Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast)

Software Engineering at Paces - E127

Wonderful to speak to Lena and Kevin, the first two software engineers at Paces! We discussed: Their path to joining Paces What drove you towards climate change as an issue? How much of your company culture is a function of company size? Defining engineering culture The importance of engineers having a direct relationship with customers. We even iterated on how engineering at Paces can be improved on the call! Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewa...

Modern Solar Development & GIS with Carson Weinand from CVE - E126

Great to chat with Carson Weinand, Senior Project Developer at  CVE North America, about recent changes to solar development as well as the importance of GIS data. We discuss: How he became a product developer at CVE Falling in love with GIS What does perfect look like for project development data? The real market killer for community solar. New rules for the IRA And much more! Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a ...

From Brownfields to Brightfields - E125

We sit down for an insightful conversation with Corey Hindin, Director of Business Development at AC Power, to talk about transforming brownfields into productive solar farms. We delve into: How business development is structured at AC Power, which entails various steps ranging from market exploration to closing agreements with landowners for project due diligence. The unique characteristics of brownfield development, such as the need for intricate planning and careful navigation of regula...

From Solar Farms to Sheep Farms with Ryan Kelliher & ASGA - E124

We speak with Ryan Kelliher, VP of Renewable Solutions at Tradition Energy and Executive Director of the American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA). We discuss why: Solar grazing is beneficial for farmers and rural communities Sheep grazing is helpful for the permitting of solar projects, as it aligns incentives for the developer and the farmer and reduces community opposition. The lack of sheep in the US is a challenge for solar grazing, but the potential opportunity for farmers is signif...

Energy Data Science with Kyle Baranko - E123

In this episode, James McWalter interviews Kyle Baranko, a data scientist at Paces, about the intersection of energy and data. They discuss: How renewable energy companies are using data to optimize projects and the challenges of working with legacy energy systems.  The types of data that renewable energy project developers care about, including interconnection, geophysical and environmental constraints, permeability, and financial incentives.  The challenges of data collection, data matu...

Build, Repeat - E122

Carbotnic is now Act, Build, Repeat!  Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Transforming waste into energy

Transforming waste into energy - E121

Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Liquid Air Energy Storage - E120

Great to chat with Justin Scholz Ceo and founder of Phelas, Phelas develops the solution for the energy transition: A modular, mass-produced and cost-effective and safe electricity storage system for utilities, grid operators, industry, renewable energy developer & operators! We discussed liquid air energy storage, energy efficiency, supply chain disruptions, grid interconnection and more! https://carbotnic.com/phelas Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If yo...

Liquid Air Energy Storage - E122

Great to chat with Justin Scholz Ceo and founder of Phelas, Phelas develops the solution for the energy transition: A modular, mass-produced and cost-effective and safe electricity storage system for utilities, grid operators, industry, renewable energy developer & operators! We discussed liquid air energy storage, energy efficiency, supply chain disruptions, grid interconnection and more! https://carbotnic.com/phelas Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If yo...

Repurposing EV Batteries - E119

Great to chat with Edward Chiang, Co-Founder & CEO at Moment Energy! Moment Energy provides clean, affordable, and reliable energy storage by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries! We discussed the founding team, customer discovery, electric vehicle waste, battery health and more!  https://carbotnic.com/momentenergy   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Thanks so much!  Ja...

Formula E! - E118

Great to chat with Cailey Patterson, Executive Director at Saints Performance Automotive Design, the University of St Andrews Formula Student E team! They are designing and building a performance electric car! We discussed the competition, the future of electric vehicles in competition, how to start a cleantech project and more! https://carbotnic.com/spad Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on ...

Revenue-based financing - E117

Great to chat with Dimitry Gershenson, Co-founder and CEO at Enduring Planet, Enduring Planet offers rapid financing for Climate Entrepreneurs without dilution, personal guarantees, or collateral! We discussed revenue-based financing, the pros and cons of that compared to other forms of financing, how easy is the process like and more! https://carbotnic.com/enduringplanet Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Calculator: https://enduringplanet.com/resources/calculator  ...

Becoming a Solar Developer - E116

Great to chat with Tim Montague, Solar Developer, NABCEP trainer and host of the Clean Power Hour podcast! The Clean Power Hour is a weekly news roundup of the latest solar, wind, storage and energy transition news! We discussed how Tim become a solar project developer, the challenges in developing solar projects, community solar and more!    Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 www.cleanpowerhour.com   https://carbotnic.com/cleanpowerhour Remember, If you want to su...

