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Evidencia Científica en Cambio Climático: Mensajes Claves del IPCC
ParlAmericas Podcast - April 22, 2024 19:06 - 12 minutesEste episodio fue grabado el 13 de marzo de 2024, durante la sesión virtual "Consejos y herramientas de investigación para una acción climática basada en evidencia" de la Red de Funcionarias y Funcionarios Parlamentarios de Cambio Climático y Sostenibilidad de ParlAmericas. En la sesión, la Dr...
382 Hessians in the American Revolutionary War
Ben Franklin's World - April 16, 2024 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsWithin the Declaration of Independence, the founders of the United States present twenty-seven grievances against King George III as they declare their reasons for why the thirteen British North American colonies sought their independence from Great Britain. Their twenty-fifth grievance declares...
381 Texas in the Spanish Empire
Ben Franklin's World - April 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsThe vast and varied landscapes of Texas loom large in our American imaginations. As does Texas culture with its BBQ, cowboys, and larger-than-life personality. But before Texas was a place that embraced ranching, space flight, and country music, Texas was a place with rich and vibrant Indigenous...
687: Are Diversity and Efficiency being downplayed in the Clean Energy Revolution? Paula Glover of The Alliance to Save Energy gives advice from the front lines
SunCast - March 28, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsOur guest today points out that energy efficiency is actually employing MILLIONS MORE than Renewable Energy as a sector! Paula Glover, President of the Alliance to Save Energy, is fighting on the front lines to reduce energy waste. She uses her platform to champion energy efficiency as a cost-...
686: Fixing Solar’s Waste Problem | Kelly Weger, Qcells’ Dir. of Sustainability
SunCast - March 26, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsBy 2050, around 80 million metric tons of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules will reach the end of their life globally (according to NREL). 10 million metric tons will be in the United States. But this is not an issue for a far-off future. As we transition to renewable energy, we create a massive ...
685: How this Zillow-like Software Simplifies the Land Permitting Process for Large-Scale Solar; Robin Laine, CEO of Transect
SunCast - March 21, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsPermitting. The word is enough to send shivers down the spines of most PV professionals. Obtaining permits for solar projects, no matter the scale, is a major roadblock in the transition to renewable energy, and often causes project delays that last weeks or even months. Robin Laine, CEO & Co-...
684: Why Can't We Immediately Decommission Natural Gas? National Grid’s Caroline Hon explains
SunCast - March 19, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsIs switching from natural gas to electricity as straightforward as flipping a switch, or are we overlooking hidden complexities? Many homeowners want to switch from gas to electricity but underestimate the challenges of making the transition. Some stop short when they learn they’ll need to comp...
380 The Tory's Wife
Ben Franklin's World - March 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsThe American Revolution was a movement that divided British Americans. Americans did not universally agree on the Revolution’s ideas about governance and independence. And the movement’s War for Independence was a bloody civil war that not only pitted brother against brother and fathers against ...
683: Will Maryland Fail To Meet Their RPS Targets? What Other States Can Learn, with Stephanie Johnson, President of Maryland Renewable Energy Alliance
SunCast - March 14, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsWondering how your state can set and exceed lofty renewable energy targets? Today’s episode is for you. In 2019, Maryland doubled their renewable energy target: aiming for 50% renewable energy by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2045. So, how are they doing? Stephanie Johnson, President and Fou...
{Bonus} How a NABCEP Certification Gives System Designers an Edge: Jada Alcindor (NABCEP) and John Novak (Scanifly)
SunCast - March 13, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsWhat's the value of a NABCEP certification? Since most solar companies don't require one, is it worth the time and money? At RE+ Northeast a few weeks back, Jada Alcindor from NABCEP asked around to answer one of the industry’s key questions: “How much does a NABCEP certification help install...
682: When Will These Domestic Battery Factories Actually Be Online? Joan White of SEIA
SunCast - March 12, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsCan we build an 80% clean energy future without reliable, wide-scale energy storage? It's unlikely. So, what needs to happen? Joan White, Director of Storage and Interconnection Policy at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), has been fighting to answer that question for years. Now ...
681: Nextracker’s secret marketing strategy is hard to copy, Kristan Kirsh
SunCast - March 08, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsHow did Nextracker become the leading solar tracker manufacturer in the world in 10 years, and what was the secret sauce of one of the most successful IPO’s of 2023? We finally have Nextracker’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, Kristan Kirsh, on the show sharing her journey of helping eleva...
680: Best practices for Community engagement from Solstice Co-founder, Sandhya Murali
SunCast - March 05, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsCommunity solar has proven a viable pathway to more affordable and equitable clean energy, but how do developers overcome one of the main hurdles to the project’s success - community engagement? Founded with a commitment to making solar energy accessible to all, Solstice has become a key player...
379 Women Healers in Early America
Ben Franklin's World - March 05, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsWomen make up eight out of every ten healthcare workers in the United States. Yet they lag behind men when it comes to working in the roles of medical doctors and surgeons. Why has healthcare become a professional field dominated by women, and yet women represent a minority of physicians and d...
679: Business Lessons from 23 Years in Solar | Bob & Maria Kingery of Southern Energy Management
SunCast - February 29, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsCan a company thrive for over two decades in the clean energy sector by steadfastly adhering to its core values, all while refusing outside investment and navigating the highs and lows of the renewable energy market? Bob and Maria Kingery, co-founders of Southern Energy Management (SEM) in Nort...
