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735 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 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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372 - A primer on risk management for Renewable Energy, with Lee Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO of REsurety
May 20, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBToday's entrepreneur is redefining the way that clean energy buyers and sellers think about Risk Management. Lee Taylor founded REsurety before ever finishing his MBA, and he amassed a portfolio of over 5 Gigawatts of renewable energy generation with his unique insurance product. Despite Insurance not being always the most compelling topic in clean energy, Lee's story of the what when, where, how and why of his entrepreneurial journey is worth sticking around. He founded the company in 20...
371 - What is the Unconscious Bias? with Tamika Jacques, Ed.D., Director of Workforce Development at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
May 18, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBToday’s Tactical Tuesday will be longer than usual, as we have the honor to bring Dr. Tamika Jacques to the show. She is the Director of Workforce Development for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and she's also the CEO of Fruitful Vision Enterprise. She's been in workforce development for over 18 years and has the honor of assisting with the distribution of nearly 30 million training programs in workforce development targeted for women, minorities, college students, youth unemployed,...
370 - How Patrick Sherwin's GoSun Builds Solar Products You Actually Want
May 13, 2021 13:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBToday's entrepreneur has been elevating the solar industry for more than 20 years across different roles. More recently, he’s been an inventor of breakthrough solar ovens and outdoor gear that's caught my attention. As a Social Entrepreneur, Patrick Sherwin focuses on appropriate technology with measurable impact. Patrick maintains a diverse background in construction, engineering, marketing, design, and integration of renewables. His thirst for solutions has put him at the center of seve...
369 - How is the solar market evolving for developers, with Joe Tassone, ABOVEgrid
May 11, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBMany of you have probably listened to today's guests Joe Tassone Jr. from episodes 232 where we told his journey from the telecom industry to solar. He was also in episode 341 helping us give an overview of the clean energy industry. Joe is an experienced industry executive with access to the frontline conversations about what's happening in the world of project development. We brought Joe back to discuss what is happening in the world of solar project development in the United States, get...
368 - GAF, Solar Tiles, Tax Equity and more - Martin DeBono Redux
May 06, 2021 13:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBToday’s guest is Martin DeBono, and he is by no means a stranger to distributed energy and high growth working in the startup industry. However, he didn't cut his teeth in solar energy. In fact, he has had a bit of an unorthodox entry into alternative energy. We talked about this especially in his first episode about a year ago where he mentioned being a decorated officer on a nuclear submarine in the US Navy. He has led sales and marketing for companies you'd recognize such as Cisco, Sieb...
367 - Can Words Impact the Climate? How communication can drive real change with Scott Nguyen, Susannah Bradley, Brooke Betts, and Carter Lavin
May 04, 2021 16:36 - 49 minutes - 34 MBOn April 21st, the team of 17TeraWatts hosted a panel with a group of communication experts to answer the question, “How do we effectively communicate the severity of climate change and the solutions in a way that compels people to also take action?”. During the conversation moderated by a previous SunCast guest, Scott Nguyen from 17TeraWatts, we spoke to Susannah Bradley, Director of Emerging Audiences at SunCommon, Brooke Betts, VP US Climate Campaign at Rare, and Carter Lavin, the Direc...
366 - Solar Industry Insights From 4 Decades' Experience With Rusty Schmit Of Sage Energy Consulting
April 29, 2021 18:14 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBToday’s guest is Russell Schmit, a successful executive with extensive experience in energy‑related manufacturing, service, and consulting companies ranging from start‑ups to Fortune 100 corporations. At Sage Energy Consulting, he leads the growth initiatives for the company, works on selected projects that leverage his specialized experience, and guides internal operations to achieve high levels of client satisfaction. Beginning with his early-career work leading solar photovoltaic techno...
365 - Common Intellectual Property mistakes you can avoid, with Russ Krajec, Patent Attorney with BlueIron IP
April 27, 2021 16:56 - 26 minutes - 18.3 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. Today we’re digging into the idea of intellectual property, patents, and other ways to protect your business and assets, and the guest in charge of explaining this process is Russ Krajec. How patents protect you (or not), and what should you do about it? Stay tuned to find out! Russ Krajec is an author...
