Encore’s Vice President of Development and EPC, Chad Nichols, is joining the Board of Directors of B Local Boston, New England’s B Corporation chapter and will serve as B Corp Leadership Development (BLD) Chair for the organization moving forward. Chad’s […]
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Encore Founder and CEO Profiled on SunCast Podcast Series
Encore Renewable Energy Founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, was profiled on the Suncast Podcast series, hosted by Nico Johnson. The podcast touched not only on Chad’s path to founding and growing Encore Renewable Energy, but also on Encore’s strategic focus […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Chad Farrell Speaks at GTM Northeast Solar & Storage Forum
Chad Farrell was an invited panelist at Green Tech Media’s Northeast Solar & Storage Forum in Boston, Massachusetts on July 30, 2019. This annual industry event provides an opportunity for solar and energy storage businesses to exchange insights, discuss trends, […]
Stowell Joins Panel Discussion at Brightfields 2019 New England
Encore’s Vice President of Business Development, Jesse Stowell, was part of a panel that presented a “Brownfield to Brightfield” case study about a solar project that Encore is currently developing on a brownfield in Winchester, NH. Jesse highlighted the complexities involved […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Delivers Presentation at Vermont Green Building Network Spring Gathering
Encore Renewable Energy CEO, Chad Farrell, was an invited speaker at the Vermont Green Building Network’s Spring Gathering on June 5, 2019. The event featured five speakers providing the latest updates on how Vermont is reducing dependency on fossil fuels […]
Encore Takes Further Steps Towards Gender Parity in Solar Industry
As part of Encore’s ongoing commitment to gender parity and diversity in the solar industry, the Company has committed to bring a heightened sense of awareness of the critical importance of having women afforded equal leadership opportunities across the clean […]
Chad Farrell, Encore CEO, Joins SEIA’s Executive Strategy Session in D.C.
Encore Renewable Energy CEO, Chad Farrell, participated in the Solar Energy Industry Association’s Executive Strategy Session in Washington, D.C. The session was intended to draw together leaders in the solar industry to discuss the roadmap for building the solar plus […]
Encore Renewable Energy COO & CFO Joins the Yale Center for Business and Environment and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business to Discuss Repurposing Land For Sustainable Energy
Encore Renewable Energy COO and CFO, Blake Sturcke, joined both the Yale Center for Business and Environment and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business this week to discuss opportunities to repurpose land for solar PV projects in a manner which […]
Encore Renewable Energy participates in annual Renewable Energy Vermont lobby day
Encore Renewable Energy participated in the annual Renewable Energy Vermont lobby day in Montpelier, with both Chad Farrell, Encore’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Payne Morgan, Project and Business Development Manager, spending the day with government officials and other […]
Encore Renewable Energy Announces Addition to Project Development Team
Encore Renewable Energy announced that Jake Clark has joined the Company in the position of Project Developer. As Project Developer, Clark is joining Encore’s development team supporting Encore’s rapidly expanding energy project development, construction and asset management activities. Jake most […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Testifies Before Vermont Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Encore Renewable Energy CEO, Chad Farrell, was invited by the Vermont Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee to provide thoughts regarding next generation commercial-scale solar PV deployment models for the State of Vermont. Mr. Farrell provided a high-level summary of […]
Encore Executives Present at Bucknell University’s Freeman School of Management’s Business Trends Summit
Encore Renewable Energy’s CEO and Founder, Chad Farrell, and COO/CFO, Blake Sturcke, spoke today at Bucknell University’s Freeman School of Management’s inaugural Business Trends Summit. The presentation, “Renewable Energy – Powering the New Climate Economy”, focused on the drivers of […]
Encore Renewable Energy Executives Present at Solar Power Northeast
Chad Farrell and Jesse Stowell presented today at Solar Power Northeast conference in Boston, Massachusetts, the largest conference for solar and energy storage industries in the Northeast. This event provides an opportunity for solar and energy storage businesses to exchange insights, […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Joins Panel Discussion at Municipal Energy Workshop
Encore Renewable Energy CEO, Chad Farrell, was an invited panelist for a recent gathering of municipal managers, special projects personnel and local energy committees to discuss the various ways in which local communities can engage in renewable energy projects as […]
Planting Pollinator Forage at Encore’s Solar Arrays – A Triple Bottom Line Success Story
My kids have been actively engaged in recent weeks helping caterpillars morph into butterflies by feeding them milkweed grown in a neighborhood pollinator garden. The caterpillars are currently in the cocoon phase, and upon emerging from their chrysalis, we will […]
