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751 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsNico Johnson takes you into conversations with those at the forefront of Renewable Energy.
SunCast gives an inside look into what is happening in renewable energy. From conversations with the biggest Solar Panel manufacturers in the world to the small startups creating the future of renewable energy, such as carbon capture and battery technology breakthroughs.
SunCast is dedicated to providing the knowledge, research, tools and expert guidance you need to understand, grow and be ahead of the curve in the fastest-growing markets in the world.
Featuring over 600 conversations, Nico has interviewed people from Tesla, SolarCity, Trina Solar, Meyer Burger, Conergy, SunEdison, Energy Vault and even the US Government... to name a few. Covering topics such as Solar Power, Wind Energy, Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Carbon Capture, Finance, Hydrogen, and more.
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286 - How Big Is The Opportunity To Gain Diversity Hires From The Fossil Industry?
August 18, 2020 16:33 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBAfter big oil & gas companies like Chevron laid off up to 15% of their staff amid Coronavirus context, the downsizing of the fossil fuel industry has become obvious, and it opened a window for many qualified professionals to transition into the clean energy space, but how do we get there? Join me with Catherine McLean and Reneé Bourgeois as we cover some of the best techniques and approaches you can take to transfer your skills into the clean energy sector by identifying your right "role"....
285 - Andrew Birch on Digitizing 20 years of solar expertise in OpenSolar
August 13, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBHow did one of the solar industry’s true pioneers take everything he’s learned about solar in the last 20 years and make it Free and open-sourced to the world? Andrew Birch (Birchy), Co-Founder of the first company to pioneer delivering online solar designs(Sungevity), tells us what his research suggests is the answer to scaling solar by 30% per year through 2050 to address climate change. The 1st barrier - permitting. The 2nd barrier - adding 10M people to the industry in the next 10 ye...
284 - How COVID-19 has impacted Solar Finance and Development
August 11, 2020 18:24 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBCoronavirus has drastically changed the global economy with impacts across every industry, including clean energy and solar development. We may have never seen an economic or public health crisis at this scale, but policy, solar and finance experts have reason to believe that renewable energy can weather this storm and continue to grow. Moreover, the industry can help create jobs and meet public policy goals once we return to a new normal. How can we navigate current challenges, and what c...
283 - Solar Project Finance & Acquisitions in the Post-COVID era
August 11, 2020 18:21 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBCOVID-19 has touched every corner of our economy, and guess what? The solar project finance and acquisition space is not the exception. Jesse Grossman, CEO of Soltage, joined us here on SunCast to provide his insights on this concerning area. Jesse has directed over $600M into solar asset investment through Soltage, which currently owns and manages a solar portfolio of over 300 MWs across 14 states. The main points of our conversation were how the solar industry has changed since the star...
282 - Enel X Head of E-Mobility on the future of electric charging (Giovanni Bertolino)
August 06, 2020 17:16 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBWe’ve been extending into e-mobility and energy storage as you might have noticed in our recent episodes. Both elements serve the collective consciousness of how low-carbon future for the grid can be achieved, as well as mas penetration of renewables as a whole. Today, we have Giovanni Bertolino, Head of E-Mobility for U.S. and Canada at Enel X. We are going to tease out what’s happening in the market from their mobility-business representative. He’s focused on growing the Residential and ...
280 - How is Energy Storage driving innovation in renewables? [SunCast Clean Energy Summit]
August 04, 2020 15:50 - 58 minutes - 39.8 MBFrom residential to large-scale utility projects, energy storage (predominantly in the form of batteries) is leap-frogging other applications for finally providing firm and transactive power to the grid from renewables. How are developers using storage as a force-multiplier and where can we expect to see further business model innovation? We had the pleasure to break this question down with Jacqueline DeRosa, Vice President Battery Energy Storage Systems of Ameresco, Omeed Badkoobeh, Co-Fo...
281 - State of the Union of Clean Energy, with James Ellis [SunCast Clean Energy Summit]
August 04, 2020 15:49 - 45 minutes - 31 MBToday’s episode is one of the keynotes of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit: the State of the Union of Clean Energy in the LATAM region. Learn about this market’s ecosystem, players, and dynamics from BloombergNEF's Head of Research in LATAM, James Ellis. He is based in São Paulo, and he oversees an analyst team focused on research material into the clean energy sector across the LATAM region. This was a great session to those who needed (and need) to make critical decisions around how to gro...
