Michael D Klein PE
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Michael D Klein PE
@michaeldklein.bsky.social
Head of Project Development at EE North America. SMU Civil Engineering grad. Passionate about renewable energy, exploration, and building the future of clean power. Based in Austin, TX
Our company has invested in Lithuania for the past five years, and the speed of their transition has been remarkable. It is one of the biggest clean energy success stories to emerge from Europe this decade.
June 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I'd recommend following @jael.bsky.social work over at @heatmap.news: bsky.app/profile/jael...
big scoop: i got my hands on a draft executive order ending offshore wind sent to the trump transition team

not only would it stop permits but includes a stop construction order and potentially rfk jr studying the health impacts of living near wind turbines

heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Scoop: The Draft Order that Offshore Wind Opponents Sent to Trump
If even only a few of these ideas are enacted, it would be a harbinger of doom for wind energy in America.
heatmap.news
January 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I honestly don’t know. @maxkanter.com? On ERCOT’s website, the charging and discharging data are referred to as Energy Storage Resources. www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/...
Energy Storage ResourcesERCOT-Lockup-white
www.ercot.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Another frequency to Austin is fantastic. I've never been thrilled with Alaska’s schedule between the two cities, so hopefully, this additional frequency will be perfect for business travelers.
January 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
From my understanding, this facility was a site formerly occupied by natural gas turbines in this phase:

www.energy-storage.news/expansion-co...
Expansion complete at world’s biggest battery storage system in California
Augmentation at the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California has been completed, with the world’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) now at 400MW / 1,600MWh.
www.energy-storage.news
January 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Have you read How Big Things Get Done? It’s an extremely well sourced study on infrastructure projects and why only 0.5% of all projects hit promised cost, schedule, and benefits. I’d recommend taking a look at some of his work: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Introduction: The Iron Law of Megaproject Management
Megaprojects are large, they are constantly growing ever larger, and more and more are being built in what has been called the biggest investment boom in histor
papers.ssrn.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
In case you’re interested. Bent’s work on large infrastructure projects changed my view from being pro-nuclear to neutral/anti-nuclear:

How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration g.co/kgs/Jb33qHM
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration - Google Search
g.co
December 3, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Preach
December 3, 2024 at 12:43 AM