Larsen earned his bachelors in economics from Princeton and masters in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Director of Policy Programs at NC State University's Solar Center, specializing in distributed generation and utility interconnection issues.
He created and served as the first editor of IRECs Connecting to the Grid newsletter which is now in its 14th year and is widely read by the US renewable energy, utility, and regulatory communities. Larsen has spoken frequently at conferences and at state utility commission hearings and is the author of several papers in distributed generation, renewable energy, and power quality.
We are excited and proud to have Chris on our team. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of the North Carolina and southeast solar markets. Chriss commitment to emerging technologies is perfectly aligned with Stellar Energys desire to work with partners to deploy large-scale solar projects that will produce clean, affordable, renewable energy, and benefit local communities, said Matt Lugar, Stellar Energys Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Larsen spent almost 10 years with the Swiss engineering group ABB Ltd, leading the PV inverter design team in their renewable energy R&D laboratory in Raleigh and working with ABBs Advanced Power Electronics and Process Controls groups. Larsen previously served as a board member for both the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association and the NC Green Power and was a consultant to the North Carolina Energy Policy Council.
Chris has been a tireless advocate for the development of the renewable energy market in North Carolina, so we are happy to welcome him and Stellar Energy as new Gigawatt members of NCSEA, said Ivan Urlaub, Executive Director of the North Carolina Solar Energy Association (NCSEA).
Stellar Energys commitment to NCSEA supports our efforts to continue to grow the market in North Carolina through outreach, education, and shaping policy, added Urlaub.
A longtime resident of North Carolinas Research Triangle, Larsen is thrilled to be directing Stellar Energys southeast activities. Stellar Energy has been building large-scale solar projects for years and has the experience, know-how, and purchasing power needed to maximize electricity production and financial returns of utility-scale solar investments, said Larsen.
Stellar Energy, which focuses exclusively on solar design and construction, has been delivering efficient and cost-effective solar systems to commercial, industrial, government, and utility clients since 2004. It is a subsidiary of Itochu Corporation, a Global Fortune 500 company that provides one of the largest bonding capacities in the solar industry. Stellar Energys unrivaled financial stability and design experience will help support the rapid growth of the utility-scale market in North Carolina.
Stellar Energy is known for its commitment to solar excellence and will be an important player in the expanding PV market in our state and region, added Larsen.
