The Top 3 by E3
Episodes
Rethinking Solar O&M: Why Current Cost Models Fall Short
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textRounak Kharait, E3's Executive Director of Solar, and Daniel Tarico, E3's Director of Renewables, discuss solar O&M cost mode...
Series Episode Four: PVsyst Parameters
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this final episode in the PVsyst series, Daniel Tarico and Frances Plourde discuss the impact of system design on photovoltaic (PV) syst...
Series Episode Three: Understanding PVsyst Reports
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn the third episode of the PVsyst series, Daniel Tarico and Frances Wilberg-Plourd from E3 discuss the interpretation of PVsyst reports an...
Series Episode Two: Climate Data in PVsyst
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDaniel Tarico and Frances Wilberg-Plourde delve into PV system modeling, specifically focusing on using climate data in PVsyst software. Th...
An Introduction to Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Modeling and Three-Part Overview of the PVsyst Model
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoin Daniel Tarico and Frances Willberg Plourde as they kick off a discussion regarding the range of PV solar modeling programs available t...
Choosing the Right Inverter in 2025: Central vs. String
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textEver wondered if central or string inverters are the way to go for your solar project? Join host Daniel Tarico, E3 director of renewables a...
Shifting Conversations: Updates on ESG, Part 2
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textLearn how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulations are changing, with insights from Carol Ho, Executive Director of Environm...
The Present State of PV Solar Recycling
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoin the conversation as we sit down with Francis Willberg, a Photovoltaic Analysis Engineer with E3, who discusses the challenge of solar ...
A 101 on Electric Vehicles
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textE3's Managing Director, Ginger Elbaum, and Energy Storage Owner's Engineer, Jason Han, discuss Electric Vehicles in this first ep...
Trends Impacting the Renewable Energy Sector
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoin Ginger Elbaum, E3's Managing Director, and Chris Wright, E3's Executive Director and head of the Energy Storage Practice, as...
Electric Grid Disturbance Trends: The Evolving Reliability Landscape
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn the most recent episode of The Top 3 by E3, E3's Managing Director, Ginger Elbaum, discusses the changing regulatory landscape fo...
The Latest Developments in ESG
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIncreasingly, shareholders and stakeholders want to know that the companies they are investing in share their values of sustainability and ...
Highlights from the Energy Storage Summit 2022
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode of The Top 3 by E3, Ginger Elbaum, host of the podcast, and Chris Wright, E3's Energy Storage Executive Director, disc...
Energy Storage Market Trends: Lithium-Ion Batteries
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this fast-moving discussion about energy storage, E3's Ginger Elbaum and Chris Wright talk about the trends that E3 is seeing in th...
Hydrogen as a Vehicle Fuel
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn the third episode of the hydrogen series that is part of The Top Three by E3, Ginger Elbaum, managing director of E3, and Al Rettenmaier...
Green Hydrogen: What's it All About?
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this second episode of the Hydrogen Series, Al Rettenmaier and Ginger Elbaum discuss green hydrogen--how it is made, how it is used, wha...
A Look at Trends in the Solar Market
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJoin Ginger Elbaum, E3 Managing Director, and Jim Langel, Head of E3's Solar Practice, for a discussion of what's trending in the...
A Primer on Hydrogen with Al Rettenmaier
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode of The Top 3 by E3, Al Rettenmaier, practice leader of E3's Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Sector, and Ginger Elbaum, E3&apos...
A Discussion About Independent Engineering with Paul Plath, President of E3 Consulting
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWelcome to E3's first episode of The Top 3 by E3! In this episode hosted by Ginger Elbaum, E3's Managing Director, Paul Plath, ta...
Wind Power and Wildlife
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode of The Top 3 by E3, Ginger Elbaum, E3's Managing Director, interviews Carol Ho, an E3 Senior Director and environmenta...