364 - Lessons in Solar Entrepreneurship, Robb Jetty, COO at DSD Renewables - Part 2
April 22, 2021 13:05 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBIf you're tuning in for the first time, you're tuning in to a second-part episode of my conversation with a friend and industry colleague and leader mentor, Robb Jetty. I encourage you to check out part one of this inspiring conversation with Robb to capture more of the backstory, his origin of how he made his way into solar, and the role he has now with DSD Renewables. Today, we're gonna dig into the second half of the conversation more about what inspires him, how he made the eventual pi...
363 - Journey To Chief Operating Officer, Robb Jetty, COO At DSD Renewables - Part 1
April 22, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBHappy Earth Day! I'm excited about all the wonderful events and activities that are going on today on Earth Day as we celebrate another year of work towards taking massive climate action. Today we are going to learn a lot about how the solar industry has evolved. The protagonist of the story is one of the guys I've watched grow in his career for more than 15 years. Robb Jetty and I have seen each other in the industry, and today we're going to dive into how he arrived at the company that ...
362 - Free Legal Services from Top Legal Firms, with Stanford's Molly Melius and Jesse Lazarus
April 20, 2021 17:24 - 20 minutes - 14 MBThis is Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject matter experts designed to give you the practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business or career. Today, we're gonna be chatting with the two people who run a program I didn’t even know existed until January, Stanford's Lawyers for Sustainable Economy (LSE) Initiative, managed by Molly Melius, the Director of LS, and Jesse Lazarus, Senior Associate of LS, and a second-year law student. The Lawyers for a Su...
361 - We Don't Have Time! Is Ingmar Rentzhog the Mark Zuckerberg of Climate?
April 15, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBToday's guest is a change maker named “The Green Mark Zuckerberg” by France TV's. I’m referring to Ingmar Rentzhog, The CEO and Founder of We Don't Have Time, the world's largest social network for climate action. We'll hear more about what that means and how the idea was formed. By teaming up with Twitter and the U.N We Don't Have Time is reaching millions around the globe. Ingmar will share how you can invest in We Don't Have Time and be a part of solving the climate crisis and getting g...
360 - The 4 Quadrants of a Growth-focused company, with Robert Cross
April 13, 2021 16:06 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBToday’s guest is someone who I've been working with and who several of your colleagues have been working with behind the scenes to help clarify thoughts, especially around the topic of growth. Today's topic is specifically focused on whether or not you are ready for growth. Do you know what it looks like? Are you prepared for the way that you need to orient your team, your vision, and your mission? We’re talking about Robert W. Cross, the Founder & CEO of Cross Consulting Services. He help...
359 - How can Clean Energy be dirty? EMF myth busting with B.D. Erickson, CEO of Satic USA
April 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBHave you ever wondered why your cell phone gets hot when it's charging? Few folks realize the electromagnetism that's picked up as dirty electricity and moves through the circuit, making the charging process less efficient, and it not only increases your phone's heat, but your energy bills, and it shortens the life of all of the devices and appliances around us. Well, today’s interview is with my friend B.D. Erickson who knows a thing or two about how to address that issue. His company, Sa...
358 - Challenging The Status Quo: C-Suite Examples Of D&I Leadership, With Matt Hankey And Michael Healy
April 06, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBWhat you are about to hear is content from our Career Summit, a fantastic series of conversations all about not only how to find your dream job, the perfect opportunity to transition into clean energy as a career but also how as an industry we can improve the concepts of hiring with justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Today you will hear from clean energy executives Matt Hankey and Michael Healy as they’re taking the charge in ensuring their organization and the industry as a whole r...
357 - Design Principles to Drive Customer Engagement with Scott Nguyen, CEO of 17 TeraWatts
April 01, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBThank you so much for lending me your ears and the only non-renewable resource that you have: your time! Today's entrepreneur is my friend Scott Nguyen, CEO of 17 TeraWatts. If you are in the broader energy business and you’re looking for an opportunity to get into climate tech and clean energy, you might want to take a listen for today's episode. Scott has 15 years of energy industry experience, 18 USPTO patents, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University. He is now working on specifi...
356 - Strategies to ask for the salary you deserve (and GET IT), with Karima Ladhani, Suparna Kadam, Tara Doyle, and Glenda Johnson
March 30, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBWhat you are about to hear is content from our Career Summit, a fantastic series of conversations all about not only how to find your dream job, the perfect opportunity to transition into clean energy as a career but also how as an industry we can improve the concepts of hiring with justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Do you get nervous when you have to engage in conversations to negotiate your salary? You’re not alone. In today’s episode, we have Karima Ladhani, Suparna Kadam, Tara ...