279 - How to value energy storage as an investment? with Paul Dailey, Outback Power
July 30, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBDid you ever wonder how ideas like SunRun’s Brightbox Storage Program got their start? Today’s Intrapreneur and solar OG, Paul Dailey, has had a hand in that bright idea and more in his 2+ decade career on the solarcoaster. We dig into his journey to Director of Product Strategy at Outback, the twists and turns along the way, and the carefully curated and practical steps he took to craft his role in this booming market. Committed listeners will recall that we had Paul on last week for a Ta...
279 - How to value energy storage as an investment? with Paul Dailey, Outback Power
July 30, 2020 00:58Did you ever wonder how ideas like SunRun’s Brightbox Storage Program got their start? Today’s Intrapreneur and solar OG, Paul Dailey, has had a hand in that bright idea and more in his 2+ decade career on the solarcoaster. We dig into his journey to Director of Product Strategy at Outback, the twists and turns along the way, and the carefully curated and practical steps he took to craft his role in this booming market. Committed listeners will recall that we had Paul on last week for a Ta...
279 - How to value energy storage as an investment? with Paul Dailey, Outback Power
July 30, 2020 00:58Did you ever wonder how ideas like SunRun’s Brightbox Storage Program got their start? Today’s Intrapreneur and solar OG, Paul Dailey, has had a hand in that bright idea and more in his 2+ decade career on the solarcoaster. We dig into his journey to Director of Product Strategy at Outback, the twists and turns along the way, and the carefully curated and practical steps he took to craft his role in this booming market. Committed listeners will recall that we had Paul on last week for a Ta...
278 - Perfecting Operations and Management, live from Midwest Solar Expo 2020
July 28, 2020 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBWhat you’re about to hear was recorded LIVE during the pandemic, but also during the first-ever virtual solar conference hosted by our friends over at Midwest Solar Expo 2020. I was the moderator for a panel dedicated all about the innovations around operations and maintenance. This topic certainly demands more attention than what it’s getting within the clean energy industry, so we’re trying to give it more exposure. Thanks to our friends at Midwest Solar Expo 2020, as well as the fantast...
277 - How light changes lives, Nicole Watson of Econic Earth
July 23, 2020 15:47 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBIt’s truly an honor every time I get the chance on this show to highlight the work that folks are doing to bring light, electricity, hope and opportunity to those less fortunate. Today’s entrepreneur has traveled the world producing and acting in films, and she has learned what a privilege we have in developed countries to consider electric lights and running water a necessity, not a luxury. She also has seen first hand how introducing the simplest of light can eradicate darkness in many d...
276 - 10 Predictions For Solar+Storage In The 20’S, With Paul Dailey, Outback Power
July 21, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBToday’s conversation is aimed to discuss the storage scenarios many of you face, which are Residential & Commercial spaces, and today’s Intrapreneur, Paul Dailey, has a decorated career in some of the most recognized and established solar companies in the business serving those 2 markets. It’s no wonder Outback Power recruited him to head Product and Market Strategy, and it was great to have a fellow podcaster on the show as Paul originated the AEE podcast nearly a decade ago! We are goin...
275 - Is this the end for Natural Gas peakers in CA? Strata Solar's big storage play
July 16, 2020 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBToday we are going to explore what it looks like to develop a Solar+ Storage project at scale. As we enter into the Solar+ Decade, storage is increasingly becoming an area of expertise for the industry’s leading EPCs and Development firms. Those of you familiar with Strata Solar won’t need an introduction to this North Carolina based EPC that has quietly dominated the Southeast markets for a decade. One of our LATAM Market Solar Warriors, Josh Rogol, joined Strata Solar to run their Ener...
274 - How does Resource Adequacy work for California energy markets? with Will Mitchell of Strata Solar
July 14, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBThis week, we have an in-depth look at the ins and outs of building a project that incorporates a massive battery component to the equation. Energy Storage is all the rage in California, and all over the renewable energy landscape in the world. There’s at least one missing element to the conversation to understand the how and why folks are able to monetize and deploy these battery systems: resource adequacy. Consequently, we are diving into the following questions: What is resource adequa...
273 - Predicting the future: Solar Forecasting and Biohacking Longevity
July 09, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBOur guests rarely get very specific about the decision matrix of forming their business, and understanding the unique space they hold that makes their version of the widget the best in the world. Today’s entrepreneur, Dr. Nick Engerer, found his way to his current job, or rather created his current job, vis a vis academia. We dove into the mind of a brilliant thinker, biohacker and true process engineer who’s not satisfied with the status quo. His company, SolCast, provides solar irradian...
