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Bill Shevlin, CEO of Mavericks Microgrids | The ROI of a Microgrid Ep.92
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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John King of Hyperlight on Next-Generation CSP Technology Ep.91
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Clean Power Hour LIVE | June 16, 2022
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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What Rising Energy Prices Mean for Renewables with Michael Decaluwe of Nania Energy Ep.90
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Clean Power Hour LIVE - June 9, 2022
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Saad Dara and Francisco Velasco of Mangrove Lithium | Streamlining Lithium Production for EV Ep.89
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Production of high-quality lithium presents a complex problem. Sourcing lithium is difficult and making high-purity lithium is costly. Lithium is ...
Dave Roberts | Is Climate Change an Existential Threat? Ep.88
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One barrel of oil equals the manual labor energy of one human for five years. This fact explains why humans are strapped to fossil fuels: entire eco...
Clean Power Hour LIVE | May 26, 2022
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Mark Settles and Jim Spano of Sol-REIT | Improving Economics for Solar Developers with REIT Loans Ep.87
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Tyler Duvelius, Jon Carson, Robin Pressman and Mike Casey | Easing Project Approval: Go Local Early and Long-Term Ep.86
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Sean White, Master Solar PV Trainer | Training Solar Professionals for Next “Solar Coaster” Climb Ep.85
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Scott Nguyen, CEO of Bodhi | Faster Solar Adoption via Improved Customer Experience Ep.84
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Jigar Shah | Scaling the Gigaton Decarbonization Economy Ep.83
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Mastermind Roundtable with Cliff Ravenscraft & Deacon Bradley Ep.82
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Barklie Estes, President of Nova Solar| A Culture of Quality in Residential Solar Ep.81
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy | Bringing Community Solar to the Masses Ep.80
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Veronika Wright, EV Battery Expert | The Drive to Electric Ep.79
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Transportation is responsible for 30% of our global carbon footprint. And it's 2/3 more efficient to drive electric vehicles than to burn gasolin...
Jack's Solar Garden w/ Byron Kominek | Clean Power Hour LIVE March 24, 2022
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack’s Solar Garden is the largest agrivoltaics research site for vegetable production thus far in the United States! Alongside research partners,...
Mark Liffmann, CEO of Omnidian | Solar Asset Management with a Performance Guarantee Ep.78
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Installing solar energy systems in our homes and businesses is a good first step. But how do we keep those solar farms up and running? Is there a so...
Marc Palmer, CEO of New Resource Solutions | Financing Solar in the C&I Small Utility Space Ep.77
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Schools, municipalities, nonprofits and small for-profit companies that want to go solar typically don’t have the resources to do so on their own. T...
Simon Moores, CEO, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | Clean Power Hour LIVE Mar 10, 2022
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by the Clean Power Consulting GroupAll content can be found at: www.CleanPower.Group/podcastSimon Moores is the...
Clean Energy News LIVE - Tim Montague | Clean Power Hour LIVE Mar 3, 2022
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clean Power Hour LIVE with Tim Montague | March 3, 2022Check out these events:April 5-7 Oakland, CA - Solar Plaza: SAMNA Solar Asset Management North...
Thomas Folker, CEO of Leap Energy | The One-Stop Shop for Grid Services Ep.76
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Folker describes Leap as the Stripe for energy. The same way that Stripe provides the infrastructure for online payment processing, Leap allow...
Matt Campbell of Terabase Energy on Building the Platform for Terawatt-Scale Solar Ep.75
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Less than 1% of the solar that’s going to be built has been built. And in the wake of climate change, it’s imperative that we build solar plants f...
LIVE from RE+ Northeast | Solar & Storage News | Clean Power Hour Feb. 23, 2022
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Solar & Storage News LIVE from Boston at RE+ NortheastReducing the cost of solar - John Weaver gives us some perspective as the owner of Whaling C...
Aaron Berndt of Google Nest on Speeding Adoption of Smart Thermostats Ep.74
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Smart thermostats help us achieve a more flexible and resilient grid. And yet, only 10% to 20% of US households use a Nest or similar device to automa...
Clean Energy News | Clean Power Hour LIVE Feb 17, 2022
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Illinois clean energy boom is back10-20 GW electrolyzer coming to California?World’s largest wind turbine blade looks like a skate parkJohn bought a...
