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526: SMA on the Future of Home, Nhan Pimentel & Jan Van Laethem, Live from RE+ PowerUp Media Zone

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SMA has been a cornerstone of renewables for nearly four decades. While their counterparts, like Tesla, didn’t have solar divisions until m...

525: Andrew Chester & the rest of the Greenskies story, Plus How to Grow Companies, Negotiate Strategically & Raise Millions

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Many of you have heard one of my close friends & repeat podcast guest, Mike Silvestrini, on how he “and his team” grew Greenskies to ...

524: How solar got below $20/mwh and why we’re moving too slow! w/Dr. Gregory Nemet

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is a veritable expert on solar and climate change, and has recently served as a lead author for the IPCC’s 6th assessment r...

523: RE+ Daily Roundup LIVE Day 3

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Start each day with the Daily Roundup as we bring you the trends and conversations unfolding in Anaheim at the RE+ 2022 conference formerly k...

522: RE+ Daily Roundup, Day 2

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are in Anaheim!Start each day with the Daily Roundup as we bring you the trends and conversations unfolding in Anaheim at the RE+ 2022 con...

521: RE+ Daily Roundup, Day 1

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are in Anaheim!Start each day with the Daily Roundup as we bring you the trends and conversations unfolding in Anaheim at the RE+ 2022 con...

520: Live Show Preview RE+ 2022

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are in Anaheim!Start each day with the Daily Roundup as we bring you the trends and conversations unfolding in Anaheim at the RE+ 2022 con...

519: Mark Culpepper On SunEdison, Drones & The Entrepreneurial Spirit

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's entrepreneur is no stranger to the solar startup world. He was part of the early merger and acquisition activity that ultimately beca...

518: 2022 RE+ Conference: Know before you go! SIX industry veterans’ Advice & Tips!

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I fondly remember circa 2018 (when I first debuted the Know before you go episode) I was barely at Episode 112, and I interviewed Andy Klump ...

517: Build it! — profit will come for renewable energy investors, with Quinbrook co-founder, David Scaysbrook

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Australian legend David Scaysbrook has nearly 30 years of experience in energy and renewable infrastructure. He and his partner, Rory Quinlan...

516: How To Educate Solar Buyers on Ground Screws

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Solar projects are growing exponentially — and while that's positive by almost any metric, it comes with complications. Take site selection for inst...

515: Advice From A Serial Solar Entrepreneur: Be Passionate, Make A Difference

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Spencer Oberan — aka "a solar guy" — and Pat Bennett — "a tech guy" — discovered cumbersome and disjointed processes were slowing the...

514: Trust Is the Foundation of Great Experiences, with Mark Liffmann & Brad Davis of Omnidian (Beyond O&M Series, 6 of 6)

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Omnidian co-founders Mark Liffmann and Brad Davis share the stage in this final episode of our six-part Beyond O&M: The Future of Solar series.&nb...

513: How the Right Service Partner Supercharges Solar Business Growth (Beyond O&M Series, 5 of 6)

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the fifth episode of our six-part Beyond O&M: The Future of Solar series, we examine the scalability of service teams from the perspective of t...

512: AI Pushes Battery Technology To New Heights, with Everett Brewer of Storz Power

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everett Brewer is CEO of storage company Storz Power and COO of the solar project matching platform WattHub. He’s a serial entrepreneur who...

511: Want to Grow Your Solar Business? Offer Excellent Post-Installation Services. (Beyond O&M Series, 4 of 6) with Trevor Sumner, Sun Badger

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Since 2018, Milwaukee-based Sun Badger Solar has evolved into a full-service solar installer offering what customers describe as a "perfect blend of p...

510: Creating Remarkable Customer Experience in the Solar Industry, with Kevin Schulte of Greenspark (Beyond O&M Series, 3 of 6)

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this third episode of our Beyond O&M: The Future of Solar series, Kevin Schulte of Greenspark Energy shares his insights about keeping the cust...

509: Why You Should Care About Distributed Energy Resources (DERs); Mathew Sachs of CPower

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we explore energy management and the customer-focused opportunities it creates to monitor, control and conserve energy. We'll examine t...

508: DSD Renewables Makes Lower Energy Costs Accessible To C&I Customers (Beyond O&M Series, 2 of 6)

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has grown from a stand-alone offshoot of a multinational conglomerate to a powerhouse in its own right. In the sec...

