Has the Era of High Capacity Factor Renewables Arrived? | Amir Valibeygi

At New York Energy Week 2024, Amir Valibeygi, Director of Analytics at BrightNight, explores the critical question: "Has the Era of High Capacity Factor Renewables Arrived?" He highlights BrightNight’s 37-gigawatt portfolio and PowerAlpha, a tool optimizing project design, operation, and finance to achieve the lowest levelized cost of energy. Addressing escalating energy demands, Valibeygi advocates for integrating energy storage with renewables to enhance reliability. He showcases the "efficient frontier" approach and emphasizes the potential of long-duration energy storage technologies, calling for continuous innovation to align renewable energy with economic and environmental goals.