Clean Power Hour LIVE | US Military Going Carbon Neutral | Feb. 10, 2022
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
US military starts 24-7 clean electricity procurementFirst real big Flow battery utility discussionImport tariffs extended…cmon joe?SpaceX rocket fu...
Clean Power Hour LIVE | Electrification of Everything is Truly Disruptive | Feb. 3, 2022
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Energy Transition is Going to Require a Staggering Growth in Electrification and Enabling Technologies https://www.powermag.com/the-energy-transit...
Live from Starbase: Clean Energy News with Weaver & Montague Ep.72
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla’s Q4 numbers are among the top stories in clean energy this week, so it’s only appropriate that this recording coincide with Tim's pilg...
Martin Pochtaruk of Heliene Solar on Speeding the Energy Transition Ep.71
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why would a solar panel manufacturing company put time and energy into innovating for niche markets? What are the benefits of developing products for ...
Energy Transition News Ep.70
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While the energy transition has begun, we still have a long way to go. In fact, our CO2 footprint here in the US increased by 6% in 2021 and global CO...
DOE Clean Energy Corps, Clean Power Consulting Group, Grid Expansion | Clean Power Quick Take
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/cph-sub1. Tim Montague has launched the CLEAN Power Consulting Group to help cleantech and clean ener...
James Geshwiler on Rooftop Solar for Commercial Facilities Ep.69
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
90% of real estate in America is owned by a third party. And this is a big part of what makes rooftop solar so challenging in the commercial and indus...
Matt Lensink & Lisa Katz on Cleaning Up Thermal Power Ep.68
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We don't spend a lot of time talking about thermal energy on the Clean Power Hour, but it’s a thing! And a lot of industrial and institutional ...
Land Stewardship in the Solar Industry | Rhett Kerby, KerTec | #67
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
#67 Successful vegetation restoration and natural landscaping of solar farms is a vital part of the solar industry. Solar farms mean changes in the l...
CEJA - Illinois Clean Energy Legislation 2021 with Mark Pruitt of the Power Bureau
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#66: Today on the Clean Power Hour, it's a new day in Illinois! Our new energy legislation, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act of 2021, triples t...
Americans want Solar in 2022 I Clean Power News
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#65: Welcome to the Clean Power Hour Holiday special!We cover a TON of big clean energy news in today's episode.- Solar could triple by 2023 to 6...
Hydrogen is The Fuel of The Future! with Joseph Alfred, Ally Power Inc.
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#64 Joe Alfred is the founder and CEO of Ally Power Inc. This hydrogen startup is based in Washington DC. Ally is developing a boiler system that prod...
Energy Dome, Claudio Spadacini & CO2 Battery - Long Duration Storage
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
63: Today on the Clean Power Hour: Energy Dome! We kick off this episode with an interview with the founder and CEO of Energy Dome, Claudio Spadacini....
Bill Nussey - Freeing Energy, how local renewable energy is changing the world
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#62: Tech entrepreneur, Bill Nussey joins the Clean Power Hour! Bill has been traveling the globe interviewing the best and brightest minds (like Amor...
Infrastructure Bill and Renewables
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#61: Build Back Better! There’s real money flowing into renewablesWhat crops grow best under solar farms? Agrivoltaics research at the University of...
Gravity Batteries and Illinois Clean Energy Legislation
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#60 Are Gravity Batteries the next big thing? How will Illinois' clean energy legislation impact the market?It's all here on this week'...
Solar Energy Auctions with eRENEWABLE CEO - Mike Nemer
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
#59: Mike Nemer is the President and CEO at eRENEWABLE LLC, podcaster, energy expert, advisor, speaker, and more!Mike Nemer has developed a live aucti...
WRO on Solar Silicon | Restrictions on Chinese Tech | Clean Power Hour E58
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Confused about the WRO, Withhold and Release Order on solar silicon products made by Hoshine in Xinjiang Province in China? We have an expert on mater...
US Moves to Reduce Emissions by 45% | Corporates Going Solar | Robotic Ships | CPH E57
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clean Power Hour E57Aug 27, 2021 with Tim Montague and John WeaverCorporates are going hard after renewable energy but hourly energy tracking is neces...
A Terawatt by 2035 | Clean Power Hour E56
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Biden releases White House plan including 40% of electricity coming from solar power by 2035 - that’s a TW of capacityhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/bri...
