SMP 132: Update on the Great Progress of Let’s Share The Sun Foundation

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Bill Jordan and John Moran about Let’s Share the Sun Foundation.  Since 2010, Let’s Share the Sun Foundation has been installing solar across Haiti, Honduras, and Puerto Rico.  The Foundation has partnered with local solar installers, equipment manufacturers, and US solar companies to bring solar to communities in need around the world.

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities. 

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for Tesla. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Bernadette(“Bernie”) Jordan

Bernie is the executive director of Let’s Share the Sun.  She is a versatile professional with over 5 years of experience in innovating the current business approach and addressing social challenges, in a variety of industries including non-profit. Bernie has exceptional leadership skills and has had many experiences abroad that have shaped her vision. She is driven to learn the position inside and out to maximize contributions and support business and customer objectives.

Bill Jordan

 Bill is the Founder and CEO of Jordan Energy. He brings over 13 years of solar development experience with a focus in agricultural installations. Prior to starting Jordan Energy, Bill served as a Special Assistant to the New York State Commissioner of Agriculture & Markets from 2002-2007. Prior to Ag & Markets, Bill received a Master's degree from Cornell University in Applied Economics with a thesis on Manure Management in the dairy industry.

Previous experiences include over six years working to improve Chilean agricultural profitability, efforts which were recognized by the President of Chile, and five years in marketing and sales for GAF Materials Corporation, the largest roofing company in the United States. Bill is a graduate of Cornell University, Maryknoll School of Theology, and University of Notre Dame. Concurrent with the founding of Jordan Energy, Bill and his wife Nancy Brennan-Jordan co-founded the Let's Share the Sun Foundation to bring solar energy to communities in need around the world.

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Benoy Thanjan

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 Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Bernie Jordan

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Phone Number:  +1 (518) 326-1104

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Bill Jordan

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-jordan-235295a/

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How to donate to Let’s Share the Sun Foundation.

https://www.letssharethesun.org/contribute

Let’s Share the Sun Foundation and Wood MacKenzie Documentary about Proyecto Cucubano

https://woodmac.wistia.com/medias/33ia64ab9u

Let’s Share the Sun Foundation and fighting for renewable energy

https://fightingfor.nd.edu/2022/fighting-for-renewable-energy/