AES Clean Energy’s Leonardo Moreno

This week we’re talking with Leonardo Moreno, president of AES Clean Energy and chair-elect of American Clean Power.Why he matters: Moreno holds top roles at one of the largest electric utilities in the world and the main U.S. trade association for renewable energy and its supply chain. Below are his emailed replies to our questions. What in your view was the big story in clean energy/climate tech this week?President Biden taking action to protect the U.S. renewables industry from being paralyzed by the possibility of impending tariffs levied by Auxin’s anti-Circumvention petition and advance domestic manufacturing in the U.S.This trade case was a blatant attempt at rent-seeking and price gouging. We were facing the threat of losing tens of thousands of jobs in the solar industry, and had 22 GW of projects at risk of not being built in the U.S. due to this trade case. What would…

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