Encore Renewable Energy’s General Counsel Meets with Vermont Law School Energy Clinic to Discuss How the Law Can Effect Change in Renewable Energy Development and Vermont’s Energy Landscape
Encore Renewable Energy General Counsel, Phillip D. Foy, was a guest lecturer for the Vermont Law School Energy Clinic on July 23, 2018. The clinic is a means by which students can “progressively develop the knowledge, skills, and values integral […]
Blake Sturcke Presents at Brightfields 2018 Conference Regarding Solar PV on CERCLA / Brownfield Sites
Newark, NJ – Blake Sturcke, Encore Renewable Energy’s CFO and COO, delivered a presentation on June 19, 2018 at the Brightfields conference hosted by the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), in conjunction with Brownfields Listings. Brightfields 2018 is a national […]
Despite Headwinds, The Climate Economy is Booming – Let’s Not Cede Leadership to Others
Chad Farrell, Founder and CEO, of Encore Renewable Energy, offers an insider’s account of the current state of the burgeoning solar market and the transition to a distributed energy generation model that is happening in Vermont and throughout the US. The United States has long been the […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Joins Renewable Energy Vermont’s Board of Directors
Chad Farrell, Encore Renewable Energy’s founder and CEO, was recently asked to join the Board of Directors of Renewable Energy Vermont (REV), the statewide renewable energy trade organization in Vermont that is dedicated to working towards increased, affordable, and comprehensive […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Presents at 2017 US EPA Brownfields Conference Regarding Landfill Solar Projects
Chad Farrell, Encore Renewable Energy’s founder and CEO, delivered a presentation on December 6, 2017 at the EPA’s national brownfield conference regarding the benefits and challenges associated with developing, financing and constructing commercial scale solar PV projects on closed capped […]
Encore Renewable Energy Sponsors 2017 Vermont Community Energy and Climate Action Conference
Encore served as a platinum sponsor for Vermont’s 2017 Community Energy and Climate Action Conference. The annual conference is hosted by the University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN) and is aimed at inspiring, […]
Encore Renewable Energy Presents to State of Vermont Department of Public Service
Encore Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, was invited to provide an overview of solar PV project finance to a select group of officials at the Vermont Department of Public Service responsible for regulating energy generation resources in the […]
Encore Renewable Energy CEO Presents on Future of Solar PV and Storage Markets to Smart Grid PhD Research Program
Encore Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, provided a presentation to the University of Vermont’s Integrative Graduate Education and Training (IGERT) program on November 15, 2017. UVM’s IGERT program is a partnership between the University of Vermont and Sandia […]
Jesse Stowell of Encore Renewable Energy Elected to NYSEIA Board of Directors
Encore Renewable Energy Director of Business Development, Jesse Stowell, was recently named to the Board of Directors for the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) following a competitive selection process. Jesse will join other industry leaders in helping to […]
Encore Renewable Energy Serves on Clean Energy Panel at Annual Meeting for Vermont Young Professionals
Encore Renewable Energy founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, participated in a clean energy panel discussion at the third annual Vermont Young Professionals annual summit held on September 9, 2017 in downtown Rutland, Vermont. The meeting was intended to provide young […]
Encore Renewable Energy Supports National Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit
Encore Renewable Energy participated in the national Catalysts of the Climate Economy Summit in our home city of Burlington, Vermont. The event, which took place on September 6, 7 and 8, was a gathering of over 500 entrepreneurs, investors and […]
Encore Projects Highlighted in August 2017 Business People Vermont Feature Story
A number of commercial scale solar PV projects developed by Encore Renewable Energy were profiled in a feature story in the August 2017 edition of Business People Vermont. The article highlights the economic opportunities available to businesses making investments into […]
5MW Brattleboro Landfill Solar Project Secures Certificate of Public Good
A 5MW solar PV project sited at the Brattleboro, Vermont landfill developed by Encore Renewable Energy received a Certificate of Public Good (CPG) from the State of Vermont Public Utility Commission on June 30, clearing the way for construction of […]
Bennington Banner Publishes Article on Encore’s Southwest Vermont Projects
Several of Encore Renewable Energy’s current ventures in Southwest Vermont were recently featured by Jim Therrien in the Bennington Banner. Therrien’s article “Two Solar Projects Underway in Bennington” highlighted the pre-construction phase on two 735kWp / 500kWac solar arrays located […]
Fighting for our planet in the “Age of Alternative Facts”
Thoughts from Encore’s Founder and CEO, Chad Farrell, following the historic People’s March for Climate in Washington D.C. and around the globe. “The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great […]
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