646: Build Vs Buy, Why DNV acquired this weather-tech startup, and what it means for Solar
Timing is everything along with finding a gap in the market! Before 2016 not much work was going into real-time tracking and forecasting of clouds using satellite data. But a professional meteorologist from Down Under found his niche utilizing a game-changing global fleet of Japanese weather satellites to track cloud movement, weather patterns, and aerosols that affect albedo and solar irradiance impacting solar panel performance.
James Luffman is the CEO of Solcast, a weather-tech data company based in Australia. Along with DNV, which recently acquired his company, James is building…
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