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E3 Sponsors COSSA Top Golf Event

E3 is pleased to be one of the sponsors of the Colorado Solar & Storage Association’s Top Golf Networking event to be held on August 24, 2023, in Thornton, Colorado, from 1-5 p.m. Established in 1989, the Colorado Solar and Storage Association [formerly the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA)] is a nonprofit for Colorado’s…
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Al Rettenmaier promoted to Managing Director

Al Rettenmaier has been promoted to Managing Director and has joined the Management Team for E3 Consulting Services (E3). Al will take on additional business development and operational duties within E3 in his new position. Al joined E3 as an Executive Director in 2014, focusing on the oil, gas, and chemicals (OGC) business. He has…
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E3 Promotes Daniel Tarico to Director, Renewables

“Over the past 20 months, Dan has become a true asset to the E3 team.  Dan, with his exceptional technical skills and no-nonsense delivery, has advised our clients through technical advisory, commercial support, troubleshooting, etc, across a number of renewable energy technologies.  I’m convinced there is nothing he can’t tackle.  We are lucky to have…
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E3 Consulting Serves as IE for North America’s first bagasse facility

E3 congratulates Delta Biofuel for its $100 million final investment decision to construct and start its Louisiana-based renewable fuel facility, the first in North America to use bagasse, a byproduct of sugarcane production, to manufacture biomass fuel pellets on a commercial scale. E3 was pleased to serve as the Independent Engineer on the Project, which…
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Energy Storage SME and Electrical Engineer Lucian Gavriliuc joins E3 as Executive Director, Energy Storage

We are pleased to announce the addition of Lucian Gavriliuc, P.E., as Executive Director of the Energy Storage practice, where he will lead E3’s growing practice as part of its overall renewables practice growth strategy. Lucian will provide technical advisory services, including Owner’s Engineering (OE) and Independent Engineering (IE), related to stand-alone and/or integrated (solar, wind,…
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Factors to Consider When Developing a Solar Module Spares Plan

Nearly all commercial or utility-scale solar power projects are provisioned with spare solar modules as part of the initial module purchase. Though no standard spare quantity is required, the industry has generally accepted 1% as a typical number of excess modules to provide an allowance for shipping and installation breakage and maintenance spares sufficient to…
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E3 Staff Attend Industry Conferences

Spring is typically a busy time for industry conferences; this year is no exception. E3’s staff are keeping track of industry initiatives and technological developments by attending the following key events: Feel free to reach out to our team members for additional information.

Galyn Land, Executive Director, Retires After 23 Years

Galyn Land, an executive director at E3 and Construction Management expert, has retired after 23 years at E3 Consulting. Galyn was one of E3’s first hires and was a significant part of E3’s growth and success, supporting E3’s clients through the planning and construction of a wide variety of energy, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Galyn provided construction monitoring…
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E3 Attends 2023 Projects & Money

E3’s Al Rettenmaier and Paul Plath head to New Orleans to attend the sold-out Infocast Projects & Money Summit on January 24-26, 2023. Paul Plath is the president of E3 and one of the founders, while Al Rettenamier leads E3’s Hydrogen, Oil, Gas, & Chemicals Practice. Always a great start to the New Year, the…
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Newly released Top 3 by E3 podcast: A 101 on Electric Vehicles.

Join Ginger Elbaum and Jason Han for a discussion about electric vehicles. In this overview of electric vehicles, they talk about various challenges the industry faces, opportunities, advancements in technology, and current trends. This is the first in a series on the Electric Vehicle industry.