272 - Mass battery customization: Fluence's response to Tesla's Megapack
July 07, 2020 17:18 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBToday’s guest, Marek Kubik, has been on the show before. Perhaps you caught him on episode 251 or in as a panelist in one of the sessions of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit. Wherever you have met him, you surely have been impressed by this young leader from the Fluence team. He leads Fluence’s UK & Ireland team, responsible for overseeing the origination, development and commercial negotiation of energy storage tech sales. Today’s conversation will cover what’s generationally different a...
271 - Making Power Apparent, with Jacqueline DeSouza, President of Apparent Inc.
July 02, 2020 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBIf you are new and didn’t yet check out this week’s Tactical Tuesday, I would highly recommend you just hit pause and take a look back at the episode from June 30th as it’ll help set the stage. If you’re already up to speed on Reactive & Real Power, then power on my friend. Today’s Entrepreneur is a returning guest, but not just from this week’s Tactical Tuesday. President of Apparent, Inc, Jacqueline Desouza was also one of the featured speakers during our Suncast Clean Energy Summit ba...
270 - What is Reactive Power? with Jacqueline DeSouza, President of Apparent Inc.
June 30, 2020 17:29 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBWelcome to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business or career. This Thursday, you will have the chance to really get inside the business and career of one of our recent SunCast Clean Energy Summit guests, Jacqueline DeSouza, President of Apparent Inc. However, during that interview, we will get into quite some complex topics. In order to follow along, Jacqueline a...
269 - Chuck Swoboda, Part 2 - What can we learn from the LED market boom?
June 25, 2020 18:19 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIf you missed it, this is Part 2 of our two-part conversation with Chuck Swoboda, former CEO of Cree, Inc. It was a phenomenal conversation about his history, and how he got to Cree, Inc. We will wrap up the conversation today, so I’d encourage you to press pause and listen to Part 1 (if you haven’t already). I’m glad that you’re finding his stories intriguing and you’re looking for more. Chuck didn’t disappoint, so hold on to your hats as Chuck Swoboda and I take a fascinating look at his...
268 - Chuck Swoboda, Part 1 - Innovation & Mindset w/ former CEO of CREE Inc.
June 25, 2020 18:04 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBToday’s entrepreneur story is with someone with whom SunCast faithful listeners are already familiar. Chuck Swoboda has graced the podcast a couple of times: recently as both Tactical Tuesday guest and a keynote for the SunCast Clean Energy Summit in April. His legacy and impact at CREE, Inc. are legendary, and he’s put many of his fabled stories and lessons learned into his recently launched book, The Innovator’s Spirit, and his fantastic podcast Innovator’s on Tap. But I was not satisfie...
267 - SunCast Live presented by LG: What to expect in 2nd Half of 2020?
June 23, 2020 05:36 - 32 minutes - 22 MBLast week, I participated in the first-ever virtual e-conference in the solar industry: the Midwest Solar Expo. Thanks to a virtual platform called Virbela, everyone created their digital avatars, walked around the virtual campus, and attended diverse sessions and panels. Every morning, I had the SunCast Morning Show, presented by LG! What you are about to hear next are excerpts from those morning shows. We started with a "what-to-expect" overview of the event, and then we talked about w...
266 - What is Intrapreneurship? With Sempra's VP Patrick Lee, CEO of PXiSE
June 18, 2020 17:26 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBWe’re taking a journey down intrapreneur lane with an inspirational figure and example of how to take a long-standing role in corporate life and create a company out of it. Patrick Lee is the President & CEO of PXiSE, and also the VP of Infrastructure and Technology at Sempra N.A. Infrastructure. Along the way, we also hear from his team about how they’re building a scalable solution to the Transition from a 1-way centralized grid to a multi-dimensional (and directional) operating system, ...
265 - Is this the end of Net Energy Metering as we know it?
June 16, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBI rarely get into the realm of politics but today’s episode is a particularly important opportunity for us to take action. Today’s episode is focused on what’s happening right now in a petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by a secretive group called the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) aimed at stripping away your solar rights, namely, the Net Energy Metering regulations that have stood for nearly a decade as Federally approved rules. Have a listen as I sp...
