Life Cycle of a Solar Project
Speaker: James Charboneau
Description: James will discuss the full life cycle of bringing a solar project from a concept to commercial operation. Topics to be discuss include site selection, land control, interconnect, contract negation, design, equipment selection, construction, commissioning and testing, and commercial operations.
Speaker Bio: James Charboneau is seasoned professional engineer with over 28 years of experience in numerous roles including pulp paper, nuclear, new nuclear, carbon capture, and renewables and storage for the last 10 years. James served as both Project Manager and Project Engineer for Entergy’s first distribution connected solar plus storage project (1 MW solar plus 0.5 MWH battery) in 2016 and also Entergy’s first transmission connected solar plus storage project (100 MW solar plus 30 MWH battery) in 2021. James has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina, and a Master of Business Administration from Mississippi State University.
Room: 2302, 639 Loyola Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/438443