CubicPV - Direct Wafer, Tandem, Perovskite Solar Technology | Frank van Mierlo, CEO | CPH Ep.55
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frank van Mierlo, CEO of CubicPV is our guest today on the Clean Power Hour (E55). CubicPV is the new company formed by the merger of 1366 Technologie...
Clean Power Hour Ep.54 | Solar vs. Nukes - who wins? | Resi Flow Battery | Starship Stacking
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Residential flow battery ♫♪♪coming to America♫♪♪SuperHeavy getting put together, beautiful!Growing potatoes and broccoli indoors$30 billio...
Tesla VPP | Solar Powered Beer | US Storage Market Growth | Clean Power Hour Ep.53
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla VPP; Solar beer; Renewables #2 in the USA; US Energy storage volume; Tesla sells out stationary storage thru 2023; World’s largest agrivoltaic...
Biggest floating solar! | Aussie microgrid is for real | Clean Power Hour Ep.52
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Pixies are coming and they feed on microgridsThe US adopts solar app nationwideWhat is an ultra mega renewable energy project? Electric Aviation ...
SpaceX Super Heavy Booster Rolls | Do Engineers Dream of Panel Efficiency? | Clean Power Hour Ep.51
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Superheavy booster, the giant Spacex rocket rolls out at Starbase Texas in Boca ChicaWorld’s Largest floating wind farm takes shapeJapan signs deal ...
Rooftop Solar Has Powerful Enemies | Clean Power Hour Ep.50 (Anniversary edition!)
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour Episode 50! Celebrating a year of CPH with John Weaver: Rooftop solar being blocked by powerful lobby groups including E...
Chinese Solar Ban | 100% Renewable Grid | Tesla GigaTexas | Clean Power Hour Ep.49
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
US Bans Forced Labor related solar panels coming from ChinaLarge-Scale Simulations Show U.S. Can Get Close to 100% Renewable Generation Cost-Effective...
Will the US Lead in Batteries? | Solar & Storage NE | US Govt Supports Tech | Clean Power Hour Ep.47
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour with John F Weaver: Biden admin aims to make the US a world leader in lithium-ion batteries; Solar & Storage NE reca...
Erthos Flat Solar | ISS Gets New Solar | Benefits of Native Vegetation | Clean Power Hour Ep.48
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carbon sequestration of soil goes up when you put solar on ag lands ISS is getting a new solar power plant!Erthos wants to lay solar panels right in t...
Ford Launches F-150 Lightning EV Truck | Community Solar Tracker | Solar Projects Galore | CPH Ep46
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour (Ep.46): Ford launches F-150 Lightning EV truck; Community Solar Tracker by ILSR, a review; Freeing Energy Podcast by Bi...
Offshore Wind Takes Off! | Colonel Pipeline Hacked | Solar Podcast Clean Power Hour Ep.45
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clean Power Hour (Ep.45) The offshore wind industry is taking off with full approval of Vineyard 1 that will power 400,000 homes when fully construct...
High Efficiency Low Degradation Solar | Carbon Tracker Report | Clean Power Hour Ep.44
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour: Recap of the Meyer Burger interview (launch of their hot off the presses ultra low degradation, high performance solar...
100% Clean Energy - Update from DOE Secretary Granholm | Net Metering | Ocean Solar | CPH Ep.38
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Update from the DOE - Big plans coming to life under GranholmOcean floating solar in SingaporeNet metering under attack in CA Biden Huge Infrastructu...
Speedway Solar | Gigafactory Bonanza | Canary Media Launch | Clean Power Hour Ep.39
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We launched a new segment on the Clean Power Hour today - Project of the Week. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Ep.39: 200 gigafactories are being built...
Community Solar in New Mexico! | Kite Power | Tesla Jacks Solar Roof Pricing | CPH Ep.40
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour with John Weaver and Tim Montague | Ep.40: Canadian Solar mass produces 665 W module (solar panel)Jobs Act break down ...
Community Solar in PA | Solar Highways | Viking Solar | Clean Power Hour Ep.16
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Community Solar is growing in Pennsylvania! MaybeAmerica’s highways are an significant opportunity for solar PVThe Vikings are coming for your hydro...