355 - Special Report: "Not All Solar is Created Equal" with Michael Parr, Executive Director at The Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance
March 29, 2021 18:30 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBMichael Parr is the Executive Director of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance, a coalition of global solar companies using market forces to decarbonize the solar supply chain, making clean energy even cleaner. Following a 30 year career with DuPont Michael established The Parr Policy Group in 2015 to provide policy and political consulting services to businesses, with an emphasis on sustainability. For almost 20 years Michael lead DuPont’s federal government affairs efforts on the environm...
354 - Andrea Luecke, The Roots and Fruits of The Solar Foundation
March 25, 2021 17:20 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBAs we celebrate the impact of women in our culture, the way that women increasingly are being recognized as better leaders as better and more empathic executives in businesses, it's been a real privilege and honor to be able to have some of my friends and folks that inspire me on the show. This week on SunCast, as we wrap up Women's History Month, I am so excited to be able to bring to you a fearless leader. Today's entrepreneur is someone that I genuinely appreciate in the world and in th...
353 - D&I Fireside Chat with Erika Jefferson, President of Black Women in Science and Engineering (BWISE)
March 23, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBWhat you are about to hear is content from our Career Summit, a fantastic series of conversations all about not only how to find your dream job, the perfect opportunity to transition into clean energy as a career but also how as an industry we can improve the concepts of hiring with justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. What do you need to start implementing a D&I Strategy in your organization? Should you be focusing on the talent management side? Join our fireside chat with the Presid...
352 - Superconnector Anna Siefken on managing change & empowering the Clean Economy
March 18, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBThank you so much for lending me your ears and the only non-renewable resource that you've got: your time. Today's guest, Anna Siefken has spent her career making the business case for energy efficiency, cleantech innovation, and building performance as a means to address the world’s energy challenges and the global urgency of climate change. She is the inaugural Executive Director of The Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University. www.cmu.edu/energy. Thr...
351 - Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Hiring in Action with Catherine McLean, Paige Rutten, Melanie Santiago-Mosier, and Lindsay Reichert
March 16, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBWhat you are about to hear is content from our Career Summit, a fantastic series of conversations all about not only how to find your dream job, the perfect opportunity to transition into clean energy as a career but also how as an industry we can improve the concepts of hiring with justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. How are managers creating a diverse and inclusive work environment? You’re going to hear from a panel of hiring professionals and D&I experts as they dispense practica...
350 - Career pivot, Heidi Lim's journey to Climatetech startup Opus12
March 11, 2021 14:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBToday's guest is our friend Heidi Lim of Opus 12. While I hope that we can do more on Opus 12, we actually don't talk a ton about Opus 12. Today we talk about her process of finding what she calls a “career on purpose and meaning”. Opus 12 happens to be now the vessel through which she pours that energy. I'm excited to bring that conversation to you, so I encourage you not just to listen in to this conversation, but also to go take the time to read the tome that she created, which was the ...
349 - Case Study: Inside the Job Seeker Experience with Patti Lowe, Malini Kannan and Eric Lindley
March 09, 2021 17:07 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBThis is 2Fer Tuesdays. Whether that's a Tactical Tuesday or just content from one of our many live events like SPI Podcast Lounge, this is going to be a short form conversation, typically with subject matter experts designed to give you the practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business or career and grow with us here on SunCast. What you are about to hear is content from our Career Summit, a fantastic series of conversations all about not only how to find your dream job...
348 - Success Stories: How to Land your Dream Job? with Caitlyn McCloskey, Rozina Kanchwala and Miles Braxton
March 09, 2021 17:01 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBThis is 2Fer Tuesdays. Whether that's a Tactical Tuesday or just content from one of our many live events like SPI Podcast Lounge, this is going to be a short form conversation, typically with subject matter experts designed to give you the practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business or career and grow with us here on SunCast. What you are about to hear is content from our Career Summit, a fantastic series of conversations all about not only how to find your dream job...