264 - The Impact of EV Adoption, with Erika Myers
June 11, 2020 15:39 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBIf you are new to SunCast, thank you for joining us and I encourage you to check out the previous episodes with today’s guest, Erika Myers, where you can learn more about what’s happening in the fast & furious world of electric vehicles. She was recently featured in a Tactical Tuesday, Episode 258, discussing her research into EV Charging rate structures. I really enjoy getting insight into how someone finds their way into clean energy, and it was a pleasant surprise to find someone fro...
263 - What is the impact of clean energy innovation on society? with Adam Browning [SunCast Clean Energy Summit 2020]
June 09, 2020 20:20 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBWe are pleased to release the second part of the Opening Session of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit, which started on April 22nd as a way to grow our community and skills, as well as celebrate #EarthDayTogether. Adam Browning leads Vote Solar's team of advocates, experts and staff working to bring solar to the mainstream across the U.S. Adam co-founded the organization in 2002 after he had so much fun working on a successful local solar ballot initiative that he decided to pursue solar adv...
262 - What is the impact of clean energy innovation on society? with Andrew Birch [SunCast Clean Energy Summit 2020]
June 09, 2020 20:18 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWe are pleased to release the first part of the Opening Session of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit, which started on April 22nd as a way to grow our community and skills, as well as celebrate #EarthDayTogether. Andrew Birch is the Co-Founder of OpenSolar, a company that provides the world’s leading software platform for solar professionals: a complete digital tool kit to scale solar sales. Birchy had a meaningful impact on our industry, pioneering in remote sales before we had the technolo...
261 - Sophomore slump? Not hardly...how Sheldon Kimber’s Intersect Power is dominating the Utility Solar sector
June 04, 2020 16:22 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBSheldon Kimber and I dig into his fortuitous route to join then very-much-a-startup Recurrent power in the mid 2000’s and his ride to the top of the solar energy charts helping make Recurrent one of the most respected (and valuable) solar businesses of the last decade. His sophomore startup, Intersect Power, is anything but sophomoric and is firing on all cylinders at the moment. What’s driving it? Where does he go now? Stay tuned as we dig into his entrepreneurial journey. Gain access t...
260 - Why the Virginia Solar Economy is set to Explode! with Karla Loeb
June 02, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBWelcome to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business or career. Hopefully you tuned in to last Thursday’s episode with Karla Loeb. Psst - today's her birthday, so pop over to LinkedIn and show her some love! I highly encourage you to queue last week’s episode up next. Karla is a policy maven, staunch renewable energy supporter and all-around inspiring and butt-ki...
259 - Inside the $34Billion opportunity in Virginia Clean Economy, with Karla Loeb, Sigora Solar & SEIA Board member
May 28, 2020 16:53 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBKarla Loeb is a veteran in clean energy policy and business development, specializing in greenfield projects, new market entry and regulatory and legislative affairs. As the Chief Policy & Development Officer for Sigora Solar, Karla is in charge of overseeing legislative, administrative and regulatory efforts at the local, state and national levels, as well as coordinating and managing strategic development partnerships. Today’s conversation covers a wide range of topics from Karla’s early...
258 - Closing the gap in EV adoption with Erika Myers
May 26, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBHere at SunCast, we haven’t spent much time on Electric Vehicles but we got some great feedback from our audience earlier this year when we played the Podcast Lounge episode with SEPA’s resident expert, Erika Myers. We asked Erika to come back and give us some insight from a report she published between Solar Power International (September 2019) and now, all about EV Rate Structures that work. It’s a great primer on some of the underlying issues that prevent wider EV Adoption, and provides...
257 - Omnidian's secret weapon is this power duo: Cedric Brehaut and Brad Davis
May 21, 2020 04:16 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBToday’s entrepreneurs are both longtime solar warriors who have deep industry cred to show for it. Cedric Brehaut has been one of the most respected and published independent thought leaders on the subject of solar asset management for much of the time I’ve known him, so you can imagine my surprise when I found out in late 2018 that he had joined a startup company! Today, you’ll get to hear that inception story, and you’ll also be treated to the storytelling prowess of a National Retail ...
256 - What You Need To Know About Recent Solar Import Tariffs, With Paul Wormser
May 19, 2020 17:03 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBPaul Wormser has been in the renewable energy business since the 80s, and has a deep understanding of how the industry works, both nationally and internationally. As the Vice President for Clean Energy Associates, Paul serves as a rudder for many clients who are uncertain about the energy landscape. And as many of you know, the Trump administration recently issued an executive order that stands to impede the progress of the solar industry in the USA, especially related to power electronic...