507: This is the way to scale customer experience (Beyond O&M Series, 1 of 6)

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Kenny, co-founder and chief operating officer of Omnidian, has spent more than 15 years building solar plants and the teams and software to keep ...

506: Your VOICE is a powerful weapon…Climate Champions pod interview of Nico

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This isn't a typical SunCast podcast episode. Today, I'm sharing my interview done by the inimitable Lee Krevat on his podcast, The Climate C...

505: Leading one of the world’s largest battery Integrators, Andy Tang of Wärtsilä

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For nearly three decades, Andy Tang has led business development, strategic planning, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions for some...

504: Free Money For California Cleantech (Apply Now!), Tenley Dalstrom of New Energy Nexus

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that clean energy hardware startups can benefit from millions of dollars in testing at world-class labs?Today's expert industry ...

503: Democratizing the clean energy revolution; Steph Speirs, CEO of Solstice

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Entrepreneur and community builder, Steph Speirs, aims to unlock the possibility of solar power for the roughly 90 million households that ar...

502: Beyond O&M: The Future of Solar

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This solar industry is crossing the chasm, and the consumers at the “table” today, while they look similar, are much different from those consumer...

501: How do we STOP these BATTERY Fires?!

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If your mobile phone or laptop has ever become uncomfortably hot, you have first-hand experience with a concept called thermal runaway. It's one of th...

500: GROWTH Lessons from 500 EPISODES, with GUEST HOST, Andy Klump!!!

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Showing up is half the battle.“Wow, 500! How did you do it, Nico?”Seems a lot of folks had this question on their mind as the date drew n...

499: How Experts Navigate Politics & Energy Transformation (Quarterly Podcasters Roundtable)

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My collaborator and industry veteran, Mike Casey of Tigercomm, and I convene a quarterly conversation with several leading podcasters to disc...

Bonus: Introducing "Factor This!"

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There’s so much good content (especially right here on SunCast) but I always get asked "what podcasts to you listen to, Nico?" This week, we’...

498: The never-told stories of founding Tradewind & Savion - Rob Freeman, Geoff Coventry, & Matt Gilhausen, Part 2

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you missed Part 1 of this epic 2-part interview, I recommend you queue that one up first…that’s why they go in order ;-) In Part ...

497: The never-told stories of founding Tradewind & Savion - Rob Freeman, Geoff Coventry, & Matt Gilhausen, Part 1

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do a technology entrepreneur, a musician turned engineer and a corporate attorney have in common? They built a company in middle America...

496: Retire with Renewables (Investing), Energea’s Tyler Hurlburt

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In uncertain economic times, investors look for something — anything — to shore up their portfolios. But in 2022, there aren't many obvio...

495: How Generac became a clean energy company, with Keith Marett, Generac

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Founded in a Wisconsin barn more than 60 years ago, Generac is a global leader in designing and manufacturing residential, commercial and ind...

494: On risk, leadership and creating a positive culture, with George Hershman, SOLV Energy

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Tactical Tuesday is a compilation of my favorite moments from the recent George Hershman 2-part interview. If you missed that one, ...

493: 7x growth for this beloved 30yr old training organization? Elizabeth Sanderson, Solar Energy International

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Solar Energy International (SEI) holds a special place in the hearts and minds of many #SolarWarriors who tune in regularly to SunCast. And S...

492: TT: An instant feasibility tool for optimizing utility-scale solar? Ashton Vandemark, Terrasmart

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You need a way to define winning solar projects fast, while eliminating all doubt that you've selected the most optimum configuration. And it...

491: What’s the value of energy resources on your property? Ask LandGate

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yoann Hispa has four science and math degrees, speaks four languages and cultivates a singular obsession with knowledge acquisition. I think ...

490: Career Profile: Solar PPA Sales, Miguel Gil Mast of Schneider Electric

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does it look like to build a career of purpose that also engages your natural talents for educating and relationship building? This week...

489: Understanding the “Value Stack” for Community Solar with Sy Kim, Community Solar Support LLC

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been following along the touchstones that make up the community solar market…“In this final episode of our 5-part series, we still hav...

488: Customer acquisition for Community Solar with Kate Henningsen, Arcadia Power

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So far, we’ve taken a look at how Policy works at both the State & Federal Level. And we’ve also heard from a solar developer about the nuance...

487: $1B in energy savings by 2025!...how the DOE supports Community Solar, with Nicole Steele, US DOE

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The US Department of Energy considers community solar “an indispensable source in our future energy mix.” In Episode 3 of our Community Solar...