347 - How To Build A Resilient And Sustainable Infrastructure, With ICFs Head Of Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, Anne Choate
March 04, 2021 21:25 - 52 minutes - 36 MBAs you probably already know, it is Women's History Month, and here at SunCast we have very intentional programming for the month of March. 3 years ago Miss Tara Doyle, a good friend of our show insisted that we do more for not just the gender diversity, but the equity across the board. We’re doing our best to keep that habit and intention here in March, promoting female voices and increasingly more equity generally, throughout our show. We want to nod here to all of the fantastic leadersh...
346 - How-to career transition into Clean Energy, with Resume expert Amanda Rico
March 02, 2021 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBWelcome to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject matter experts designed to give you the practical tips, tools, and advice for building your solar business or career. If you’re outside of the clean energy or solar industry and you’re trying to transition from another energy sector, this episode will give you great insight into what steps you should take. Today we are going to feature Dr. Amanda Rico, an expert in the field of technical writing and resume writing...
345 - The Patagonia of Banking with Ravi Mikkelsen, Co-Founder at Atmos Financial
February 25, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBThis is financial Thursday and we're going to help you put your money where your heart is. There are some secrets out there about how your money is being invested against your better interests. Today's entrepreneur is my good friend Ravi Mikkelsen, and if you tuned in back in October 1st, 2019, you might remember that we did the episode with Samuel Adeyemo of Aurora Solar organized through ClimateLink, one of the organizations that this multifaceted entrepreneur has put together. Ravi is ...
344 - Is rooftop solar+storage finally here for C&I? Omeed Badkoobeh, CEO of Yotta Energy
February 23, 2021 17:50 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBToday's entrepreneur is no stranger to the wild and crazy ride we call the solar coaster. He cut his teeth in the industry more than a decade ago and has worked at companies you'd recognize like Tesla. He got the entrepreneurial bug several years back, in this case, seeing before many others the coming wave and rise of energy storage and the need for a slightly different format and a form factor in the market that was underserving almost entirely unserved at that time in history. We'll hea...
343 - How the Texas grid failed? Insights from a former energy trader, Evan Caron
February 21, 2021 19:22 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBThis episode will be different to the Tactical Tuesdays and long-form Thursday episodes we always publish. This is a mini episode if you will. Sometimes we do this on Fridays or other days, when we have a guest that has extraordinary information that we want to share with you and it's timely, but doesn't fit in our normal production schedule. If you are a Texas resident or if you've been watching what's happening in Texas, you should know by now that there is a crisis in ERCOT. There's a c...
342 - Serial entrepreneurs bring robotics to solar farms, Tim Matus & Steve Arters of Renu Robotics
February 18, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBToday's entrepreneurs are certainly no stranger to the start-up ride, as they have started a number of companies. Most recently, they have made it all the way to Round Three of the National Renewable Energy Labs’ American-Made Solar Prize, which we've discussed here before. Tim Matus and Steve Arters are intrapreneurs I've come to respect and making it that far in the solar prize is something noteworthy. They created automated robots that help us maintain solar sites, which is something th...
341 - Clean Energy Industry Overview: Where do I Start? with Sarah Wilder, Becca Ward, Joe Tassone, and Eric Pasi
February 16, 2021 15:34 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBWelcome to another Tactical Tuesday, which is a short form conversation with subject matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business, or career. If you've clicked through on today's episode, an overview on where do I start in the clean energy industry, I suspect that you are thinking about a career change or you're thinking about how your career could or should be growing in the industry, and you are looking for some tips and practical ...
340 - Innovation in ESG Data Collection with Zach Livingston, Head of Sales at ClearTrace
February 12, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 50 MBToday, we are going to have an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, a friend of mine down in Austin, Texas called Zack Livingston, Head of Sales at ClearTrace. We’ll get into the ins and outs of carbon accounting, and all the reasons why it has not to date been done very well, and how his company ClearTrace is leveling up their game and yours. ClearTrace is a cloud-based SaaS company enabling stakeholders to track, trace, and manage their clean energy footprint. Zach was previously the 'Vice Pre...
339 - 5 Pro Tips to actually make Salesforce work FOR you, with Geraldine Gray, Endiem (Saleforce MVP)
February 09, 2021 22:45 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBToday's entrepreneur is someone I've had the pleasure to get to know recently, through the context of exploring how software can serve and also sometimes be the bane of our existence. She has worked over the past several decades helping businesses improve their business operations and processes using a little piece of software. Maybe you've heard of it: it’s called Salesforce. Geraldine Gray is the CEO and founder of Endiem, and you're going to hear what that company is all about today as ...
