Geoff Baxter
Chief Technical Officer focused on utility-scale solar and storage
San Francisco, California
Summary
Experienced technical leader in utility-scale solar and storage with decades of end-to-end project experience. candelarenewables+1
Deep EPC and operations background: has held senior EPC/operations roles (Recurrent Energy, SunPower) and led engineering, procurement and construction activities. rocketreach+1
Technical contributor and communicator on energy storage: authors blog posts explaining storage technologies and their grid value. candelarenewables+1
Formally trained mechanical engineer and licensed in California with an academic background from Cal Poly and Texas A&M. calpoly+1
Work
Education
Writing
The Future of Renewables Storage
March 1, 2022Blog post describing storage technologies (Li-ion, kinetic/gravity, molten salt, liquid air, iron-air) and their roles in enabling longer-duration, cost-effective renewable energy solutions.
Power Up: How Storage Changes Solar's Game
November 1, 2020Blog post explaining how energy storage dramatically increases solar's effective capacity (ELCC) and discussing considerations when pairing storage with large-scale solar.
Development of Performance Acceptance Test Guidelines for Large Commercial Parabolic Trough Solar Fields
January 1, 2011Technical publication addressing performance acceptance testing guidelines for large parabolic trough solar fields; lists Geoff Baxter (NextLight) among contributors/participants in the work.