486: As a Project Developer, is Community Solar really that different? with David Kane, EDP Renewables

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In  today’s Episode 2 of the Community Solar Series, our solar expert is David Kane, a seasoned developer at EDP Renewables. Dave gives us the ...

485: The Role of Policy in Community Solar with Jeff Cramer, CCSA & David Sandbank, NYSERDA

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years, a segment of the industry has emerged as what has been referred to as the fourth vertical for solar. It’s not just a phenomenon in t...

484: "They" said she should resign! Catherine Von Burg on scaling SimpliPhi against all odds

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When VCs told Catherine Von Burg that she probably wasn’t cut out to run (or raise money for) the kind of business that she had mapped out ...

483: Listen to your customer! James Worden on product development & the evolution of EVs

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re sharing 2 snippets from the >2hr juggernaut of an interview we had with one of the early EV & solar power electronics pi...

482: Community Solar Series Trailer

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SunCast Media has partnered with EDP Renewables to produce a special 5-part series focused on the fundamentals of the fastest growing segment of the s...

481: Culture Shock, Circular Economy, & Navigating Acquisitions with Dean Vukovic of Terrasmart

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Vukovic moved to the US with visions of revolutionizing the way we manufacture and ultimately reuse/repurpose consumer goods. Embracing ...

480: A simple idea to mount solar modules faster, Robert Sewell of Vespr Solar [Live from RE+NE]

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest, Robert Sewell, is the founder & CEO of Vespr Solar. I’ve been intrigued with Robert for awhile now, mostly because every...

479: SOLVing Solar workforce & infrastructure at GW scale, Pt 2: George Hershman - SOLV Energy

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 2 of a 2-part interview with George Hershman, CEO of SOLV Energy. If you missed Part 1, please do queue it up, and I would encou...

478: Becoming the #1 Solar contractor in America, Pt 1: George Hershman - SOLV Energy

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George Hershman is the CEO of SOLV Energy (formerly known as Swinerton Renewable Energy), a company that, in my tenure in the industry, has g...

477: RALLY: How CA’s NEM Fight is Everybody’s Net Energy Metering Future with Carter Lavin of CalSSA

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to rally together once again, #SolarWarrior! As you’ll hear in today’s #TacticalTuesday (TT), Carter Lavin and the folks at t...

476: James Worden on the making of Solectria Renewables (Part 2)

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2.  The Pivot!  If you listened to Part 1, you’ve got a solid appreciation for James & Solectria Corp’s roots in solar...

475: James Worden, The “Bill Gates of EV” & Solectria Corporation (Part 1)

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1.  The Beginning.  In 1996, after years of “can’t be done” grumbling from the major automakers, Solectria announced the...

474: Resi & Commercial finance is evolving w/Doug Pierce of Sungage Financial

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest, Doug Pierce, is Director of Sales for Sungage Financial, a platform I know many of you use to offer financing to your resi &am...

473: Can we make C&I solar more “bankable”? Jeff McAulay & Jim Bowen of Energetic Insurance

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff McAulay and Jim Bowen are back on SunCast to discuss how we can reach more Commercial & Industrial (C&I) customers and accelerat...

472: Customer experience expert Scott Nguyen of Bodhi [Live from RE+NE]

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s Tactical Tuesday guest is a returning SunCast collaborator & guest, Scott Nguyen of Bodhi Solar. If you haven’t heard his...

471: Energy Management for increased Profits, Paul Webb of B2B Energy

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Webb is an Energy Expert and Technical Adviser with 40 years’ experience helping businesses understand how to manage their energy con...

470: Former Vivint sales lead is streamlining the solar sales process. Spencer Oberan, Enerflo [Live from RE+Northeast]

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest Spencer Oberan is co-founder of one of the solar software companies that seems to be on everybody’s lips lately, Enerflo.&nbs...

469: Podcasters Roundtable (Q1, 2022)

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Time for #FlashbackFriday!Each quarter, Mike Casey (CEO, Tigercomm) and I  convene the top podcasters covering cleantech sectors for a r...

468: Solar veteran says Mobility is “Next big thing”, Matt LeDucq, CEO Forum Mobility

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt LeDucq has 15+ Years of experience in renewables, specifically in developing solar for some of the biggest names in the industry like Ne...

467: Career Profile: Solar Project Manager, Isha Rege of New Energy Equity

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you been wondering how to get into the booming solar industry? Curious about the path that someone might take who’s currently doing th...

