8minute currently has more than 18GW of solar under development. Image: 8minute Solar Energy.
US solar developer 8minute Solar Energy is aiming to further its technological know-how with the appointment of its first chief technology officer (CTO).
Kip Larson has joined the Los Angeles-headquartered developer having previously led technology teams at Amazon, Amazon Web Services and digital freight network Convoy.
According to 8minute, the appointment will bolster the company’s capabilities in developing and generating clean energy by expanding the traditional focus on hardware to include software engineering and machine learning.
“Clean energy is becoming more and more a technology business – the work we do designing cutting-edge power plants is more akin to smartphones than drilling for oil wells,” said 8minute CEO Tom Buttgenbach.
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