Utility Scale Solar Development - E115

Great to chat with Timothy Kim, CEO at ibV Energy Partners! ibV Energy Partners is leading the clean energy revolution through full-service development of utility-scale solar power plants! We discussed policies toward renewables, challenges in developing solar projects, solar moratorium, grid congestion and more!  ibV’s Careers Page ibVs Community Page https://carbotnic.com/ibvpartners   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcas...

Financial Carbon Accounting - E114

Great to chat with Jonathan Nwosu, Co-Founder and CEO at ClimaView, software that analyzes financed emissions and enable sustainable finance products! We discussed measuring bank emissions, the Mom Test, how to make early enterprise sales, the difficulties of gathering clean data and more! https://carbotnic.com/climaview Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418   To contact Jonathan about their fundraising, please email him here.  Remember, If you want to support the podc...

Investing in Climate Tech - E113

Great to chat with Matt Ward, partner at 4WARDVC and host at The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show! 4WARD.VC invests in mission-driven pre-seed and seed-stage climate startups moving the world forward! ! We discussed climate economics, getting the timing right when starting a climate company, what makes a good pitch, the important of team, tam and timing in investing and more!  https://carbotnic.com/4WRDVC   The Ultimate Climate Investor VC Database   Download Podcast Here: https...

Paces Demo Day

https://carbotnic.com/paces-2 Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Thanks so much!  James Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Replacing Plastics with Algae - E111

Great to chat with Kim Pendergrass, Co-Founder of Algeon Materials, a biotech materials start-up on a mission to fight climate change and reduce plastic pollution by creating plastic alternatives for leading brands! We discussed the properties of algae,  the importance of researching customers in the early days of the start-up, product validation, balancing biodegradability against material longevity and more! https://carbotnic.com/algeon   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/151...

Carbon Business Council - E110

Great to chat with Ben Rubin Co-founder and Executive Director of the Carbon Business Council! The Carbon Business Council is comprised of leading carbon management growth companies working to reverse climate change! We discussed carbon management technologies, the climate bill framework, voluntary vs mandatory carbon markets and more!  https://carbotnic.com/carbonbc Oath to Restore the Earth    Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the...

CO2 By Spend - E110

Great to chat with Ted Power, Co-Founder at Bend! Bend tracks CO2 emissions by company spend! We discussed CO2 estimates, the growth of companies with climate commitments in the last few years, how to define net zero and more! https://carbotnic.com/bend Reach Ted: [email protected]   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Thanks so much!  James

CO2 By Spend - E109

Great to chat with Ted Power, Co-Founder at Bend! Bend tracks CO2 emissions by company spend! We discussed CO2 estimates, the growth of companies with climate commitments in the last few years, how to define net zero and more! https://carbotnic.com/bend Reach Ted: [email protected]   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Thanks so much!  James Paces helps developers find and eval...

Creating Net Zero Buildings - E108

Great to chat with Peter Light, CEO and Co-founder of Lumen Energy, Lumen Energy enables commercial buildings to generate income from clean energy! We discussed decarbonizing buildings, shaping the direction of technology deployment, helping building owners to find cost-optimal clean energy solutions, financing cleantech and more! Lumen is hiring! https://jobs.lever.co/lumenenergy https://carbotnic.com/lumen  Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable ...

Creating Net Zero Buildings - E109

Great to chat with Peter Light, CEO and Co-founder of Lumen Energy, Lumen Energy enables commercial buildings to generate income from clean energy! We discussed decarbonizing buildings, shaping the direction of technology deployment, helping building owners to find cost-optimal clean energy solutions, financing cleantech and more! Lumen is hiring! https://jobs.lever.co/lumenenergy https://carbotnic.com/lumen 

High-Density Hydrogen for Zero-Emission Transportation - E107

Great to chat with David Jaramillo, Co-founder & CTO at Verne! Verne is developing high-density and lightweight hydrogen storage systems for use in heavy vehicles! We discussed how their approach can increase hydrogen density and vehicle range, how to best develop a hydrogen ecosystem, the importance of testing centers and more! Verne is hiring! Contact David on Twitter! https://carbotnic.com/verne  Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable developme...

Fermenting Better Meat - E106

Great to chat with Paul Shapiro, CEO and Co-founder of The Better Meat Co! The Better Meat Co. harnesses the amazing power of fermentation to make delicious, versatile fully animal-free meats! We discussed how they scaled their product from the lab to commercialization, the importance of better meat from a climate perspective, the future of the meat industry, policy improvements and more! https://carbotnic.com/bettermeat Buy Paul’s book here Paul Shapiro is the author of the national bes...

Software Powered Grids - E105

Great to chat with Brendan Banfield, Co-Founder & CEO at GRIDSIGHT, Gridsight is a cloud analytics platform that helps electrical utilities transition from “poles and wires” businesses to distributed system operators! We discussed how their software platform provides in-depth grid insights, how to maximise renewable growth, data safety and more!  Brenda’s Linkedin! https://carbotnic.com/gridsight Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Thanks...