678: How We Build A Diverse & Equitable Workforce, with Barry Reaves of NECEC
SunCast - February 27, 2024 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsBarry Reaves, serving as the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice (DEI/J), and Workforce Development at the North East Clean Energy Council (NECEC), is tackling head-on the clean energy sector's need for a more diverse workforce. This challenge expands beyond ethnic boundari...
677: The “Carfax” of Solar, How Software is (finally) Transforming Fieldwork Management, With James Nagel & David Penalva of HelioVolta
SunCast - February 22, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsCan the solar industry utilize advanced data analytics and software to address the challenges of integrating renewable energy sources into the grid, maintaining project quality, and ensuring long-term asset value? Where are there still gaps to address? As the industry matures, project developer...
676: Understanding Energy Demand in the Face of Extreme Weather with Sean Kelly of Amperon
SunCast - February 20, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsAs more frequent extreme weather events become the new normal, grid operators and project developers alike seek improved data sources and market signals to help balance their daily load forecasts. The surge in electricity demand during such crises not only escalates power costs but also exposes...
378 Everyday Black Living in Early America
Ben Franklin's World - February 20, 2024 06:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsWhen we study the history of Black Americans, especially in the early American period, we tend to focus on slavery and the slave trades. But focusing solely on slavery can hinder our ability to see that, like all early Americans, Black Americans were multi-dimensional people who led complicated ...
675: Can America Be THE Battery Manufacturing Leader? | John Zahurancik of Fluence Energy
SunCast - February 15, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsThe United States stands at a pivotal juncture in its clean energy transition, with domestic energy storage manufacturing emerging as the cornerstone of its sustainable future. John Zahurancik, President Americas at Fluence, joins Nico Johnson to discuss the future of domestic battery manufactu...
674: Where to get the best electricity grid carbon data in seconds, with Wenbo Shi of Singularity Energy
SunCast - February 13, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsOccasionally on the anniversary of an episode that really impacted us, we like to run a vignette of something we learned from such an episode to give new listeners (or those of you who just missed it originally) insight from the excellent content in our back catalog, much of which we believe is...
673: The Grid We Need to Decarbonize America: A Playbook by Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University
SunCast - February 08, 2024 09:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsAmid America's energy shift, initiatives like the Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure bills are making clean energy more accessible and affordable, driving a 42% investment increase to $225 billion in a year. Yet, to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, an acceleration is essen...
672: Giving Old Solar Panels a Second Life with Cesar Barbosa of Nulife Power Services
SunCast - February 06, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsWhat happens to solar panels when they reach the end of their financed life, but not necessarily their useful life? With the solar industry's growth, the issue of decommissioned panels has become a burgeoning service (and business) opportunity. These “old” panels, though no longer new, are ofte...
377 Phillis Wheatley & the Playwright
Ben Franklin's World - February 06, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 988 ratings2023 marked the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Phillis Wheatley's published book of poetry in the British American colonies. Phillis Wheatley was an enslaved African woman who, as a teenager, became the first published African author of a book of poetry written in English. Ade Solanke,...
Parliamentary Dialogue at COP28: Supporting Environmental Democracy through the Escazú Agreement and Action for Climate Empowerment
ParlAmericas Podcast - February 02, 2024 21:55 - 52 minutesThis episode was recorded during the ParlAmericas side event at the UNFCCC COP28 titled “The Escazú Agreement and Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE): Strengthening Environmental Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean,” which was held on December 4, 2023 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates...
671: We Can Secure Drinking Water From The Air! Renewable Energy Pioneer Takes on Renewable Water, with Alex von Welczeck of SkyH2O
SunCast - February 01, 2024 09:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsWe often talk here about renewable energy. But how often have you thought about renewable water? Is it even a thing? And, what if we could manufacture clean water, from the air? Did you know, the EPA reports that 45% of U.S. tap water is toxic!?! And, while an estimated 3 billion people glo...
670: From Gigawatts to Terawatts: The Technologies & Software Driving Unprecedented Scale in Solar with Matt Campbell CEO of Terabase
SunCast - January 30, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsWith the need to increase solar deployment and prepare for the terawatt era, Terabase Energy Inc. has positioned itself as a leader in transforming utility-scale solar power. This conversation, recorded live at Intersolar North America 2024, dives deep into the innovative strategies and technol...
669: Navigating the New Normal in Renewable Finance: How Changes in Equity Markets Are Impacting Project Development with Robert Sternthal
SunCast - January 25, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsHow has the IRA affected financing renewables, in particular solar projects? Renewable energy projects are contending with the harsh realities of rising capital costs and shrinking profit margins. Understanding the financial underpinnings of renewable energy ventures is increasingly crucial, pa...
668: How to leverage Storytelling as a business driver, with Andrew Reagan of Clean Energy for America
SunCast - January 23, 2024 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 161 ratingsStorytelling is not just entertainment. It's a fundamental part of being human. A story’s most important function is to remind us we are not alone in the world. And as we champion the clean energy transition, our stories help remind hundreds of thousands that there is a career opportunity they...
376 Cotton Mather's Spanish Lessons
Ben Franklin's World - January 23, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsColonial America was born in a world of religious alliances and rivalries. Missionary efforts in the colonial Americas allow us to see how some of these religious alliances and rivalries played out. Spain, and later France, sent Catholic priests and friars to North and South America, and the Car...