255 - No time for legacy, Cleantech marketing with Mike Casey of Tigercomm
May 14, 2020 03:22 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBToday’s entrepreneur has quickly become one of the people I look to with admiration and anticipation. He seems to be always on the vanguard of what’s next in the clean economy dialogue. For 30 years, Mike Casey has focused on the design, staffing and strategies for winning communications programs. As Tigercomm’s founder, he counsels cleantech executives, investors and philanthropists on strategies for meeting their business objectives. Gain access to all the show notes & resources from t...
254 - World Record PV Efficiency 47%! Myles Steiner, NREL Sr. Scientist
May 12, 2020 16:03 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBA recent Press Release by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), claimed they had achieved a world-record 47.1% efficient solar cell! The interview you’re about to hear is with one of the NREL Sr. Scientists on the team that published the research, Myles Steiner. Myles and I go into detail about the achievement, applications, and timeline for when this kind of technology might see it’s way into commercial activities. Gain access to all the show notes & resources from this epi...
253 - The value of making solar visible with Craig Merrigan, CEO Spotlight Solar
May 07, 2020 05:43 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBToday we hear from an entrepreneur who cut his teeth in product marketing for one of the most well-known brands in the world, and now he’s turned his sights toward helping fix the branding and visibility problems inherent in solar projects. Craig Merrigan and his company, Spotlight Solar, have created one of the most beautiful solar products you’ve ever seen. But don’t take my word for it, Nextera’s subsidiary Florida Power and Light have installed hundreds of them around that state to dem...
252 - Do you have The Innovator’s Spirit? Chuck Swoboda, former CEO of Cree Inc.
May 05, 2020 07:16 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBToday's guest is Chuck Swoboda, and he is no stranger to the pressure and privilege of leadership. As the CEO and Chairman of Cree, Inc., the category-changing LED lighting brand that many of you are familiar with, he led the company from 6 million to over 1.6 billion in anual revenue, over 65 quarters of growth and industry-leading innovation. Chuck recently presented they Keynote addressed for our inaugural SunCast Clean Energy Summit, so what you are about to hear is the audio version o...
251 - Can Batteries win in pay-for-performance? Marek Kubik, Fluence
April 30, 2020 17:54 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBToday’s guest, Marek Kubik, is the Market Director at Fluence in the U.K. and Ireland, and he oversees a group working on origination, development, and commercial negotiation of energy storage. He is such an inspirational personality, hence being voted as Forbes 30 Under 30, and he is on a mission to bring storage and renewables penetration to the world. Gain access to all the show notes & resources from this episode here Check out the first SunCast Clean Energy Summit You can connect ...
250 - How to make price irrelevant? The Relationship Economy with John DiJulius III
April 28, 2020 16:38 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBJohn DiJulius III is a best-selling author and authority on world-class customer-experience. Organizations across America use his philosophies and systems for creating world-class service. He has worked with companies such as The Ritz-Carlton, Lexus, Starbucks, Nordstrom, and many more, to help them continue to raise the bar and set the standard in service that consistently exceeds customer expectations. John spoke about the main foundations of his book, the Relationship Economy, and the o...
249 - How to sell without selling, Scott Ringlein of The Energy Alliance Group of N.A.
April 23, 2020 04:14 - 1 hour - 42 MBI'm honored that you're joining me and pouring into this fantastic world of clean energy. Today's entrepreneur, Scott Ringlein, is the Founder and Principal of the Energy Alliance Group of North America (EAG). Scott is also a Technical Advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy and conducts technical reviews of applications for technology innovation & commercialization. We go really deep into how Scott thinks about servicing his customers. Besides that, we will discuss some of the lessons ...
248 - Earth Day 2020 + SunCast Clean Energy Summit
April 21, 2020 16:46 - 15 minutes - 34.5 MBWelcome back, Solar Warrior! We are getting geared up for a fantastic 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. So today’s Tactical Tuesday is all about Earth Day: its history and what we are working on together. It goes without saying that tomorrow we will kick off our first SunCast Clean Energy Summit to celebrate #EarthDayTogether! More information: www.suncastsummit.com Gain access to all the show notes & resources from this episode here You can connect w/host, Nico Johnson, on Twitter, L...
247 - This SEO guru can get You on 1st page of Google, Too!
