Bonus Episode: Even J. Kvelland, from GlintSolar, live at Intersolar Europe 2026 - Spotlight

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🎙️ In this episode, Peter Pongracz sits down with Even J. Kvelland, Co-Founder & CCO of @GlintSolar, live at Intersolar Europe 2026, fresh off parental leave and straight back into back-to-back customer meetings. They dig into what it actually takes to de-risk utility-scale solar siting, why the grid is the real bottleneck everywhere, and how Glint Solar is turning AI into a genuine competitive edge — not just a buzzword.

🔑 Key topics:

🗺️ GIS-based site screening and de-risking projects across 30+ markets

🎨 Iterative layout & design tools for PV and BESS

🤝 Project management and external stakeholder communication (including AI renderings)

⚡ Grid data, redispatch, and curtailment across different European markets

🔀 The shift toward hybrid, co-located solar + storage projects

🤖 Embedding AI into developer workflows, not just using ChatGPT on the side

💡 Takeaways:

✅ Glint Solar's platform screens hundreds of critical data points per country — grid, environmental, zoning — to de-risk projects before a shovel hits the ground.

✅ Searching an entire German Bundesland for suitable land now takes minutes in Glint instead of months manually.

✅ AI-powered renderings are helping developers win over mayors and municipalities by visualizing projects before they're built.

✅ Grid data availability varies wildly by market — from open capacity data to a total black box — and Glint adapts its approach country by country.

✅ Recent funding is going straight into hiring across Europe and the US, and 2026 will bring more hybrid and co-location features.

🔗 Resources:

Glint Solar - Official Website - https://www.glintsolar.ai

Glint Solar on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/glint-solar

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