466: Energy Poverty, Time Magazine, Six Million Solar Lights

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Six years ago, after reading an article in Time Magazine calling energy poverty the worst kind of poverty, Simon Doble was driven to take act...

465: Sunnova’s John Berger on being a Solar pioneer in Oil country (Live from CERAweek)

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The annual CERAweek hosted in Houston, TX by S&P Global has been hailed as “the Davos for Energy” by some, and it didn’t disappoint...

464: Deborah Knuckey on Antarctica, climate reality & practical advice for testing

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While Deborah Knuckey’s resume says plenty about her more than 20 years of strategy and marketing experience in the renewables sector, she’...

463: TT: Permitting slowing you down? Ankit Sheoron, Wattmonk [Live from RE+Northeast]

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's featured clean energy entrepreneur is Ankit Sheoran, Founder at Wattmonk. I’ve been getting to know Ankit and his team at Wattmonk ...

462: Optimizing solar assets with intelligent cleaning, Catlin Mattheis, CEO of Fracsun

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I said it when we released the episode with Cary Hayes back in January (Ep 438 btw) that the REC Solar “mafia” has deep roots. Today’s ...

461: One 5-letter word underscores all project success, w/John Chaimanis, CEO Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest, John Chaimanis, is  CEO of Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure. John is a returning SunCast guest & you can hear his o...

460: Collaboration at scale, a “Slack for Solar”? Raptor Maps CEO, Nikhil Vadhavkar

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve gotta give NASA credit.  It turns out the space program has delivered many many more terrestrial benefits and innovations than mi...

459: TT: Jon Powers, President Clean Capital [Live from RE+Northeast]

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Powers, is a true [Solar]Warrior. From serving the US Army in Iraq, to becoming the first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer under the Ob...

458: How’s Jigar Shah & team doing investing that $24 Billion in innovative energy technology? A 2022 update from the DOE Loan Programs Office

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A year ago, the industry was mildly shocked to learn that Jigar Shah, Industry Icon, Entrepreneur, Investor & Visionary would be joining ...

457: TT: How do I work with an Electric Co-op? Piper Wilder, CEO 60Hertz Energy

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Piper Wilder has been working with electric cooperatives for decades and has keen insight into how to partner with (and sell to) them compare...

456: How to integrate Social Equity into Renewable Energy Credits(Social RECs), Dana Clare Redden, Founder of Solar Stewards

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dana Clare Redden is the founder and CEO of Solar Stewards, a social enterprise connecting corporate social responsibility initiatives with s...

455: 10X Growth requires an amazing team, Tara Doyle, CCO of PVEL

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Suncast is a decidedly better show because of today’s guest. I mean that in all sincerity. In 2018, sitting with Tara Doyle over a beer at...

454: Making solar policy work, Meghan Nutting of Sunnova

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meghan Nutting's work speaks for itself; She has advocated for and contributed to numerous Solar policies and solutions over the past decade-...

453: Britta von Oesen on financing energy storage

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s tactical Tuesday features Britta von Oesen, longtime #Solar Warrior and Clean Energy maven who currently serves as Managing Dir...

452: NJ’s rooftop community solar market is dominated by one company, Solar Landscape, w/Shaun Keegan (CEO) & Kate Gold

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun Keegan co-founded Solar Landscape with a childhood friend in 2012, personally developing each side of the business from design and buil...

451: Public Relations vs Public Affairs? Nadia Pabst (Antenna Group) can answer that! [Live from RE+Northeast]

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just a few weeks ago (Feb 2022), I was live and in person at the RE+NorthEast Trade Show. I LOVE in person interviews!!  Especially this...

450: Sunrun CEO, Mary Powell, leading America's largest residential solar company

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are kicking off Women’s History Month with Mary Powell, the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrun, the Nation’s leading home solar, batter...

449: Inside Goldman Sachs & Shell Ventures $75M bet on GridPoint, with Peter Corsell (Chairman) & Melissa Blanken (CMO)

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this audio-exclusive, host Nico Johnson gets unique behind-the-scenes insight into the strategic investment by two industry giants, Goldma...

448: Zinc Batteries, Rocket Science, & Reinvention, with Michael Burz of Enzinc

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Warning this is a 2-hour life course that you don't want to miss!Queue it up and set aside the time. You will be rewardedEver meet someone an...