April 16, 2020 18:01 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBMatt Bertram is the Co-Host of a decade-long podcast specifically focused on the Unknown Secrets of Internet Marketing (BestSEOPodcast.com), with over 3.6 million downloads to their credit. He is also an Amazon best-selling author and the CEO at eWebResults (EWR), a digital marketing agency. Matt does a masterful job of unpacking what SEO really is. And he also dispels myths around the different verticals that affect the performance of your website (the things that are in your control vs wha...
246 - Esdec is eating the solar racking world! [SPI 2019]
April 14, 2020 22:22 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBToday’s guest is Stijn Vos, CEO of ESDEC Solar Group, a company that has supplied universal mounting systems for roof-mounted PV installations on flat and pitched roofs since 2004. With over 15 years of experience and over 7GW of solar panels installed, the ESDEC folks have developed themselves from a brand new company in the U.S., into the largest residential racking manufacturer. Stijn shared his thoughts on bringing two of the most popular roofing companies, Iron Ridge and Quick Mount P...
245 - Can software replace batteries to boost C&I solar growth? John Powers, Extensible Energy
April 10, 2020 16:24 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBToday's guest is John Powers, CEO and Founder of Extensible Energy. He is an energy consultant, energy an economist and a serial entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience in technology development for energy markets. He's worked across a slew of different aspects of this industry, and has an incredible story and a stellar team. And I can't wait to unpack it here on SunCast. We're going to talk about what are all of the inputs that you want to consider as you help your custome...
244 - Solar Matchmaker, Vikram Aggarwal of Energy Sage [SPI 2019]
April 08, 2020 02:59 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBToday we enjoy a conversation with Vikram Aggarwal, the CEO and Founder of EnergySage, the leading online marketplace for solar energy systems in the U.S., sometimes referred to as “the Expedia of solar". Vikram founded EnergySage after more than fifteen years with a major global financial services leader, specializing in private equity investing and strategy consulting. Gain access to all the show notes & resources from this episode here You can connect w/host, Nico Johnson, on Twitt...
243 - Will Google Ads work for me? with Pamela Wagner, Ajala Digital
April 02, 2020 19:12 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBI’ve asked my friend Pamela Wagner to join me to guide us through a discussion about the often mystical world of paid advertising, in particular, Google Ads. Pamela worked on the Google Ads team before branching out on her own to form Ajala Digital, a creative agency based in Europe that helps companies around the world with their digital marketing strategy and implementation. Pamela has been honored as a Forbes 30 under 30, and is one of my go-to experts when it comes to digital marketi...
242 - How to advance solar for low-income communities? w/ Alexandra Wyatt, GRID Alternatives
March 31, 2020 16:43 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBSolar energy has often been billed as a luxury item for the rich, yet as a technology it has the power to lift people out of poverty offering energy access and security to the poorest and most isolated communities. But how do we actually achieve this shift in paradigm? Today I am joined by Alexandra Wyatt, who is the policy and regulatory manager at GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit with a vision for a successful transition to clean, renewable energy that includes everyone. As we’ve highli...
241 - Amanda Bybee, Founder Amicus O&M Cooperative - Part 2
March 26, 2020 15:46 - 47 minutes - 32.2 MBToday is Part 2 of our interview with Amanda Bybee, Founder of Amicus O&M Cooperative, a company that brings together a network of independent solar companies across the U.S. to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for geographically distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolios. Today, she will continue to share the struggles she’s gone through, how she has endured the growth curve of multiple companies, and the insight into ways you can now adapt her lens into your own care...
240 - Amanda Bybee, Founder Amicus O&M Cooperative - Part 1
March 24, 2020 19:30 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBI'm really, grateful for my friend Tara Doyle, who introduced me to today's guest, Amanda Bybee. Before I began conversations with Amanda, I didn't know much about her life and work. And I must tell you, I was engrossed by Amanda's story. She had such a phenomenal background and journey to get to where she is today. And we learn all about the Amicus O&M Cooperative as well as her time at Namaste Solar, and even back to the early days of Solar Austin and the early early push to get renewabl...
239 - How to become a Solar Maven w/ Kendra Hubbard, SEIA board Member
March 19, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBIf you’ve ever pulled yourself up by the bootstrings, ever worked hard-as-hell just to get on a level playing field, ever kept at something b/c it was simply worth doing, then today’s episode is for you. Today’s Energy executive is my longtime friend and true #SolarWarrior, Kendra Hubbard. Kendra and I met in 2011 in Philly at a regional solar conference, the way I’ve met so many of you. She earned and kept my respect for her tenacity and ingenuity from the first moment we met. Today I s...