China Record 2.2 GW of Solar | Green Bonds Exceed 1 Trillion $$ | Clean Power Hour Ep.14
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
** www.CESnrg.com/podcast#Tesla over the air updatehttps://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/status/1312500497819951105 $200 billion worth of green bonds have ...
Earth Day is Elon Musk to the Moon Day | Clean Power Hour Ep.41
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour Ep.41:Elon Musk Beats Bezos to the Moon Solar Powered Robot Helicopter Flies on MarsSolar Powered Greenhouses Sprouting...
We Don't Have Time | Ocean Hydro Power | Epic HVDC | Module Tech Advances | BIPV | Clean Power Hour Ep.42
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new social media platform to stop climate chaos - "We don’t have time" by Ingmar RentzhogUnions getting behind Biden’s jobs ...
Gunter Erfurt, Ardes Johnson - Meyer Burger High Performance Solar Modules | Clean Power Hour Ep.43
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gunter Erfurt, CEO and Ardes Johnson, President and GM, Americas, Meyer Burger join us for a special episode of the Clean Power Hour. We explore this ...
World's Largest Rooftop PV Array | Clean Power Hour Ep.15
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Largest Rooftop Solar Project - 18 MW in NetherlandsSunrun - Vivant merger closes making the combined company 25 percent of the residential solar mark...
Rolling Blackouts in CA | Rewiring America | Clean Power Hour Ep.7 | Montague & Weaver
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clean Power Hour with Tim Montague & John WeaverEp. 7 - published Sept 1, 2020**Rolling Blackouts in CA due to extreme heat wave… necessary or e...
The Machine That Builds The Machine | Clean Power Hour Ep.13
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today (Sept. 30, 2020) we break down Tesla Battery Day and cover the latest in solar and storage news: John Weaver Bought a Tesla Model Y!Jigar Shah ...
Tesla Battery Day is Here | Solar + Storage is the Holy Grail | Clean Power Hour Ep.12
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tesla battery day! (moving away from Cobalt, going long on Nickel) Hands on with a solar power operating and maintenance financial and labor modelJ...
Google Pledging CO2 Free 24/7 by 2030 | Clean Power Hour Ep.11
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's solar, wind and battery storage news stories: Google pledging CO2 free 24/7Getting to a Carbon-Free EconomyThe urgent is attainable, and ...
Covid Knocks 20 Gigawatts Off Global Solar Installations | Clean Power Hour Ep.10
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The world will add 142 GW of new solar this year - Covid-19 is knocking 20 GW off the anticipated amount of solar that will get installed this year. ...
Will Humans Talk to Their Solar Arrays? | Clean Power Hour Ep.9
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Roadrunner solar project in Texas goes online at 497 MW...why does Big Solar matter to you? Largest solar project in Texas!Solar panels /modules are g...
Tesla Solar Breaking Price Barriers | Large Format Solar Panels | Clean Power Hour Ep.8
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour, Ep. 8: Sept 8, 2020Tesla launches 2 dollar/watt solarSolar panels are growing larger - longer and heavierIllinois’ ...
Utility Scale Batteries | Clean Power Hour Ep.6 with Montague & Weaver
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Clean Power Hour with Tim Montague and John Weaver we dive into solar pv news stories about solar, solar plus storage, grid scale batt...
Battery & Solar Safety | Clean Power Hour Ep.5 | Montague & Weaver
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AZ grid scale battery blow up: https://commercialsolarguy.com/2020/08/10/a-lithium-ion-battery-burnt-four-firefighters-were-knocked-unconscious-a-time...
The Big Box Solar Bonanza - Ep.4 of the Clean Power Hour with Montague & Weaver
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Bigbox Solar Bonanza - Ep.4 of the Clean Power Hour. Breaking down the latest news and information about the commercial industrial solar industry....
Rooftop Solar | FERC | E-Waste | Coal Decline | Clean Power Hour Ep.3
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour this week we talk about: 1)We tour one of John's rooftop commercial solar projects; 2)FERC Order 841 and battery st...
Rooftop Solar Site Selection | Clean Power Hour Ep.2
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Clean Power Hour (published July 21, 2020) with co-hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver we discuss site selection criteria for co...
Solar & Storage News | Energy Transition | Clean Power Hour Ep.1 | Tim Montague & John Weaver
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Clean Power Hour we explain how rooftop solar and battery storage works for commercial facility owners. We explore solar PV (photovoltaic...