338 - Marketing 101 for Commercial Solar: lessons learned with Meghan Gainer at DSD
February 04, 2021 16:10 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBToday's intrapreneur has been inside the leadership team of some of the most successful brands in the solar industry and at critical times in their growth journey. We're going to take a look at her view from the Bridge as it were. Meghan Gainer is Head of Marketing Communications at Distributed Solar Development, or DSD, as we'll refer to it, which originally was incubated inside of General Electric. Her 14 years of commercial Marketing and Communications experience help her thread the nee...
337 - 5 key decisions for effective strategic partnerships with Josh Beck, Managing Director of BCI Technology Investments
February 02, 2021 16:34 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIt’s February 2021 and I’m stoked to have you here. Today's entrepreneur is a good friend of mine that many of you perhaps listened to in 2020, especially when he brought the 10 things that every entrepreneur needs to know when they're trying to raise capital: that's my friend Josh Beck. Josh is the Chief Investment Officer at BCI Technology Investments. He's had, in many ways a storied career. He's one of my favorite insider investor minds when I get to just chat with someone about what i...
336 - Marc Andreessen is Wrong. Clean Energy can drive a domestic infrastructure boom, with Sheldon Kimber, CEO of Intersect Power
January 28, 2021 17:18 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBIf you listened to Episode 261, then you're no stranger to Mr. Sheldon Kimber of Intersect Power. But I wanted to bring Sheldon back, especially in this month, where we're thinking hard about what can the current administration and our industry do to elevate our voice to ensure we take massive action on climate change. Sheldon wrote an article back in the fall, and it got a fair amount of traction on LinkedIn (even Jigar Shah and many others commented on it). I wanted to bring Sheldon on t...
335 - Andy Klump, CEO and Founder of Clean Energy Associates
January 21, 2021 18:59 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBAndy Klump holds the current and long-standing record of the most downloaded episode on SunCast. That's right, coming in more than 2000 downloads. I wanted to have Andy back because there's a lot about this man's life in how he ended up in China being a trusted resource for so many companies and individuals like myself around the world from Europe, to the Americas. I wanted to hear how he came about this venture called Clean Energy Associates, and I wanted to hear how he built through this...
334 - How to Scale C&I solar with Matt Hankey, Founder of New Energy Equity
January 14, 2021 17:42 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBToday's entrepreneur I have been introduced to multiple times since 2014. Thanks to the homebound lockdowns of the pandemic this year, we finally had a chance to get to know one another. Matt Hankey is the Founder and CEO of New Energy Equity, one of the fastest-growing companies in our industry. They're the fourth largest solar commercial company in the US seventh largest developer in the United States, and one of the fastest-growing solar developers in the DC area. Suffice to say, this ...
333 - Supporting the Advancement of Emerging Leaders & Increasing Diversity Across Clean Energy, with Paula Glover
January 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 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. What you’re about to hear is a recorded keynote from our SunCast Career Summit. Paula Glover is the President and CEO for the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE). Established in 1977, the American Association of Blacks in Energy is an association founded and dedicated to ensuring the input of...
332 - Abigail Hopper - President and CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) | Part 2
January 07, 2021 16:08 - 53 minutes - 37 MBThis is Part Two of the episode we began earlier in the week with SEIA’s President Abby Hopper. We have a lot of ground left to cover, and we get into some GREAT insights from Abby in this one. But if you missed Part 1, I’d recommend you start there, then come to this one for the rest of the story. Abby really gets into the details on this episode about how we all can help hold President-elect Biden to account for the awesome opportunity before him to leave a lasting clean energy legacy. ...
331 - Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) | Part 1
January 05, 2021 16:18 - 45 minutes - 31 MBWelcome back and Happy New Year, Solar Warrior! If you’re in the solar or energy storage industry, then today’s guest will be no stranger to you. I hope I do justice to making this useful and interesting, as she’s shared most of her thoughts and plans with us in a variety of forums. Abigail Ross Hopper became the first female President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in January 2017 just as the Obama-era solar boom was being handed off to the Trump administration...
