Manager in the PV Projects team at RWE Clean Energy
Vatan Kumar is Manager in the PV Projects team at RWE Clean Energy, where he leads the design and development of utility-scale solar projects across the U.S. His work focuses on optimizing DC:AC ratios, inverter and module selection, and applying advanced modeling practices such as P50/P75 uncertainty analysis, TMY tuning, and inter-annual variability assessment.
Vatan holds an M.S. in Electrical Power Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University, where he now lectures in the Utility-Scale PV Systems course. He is passionate about bridging academia and industry, mentoring future engineers, and advancing best practices in large-scale PV system design. With a data-driven approach and cross-functional field experience, he is committed to scaling renewable energy with both technical rigor and practical innovation.