A Profile from Portland State University

Portland State University has published an in-depth profile of MBA alumnus and Follow the Sun author Ben Jacklet, focusing on his experience returning to school at age 50 to and his subsequent mid-career transition into renewable energy. The article describes Follow the Sun: Around the World in Search of Solar Solutions as “a book that needed to be written.” You can read the profile, titled “More than a Career Pivot,” here.

Positive press from Elemental Energy

Portland-based Elemental Energy recently introduced readers and solar clients to Ben Jacklet with a profile that emphasizes his work in the solar industry and his newly published book, Follow the Sun: Around the World in Search of Solar Solutions. Jacklet started working at Elemental Energy in May of 2025, not long after returning from the round-the-world journey that provided the material for Follow the Sun. You can read the article here.