Building Energy Saving Software - E104

Great to chat with John Powers, Founder and CEO of Extensible Energy! Extensible Energy creates advanced demand management software to help commercial building owners to intelligently use electricity and reduce their demand and time-of-use charges! We discussed how a startup is a series of tested hypotheses, the four “C”s of good building energy management systems, predicting energy fluctuations and more!  https://carbotnic.com/extensibleenergy   Contact John on Linkedin! Paces helps dev...

Carbon Capturing Membranes - E103

Great to chat with Erica Nemser, CEO of Compact Membrane Systems, a company that creates membrane technology to capture and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and transform industry into a long-term sustainable enterprise! We discussed the challenges of decarbonization, point source carbon capture, how a membrane that works at low pressure, scaling up the technology and more! They can be contacted at [email protected] https://carbotnic.com/cms Download Podcast Here: https://plin...

Solving Climate Change with 401Ks - E102

Great to chat with Zach Stein, Cofounder of Carbon Collective! Carbon Collective is the first online investment advisor 100% focused on climate change! We discussed the importance of a well-defined customer cohort, how to assess a climate positive company, the intersection of climate and investing and more! https://carbotnic.com/carboncollective   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple,...

Decarbonizing the Middle Market - E101

Great to chat with Gabriel Phillips, CEO at Catalyst Power, Catalyst Power is an integrated provider of commercial energy, connected microgrid solutions, and Community Solar! We discussed decarbonizing the commercial and industrial middle markets, what makes a good acquisition, the connected micro-grid, incentivizing energy customers and more! https://carbotnic.com/catalyst   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate ...

Ask Me Anything - E100

Great to be interviewed by Bridget Hickey, Director of Marketing of Cloud to Street ! We discussed why I started the carbotnic podcast, my background, inspirations,the challenges and experience of entering the climate startup world and more!  https://carbotnic.com/100   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418   Please also find some great climate focused resources for roles below: Climatebase Work on Climate Airminers DER Task Force My Climate Journey   Remember, ...

Predicting Energy Markets - E99

Great to chat with Lauren Kuntz, CEO and Co-Founder at Gaiascope, Gaiascope is dedicated to maintaining planetary balance and combating climate change! We discussed forecasts on the electric grid, the energy trading market, how energy efficiency is correlated with lower carbon, ways energy usage is shifting and more!  https://carbotnic.com/gaiascope   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Contact Gaiascope: https://gaia-scope.com/contact Remember, If you want to suppor...

Offsetting with Better Design - E98

Great to chat with Andreas Homer, Co-Founder & CEO at Aerial! Aerial is the app with the easiest, most accurate way to manage your carbon footprint and sustainable lifestyle! We discussed tracking your carbon emission with an app, offsetting options, NFTs, starting a company during the pandemic and more! https://carbotnic.com/aerial   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Thanks so mu...

EV Charging Infrastructure for Fleets - E97

Great to chat with Jules Brenner, Founder of Zeus Power, Zeus Power is changing the way facilities add EV charging! We discussed optimizing building installations for EV fleets, the sales cycle in the public sector compared to the private, retrofits, EV infrastructure development policy and more! https://carbotnic.com/zeuspower   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Thanks so much!  ...

Hydrogen Mass Transit - E96

Great to chat with Rainer Küngas, CTO at Stargate Hydrogen. Stargate Hydrogen delivers turn-key solutions for electrolysis plants and hydrogen trains! We discussed retrofitting freight locomotives, zero-emission hydrogen, hydrogen production by electrolysis, Estonia as the European Silicon Valley and more! https://carbotnic.com/stargatehydrogen Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Apple, Tha...

Monitoring Electrical Assets - E95

Great to chat with Priya Vijayakumar  Co-founder and CEO at WattIQ! WattIQ connects thousands of unconnected electrical assets, enabling better utilization and energy usage of any electrical device! We discussed silent energy consumption assets, the ups and downs when starting a company, how to build customer trust, the issues with manufactured obsolescence and more!  If interested in speaking to WattIQ, please email [email protected] https://carbotnic.com/wattiq   Download Podcast Here: ht...

The Future of Energy Delivery - E94

Great to chat with Jason Huang, Founder and TS Conductor, TS Conductor has developed a conductor that outperforms all current transmission & distribution conductors on the market! We discussed improving a 100 years old technology, bottlenecks in the power grid, building a strong company culture and more! If you would like to contact TS Conductor please email ​[email protected]   https://carbotnic.com/tsconductor  Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 st...