330 - San Antonio triples down on solar and storage: An Insiders guide to CPS Energy's 900MW RFP
December 31, 2020 18:15 - 40 minutes - 28 MBHappy New Year, Solar Warrior! In early December, I had a chance to sit down with CPS Energy executives to discuss their latest RFP, and I was amazed by the depth of answers they provided. Not only we discussed how the RFP is shaped, but also the underlying philosophy and methodology supporting the landmark power call for the Lonestar state! As many of you are well aware, having listened to the interview with Paula Gold-Williams (the CEO of CPS Energy) some weeks ago, the largest public p...
329 - What is a Solar Marketeer? with Trina Solar's Ryan Simpson, Head of US Marketing
December 30, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBI am honored to have you joining me yet again for another foray into the world of clean and solar-powered energy. Merry Christmas, and happy almost new year to all of you who are listening during the holiday season. Ryan Simpson is the head of marketing for Trina solar North America. He and I have been fellow sales and marketing colleagues and solar warriors in the hardware side of the PV industry now for going on two decades. I love hearing how he parlayed his experience working for McDon...
328 - Deploying 2GW of Renewable Energy in Mexico, Vive Energia's Founder Benigno Villareal
December 24, 2020 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBMerry Christmas to you. If you're tuning in today, it is Christmas Eve. Yes, we are still publishing because it's Thursday. I hope that you'll get a ton of value from today's story. We can keep this short and sweet because Benigno Villareal and his story speak for themselves. Many of you have likely never heard of Vive Energía unless you're doing business in Mexico. Over there, Benny and his partners have developed a massive portfolio and track record reputation across wind and solar. And I...
327 - Project development Software for Solar? How to build it as a non-technical Founder, with Phillip Bruner, CEO at ENIAN
December 22, 2020 16:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBI'm honored that you're joining us for another fantastic foray into the world of solar energy. And I'm even more honored that you're tuning in this week. Merry Christmas to all of you listening. Some of you will identify with today's guests and the problems that he solves. If you've spent any time developing large or small solar projects, you know it can be an endless string of whack-a-mole in terms of organizing, checking off tasks, data rooms, diligence, checklists, Dropbox, Excel, Asana...
322 - The story behind crowdfunding $1M on StartEngine, with Arnold Leitner
December 18, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBOn Thanksgiving, you might have missed our excellent interview with Solar+ Storage entrepreneur and solar pioneer Arnold Leitner. Well in that episode, which I highly recommend you revisit clicking here, we glossed over a fun fact that his company YouSolar, Inc. is among the only 13% of companies that have launched a regulated crowdfunding campaign on a website called StartEngine and raised more than a million dollars, which helped to keep you solar alive during the pandemic, no less. Toda...
326 - War Stories: TJ Kanczuzewski on How To Build a Lasting Solar Company
December 17, 2020 17:46 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBAs we head into the end of the year, it's often filled with a lot of stories a lot of time traditionally spent around the table around the cocktail, happy hours with our friends reminiscing and telling tall tales. I thought it'd be fun, as we have so many stories on the solar coaster to tell some tall tales, some true tales, and as such wanted to bring back an old friend. Perhaps you were one of those who's been with us from the beginning, then you'll recognize today's guest, Mr. TJ Kanczu...
325 - The 4 Horsemen of Distributed Energy Resources with Gregg Dixon, CEO of Voltus, Inc.
December 15, 2020 17:24 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBFor those of you who are up on recent episodes, perhaps you’ll recognize today’s guest, Gregg Dixon of Voltus, Inc., recently featured in episode 316. Gregg gave us a fantastic insight into the world of Demand Response, and the way that through his company Voltus, Inc. and his deep experience with a company called EnerNOC, he has learned how the grid is necessarily evolving and integrating new Distributed Energy Resources (DER). There’s so much to unpack around DER that we didn’t have time...
324 - What Is The Congressional Climate Crisis Action Plan? With Fatima Ahmad
December 12, 2020 05:59 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBIf you didn’t meet today’s guest during our SunCast Weekly Roundup, Live at SPI video series, then you’re in luck because Fatima Ahmad is one of the most knowledgeable folks I know on how Congress gets informed on the climate crisis and how they can take action. Did you even know that there’s a House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis? Neither did I. And what’s more, they’ve compiled a VERY comprehensive document to help guide legislators and it’s a 547 page treasure trove of informati...