447: How are you doing…Really? With Derick Lila, PV Buzz

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Tactical Tuesday features Derick Lila, the founder of PV Buzz (a platform focused on the North American Solar industry.) Recently, he...

446: Undeniable proof that mentors matter, with Miles Braxton of Goldman Sachs RPG

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Miles Braxton went to UVA specifically to study in the lab of Mool Gupta, the Father of Photonics. He should have been a prime candidate for ...

445: Unleash the Power Within Experience with Alex Williams

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Tuesday, Solar Warriors! If you've been keeping up with our podcast, then you'll remember Alex Williams, CEO of Solar Energy Partn...

444: Local Energy Rules: Empowering Local Communities to Decide Their Energy Future

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re excited to welcome our guest, John Farrell, to Suncast. John Farrell is an author, a podcaster, co-director of the Institut...

443: Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me - Solar Edition! (Live @Intersolar’22)

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Many will instantly recognize the popular NPR Quiz show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!”If you don’t, you really have missed one of the all-time-g...

442: Hire, train & motivate 1000+ sales people, with Alex Williams, Solar Energy Partners

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Williams is a problem-solver. That, and he loves to recruit high-performing sales people. He loves watching people transform into what t...

441: C&I Energy Storage: Live Intersolar’22 Innovation Stage w/Yotta Energy CEO, Omeed Badkoobeh

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can Energy Storage unlock a “Solar-Plus-Storage-Powered Future” for the largely yet-to-be-disrupted Commercial and Industrial segment of ...

440: Tigo’s Chairman on storage as energy intelligence, Zvi Alon w/special guest Jing Tian

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How did Zvi Alon become Chairman and CEO of one of the early MLPE pioneers, Tigo Energy? By believing in the strategy he mapped out and inves...

439: 3 Keys to new market expansion (Including USA), w/Sergio Blanco of Partner Engineering

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been getting a LOT of inbound over the last year since President Joe Biden took office as investors and renewable energy developers th...

438: From ski bum to Solar legend, REC Americas President - Cary Hayes

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I first met Cary Hayes back when I was working at Trina Solar circa 2012. He was still at REC Solar, and we had an unforgettable dinner (and ...

437: Andrew Birch, Nem3.0, Save our Solar Jobs!, Live @Intersolar N.A.’22

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Birch, affectionately referred to by many as simply “Birchy”, joins Nico in this live interview [rebroadcast] from the Intersolar ...

436: Greenpenny, banking that funds Clean Energy. Jason MacDuff, President

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jason MacDuff is President of greenpenny, a virtual carbon-neutral bank dedicated to financing a sustainable tomorrow.  Money deposited ...

435: American Clean Power, w/CEO Heather Zichal

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Some of you will recall, Nico was live-broadcasting from the CleanPower21 tradeshow in Salt Lake City back in December.  While he was th...

434: A comprehensive SaaS suite for utility-scale solar? Andrea Barber, CEO RatedPower

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You probably assume that the Utility-scale solar market, having deployed hundreds of GW globally, has surely by now figured out the necessary...

433: Drones or manned aircraft for site data? Maybe both? Mark Culpepper, GM Solar, Drone Base

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Culpepper, who heads up global solar for Drone Base, is on a mission to simplify the process and amplify the importance of solar site data gather...

432: Goal-setting, Regenerative Capitalism & Food Forests, with Jim Gale

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you have yet to set out your goals for 2022, then you’re absolutely in the right place.If you have, then maybe this anecdote will help s...

431: Legacy, Equity, & Solar for All, w/Geoff Greenfield of Third Sun Solar

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas!As a special bonus for these longer days, I decided to NOT break out this 100 minute episode into 2x50min episodes bc I belie...

Green Hydrogen (Mini-series) Ep 5 - Decarbonizing the Steel Industry with Joachim Von Sheele Global Director of Commercialization at Linde

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of Season One of our Green Hydrogen series, we’re looking at how Hydrogen might be useful to aid hard-to-abate industries such ...

Green Hydrogen (Mini-series) Ep 4 - The Role of New Technologies with Raffi Garbedian, Co-founder of Electric Hydrogen (formerly CTO of First Solar)

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been around the solar industry for long, you might recognize the name, Raffi Garabedian. If you don’t, however, it’s probably because ...

428: System Repowering, Microgrids, and a New DC Optimizer contender, Hanan Fishman of Alencon Systems

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the words of today’s guest, Hanan Fishman, “Planning a DC microgrid is no different than any other technical undertaking. You need to ...