High Power Storage for EV Fast Charging - E93

Great to chat with Quincy Edmund Lee, Founder & CEO at Electric Era, Electric Era engineers and manufactures AI-driven high-power storage systems for EV fast charging stations! We discussed the importance of feedback from customers, what is needed to build out EV infrastructure, the need to unblock power constraints and more! To find out more about Electric Era, contact them here! https://www.electriceratechnologies.com/contact Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitab...

Drawing Down Refrigerant Emissions - E92

Drawing Down Refrigerant Emissions - E92 Great to chat with Louis Potok, Founder and CEO of Recoolit! Recoolit mitigates climate change by preventing refrigerant emissions! We discussed why refrigerants are the worst greenhouse gases, why southeast asia is the epicenter for refrigerant emissions, carbon offsets and more! If interested in talking to Louis, please contact him at [email protected]  https://carbotnic.com/recoolit Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suita...

Sustainable Waste Streams - E91

Great to chat with Joost Kamermans Co-Founder at Seenons, a platform that connects waste chains to new use cases as part of the circular economy! We discussed the ups and downs of startup life, balancing supply and demand within a circular economy, waste policy and incentives, differences between startup cultures and more! Seenons is hiring! Check our their careers page here! https://carbotnic.com/seenons Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on  Appl...

Paces - E90

This is a slightly different episode, where I chatted with Charles Bai, CTO and cofounder of my startup Paces! Paces provides actionable data and analytics for green infrastructure developers, operators, and investors to understand what and where to profitably build. We discussed how On Deck was central to us finding a cofounder, why we are passionate about changing the built environment to be more climate positive, advice on startup fundraising and more!  Do you know any solar, wind, batte...

Paces Begins - E90

This is a slightly different episode, where I chatted with Charles Bai, CTO and cofounder of my startup Paces! Paces provides actionable data and analytics for green infrastructure developers, operators, and investors to understand what and where to profitably build. We discussed how On Deck was central to us finding a cofounder, why we are passionate about changing the built environment to be more climate positive, advice on startup fundraising and more!  Do you know any solar, wind, batte...

Sustainability via Nanotechnology - E89

Great to chat with Hunter McDaniel, founder and CEO of UbiQD! UbiQD is an advanced materials company powering innovations in agriculture and green buildings! We discussed how the properties of quantum dots enable solar powered windows, how retrofitting greenhouses with quantum dots can dramatically increase crop yields, building a technical team and more!  https://carbotnic.com/ubiqd   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Paces helps developers find and evaluate the si...

EV Charging Infrastructure - E88

Great to chat with Tomi Ristimäki CEO of Kempower! Kempower designs, manufactures and commercializes charging solutions and services for electric vehicles! We discussed the fast-paced evolution of EV charging, electrifying fleets and more! https://carbotnic.com/kempower  Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 stars on Apple, Thanks so much!  James Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites mos...

How to find a job in clean energy - E87

Great to chat with Sam Steyer, Co-Founder and CEO at Greenwork, Greenwork is a software company that connects workforce training programs to employers in clean energy, transportation, and the trades! We discussed ways of increasing the industrial workforce, the importance of finding the right co-founder,  trade schools and more! https://carbotnic.com/greenwork   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and review 5 s...

Autonomous EV Сharging - E86

Great to chat with Desmond Wheatley, CEO at Beam Global. Beam provides products for electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage, energy security and outdoor media! We discussed the electrification of transportation, how self-contained EV solar charging works, the issues with the energy grid, pros and cons of running a public company and more!  https://carbotnic.com/beam Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast please rate and ...

Energy from Waste Methane - E85

Great to chat with Ory Zik, CEO at Qnergy, a company that uses a unique engine to convert normally vented methane to useful energy and reduce emissions! We discussed how a modern stirling engine generator can decrease methane emissions, their use in oil and gas operation, how they are built to last extreme weather conditions, climate profitability and more! Qnergy is hiring! Blog post Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you want to support the podcast ple...

Energy Transparency - E84

Great to chat with Deirdre Lord, Co-Founder of The Megawatt Hour, the Megawatt Hour’s software transforms data into energy analytics for fast, accurate, forward-looking energy information for energy users, managers and finance professionals! We discussed how they developed their product, a case study around the value of energy analytics, the state of global energy volatility and more! https://carbotnic.com/themwh   Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 Remember, If you ...

Solarpunk and Speculative Futurism - E82

Great to chat with Andrew Dana Hudson a sustainability researcher and speculative fiction writer! We discussed solar punk, the future of capitalism, rearranging politics to solve planetary problems, the importance of climate storytelling, futurist urban spaces and more! Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures by Andrew Dana Hudson, pre-orders here! On the Political Dimensions of Solarpunk https://carbotnic.com/solarpunk Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418 R...