing renewable energy and career opportunities within the rapidly growing industry.

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Encore Renewable Energy announces Blake Sturcke as CEO joining Chad Farrell to expand the company

Mar 09 2023

Encore Renewable Energy, a leading full-service community-scale renewable energy development company, announced today that Blake Sturcke is now CEO, joining Encore’s Founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, to jointly lead the company’s expansion and accelerated deployment of solar and energy storage projects. Blake has been with Encore since 2015. In addition to having served in several leadership positions in the clean energy industry, Blake has a wealth of experience in corporate and project finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions gained over a 15-year career as an investment banking executive prior to joining the clean energy workforce.

Team Member Highlight: Meet Kelsey Applegate

Dec 21 2022

Kelsey Applegate is a Project Manager who joined our team in May. As part of the Development team, Kelsey permits and coordinates solar and energy storage project surveys, manages interconnection processes with utilities and conducts fatal flaw assessments. She also represents Encore’s efforts with B Corps, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and serves on Encore and NYSEIA’s JDEI committees.

Webinar: Brownfields to Brightfields and the Inflation Reduction Act

Dec 17 2022

Contaminated properties like brownfields and landfills present an untapped opportunity for sustainable energy development on undervalued land near population centers. Transforming these often underutilized properties from brownfields to brightfields by deploying solar and energy storage comes with additional technical challenges and costs. This roundtable discussion will feature industry experts and a discussion of the unique challenges of clean energy development on contaminated lands including designing, engineering, constructing and financing, as well as, the new incentives offered in the Inflation Reduction Act.