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Clean Power Hour
The Clean Power Hour podcast is speeding the clean energy transition. Tim Montague and John Weaver highlight clean energy innovations shaping the next generation of renewable energy sources. We discuss the latest solar PV, battery storage, wind, water, wave, and other low-carbon technologies. We answer the question: How can we decarbonize the economy? We promote the economic opportunity of electrifying everything - transportation, energy, industry, and the built environment. Let's speed up the…
Episodes
Clean Power Hour5 MWh Power Block BESS from CPS America with Dr. Zhehan Yi | EP239
In today’s episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Dr. Zhehan Yi (aka, Dr. Z), Director of Utility and Battery Energy Storage Products at…
Clean Power HourMitigating Hail Damage in Large-Scale Solar: Insights from VDE Americas | EP238
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Jon Previtali, Senior Principal Engineer at VDE Americas, to discuss the growing…
Clean Power HourBuilding Winning Cultures, Insights from Dr. Barry Davis | EP237
In today’s episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Dr. Barry Davis, a veteran college baseball coach and leadership consultant. With 35…
Clean Power HourTitanium Venture’s Role in Funding the Energy Transition with Albert Bielinko | EP236
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Albert Bielinko, General Partner at Titanium Ventures, to explore the fascinating…
Clean Power HourDistributed vs. Centralized String: Optimizing PV Plants with the 250 KW, 600v Inverters with CPS America | EP235
In today’s episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Bryan Wagner, President and General Manager, and Anton Patton, Vice President of…
Clean Power HourNavigating the TVA Market with Gil Hough, TenneSEIA | EP234
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague interviews Gil Hough, Executive Director of the Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association…
Clean Power HourOvercoming Opposition to Clean Energy Projects in Rural America with Brenden Miller | EP233
Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Brendan Miller, Deputy Director of the Land and Liberty Coalition, to discuss building support for…
Clean Power HourData Driven O&M Strategies with Wattch and Omnidian | EP232
Today on the Clean Power Hour we explore the world of data-driven strategies for supercharging solar O&M (operations and maintenance) with expert guests Alex…
Clean Power HourSun'Agri: Bringing European Agrivoltaic Innovation to the US | EP231
In this fascinating episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Chuck Schwartz, head of business development at Sun'Agri, to explore the…
Clean Power HourAgrivoltaics: Progress and Potential with Jordan Macknick, NREL | EP230
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Jordan Macknick, a senior researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)…
Clean Power HourRobotic Solar Farm Vegetation Management with Tim Lichti | EP229
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Tim Lichti, founder and CEO of Swap Robotics, to discuss innovative solar farm vegetation…
Clean Power HourMonetizing Solar Tax Credits: Opportunities in the DG Space with John Carson |EP228
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with John Carson, managing partner at Armagh Capital, to explore the world of tax credit…
Clean Power HourDual-Use Solar: Exploring the Synergy of Crops and Clean Energy | EP227
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Greg Barron-Gafford, a professor at the University of Arizona and a pioneer in the field…
Clean Power HourAgrivoltaics and Community-Centric Solar with Iain Ward |EP226
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Iain Ward, founder of Solar Agricultural Services (SolAg), to explore the exciting world…
Clean Power HourRapid Shutdown, Large Modules, and Storage: Trends Shaping C&I Solar with Steve Schwerd | EP225
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour host Tim Montague sits down with Steve Schwerd of Schwerd Consulting to discuss the state of commercial, industrial…
Clean Power HourExploring Agrivoltaics with American Farmland Trust | EP224
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Ethan Winter and Austin Kinzer from American Farmland Trust (AFT) to explore the…
Clean Power HourHow Perovskite Technology is Reshaping the Solar Industry with Scott Graybeal | EP223
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague sits down with Scott Graybeal, CEO of Caelux, to explore the exciting world of perovskite solar…
Clean Power HourAgrivoltaics is Transforming Solar Development with Lucy Bullock-Sieger | EP222
Agrivoltaics may be the biggest innovation in solar since the invention of the solar tracker. Today on the Clean Power Hour, we dive into the future of solar…
Clean Power HourBuilding the Solar Workforce: Union Labor's Role in the Energy Transition | EP221
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Dane Simpson, Director of LECET (Laborers' and Employers' Cooperation and Education…
Clean Power HourSolar Sheep: The Future of Sustainable Vegetation Control in Renewable Energy | EP220
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague interviews JR Howard, owner of Texas Solar Sheep, about the growing industry of solar grazing. JR…
Clean Power HourNavigating the Clean Energy Transition: Insights from Clean Capital's Thomas Byrne | EP219
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Thomas Byrne, CEO and co-founder of Clean Capital, to discuss the evolving landscape…
Clean Power HourGrid-Enhancing Technologies with Alexina Jackson, AES | EP218
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Alexina Jackson, Vice President of Strategic Development at AES, to discuss the…
Clean Power HourRevolutionizing the Grid: Smart Technology and Energy Storage Solutions with Dr. Zhehan Yi | EP217
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague welcomes Dr. Zhehan Yi, Utility and ESS Product Solutions Director at CPS America, for an in-depth…
Clean Power HourOwning the Customer Experience with Sunvoy's Joe Marhamati | EP216
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague interviews Joe Marhamati, co-founder of Sunvoy, a customer relationship management and system monitoring…
Clean Power HourCrops, Critters and Conservation: The Solar Farm Summit with Dan French | EP215
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague interviews Dan French, the founder of the Solar Farm Summit, an event dedicated to promoting and…
Clean Power HourInsuring the Solar Revolution: Managing Risks in a Changing Climate with Hunter Johnson | EP214
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague talks with Hunter Johnson, Vice President of Alliant Insurance, about the crucial role of insurance in…
Clean Power HourDeep Geothermal and the Energy Transition with Sebastian Heitmann, Extantia | EP213
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague interviews Sebastian Heitmann, the co-founder of the venture capital firm Extantia. The discussion…
Clean Power HourTransforming Homes Into Smart Powerhouses, Kelly Warner, Lumin | EP212
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague interviews Kelly Warner, CEO of Lumin (or Lumin Smart), a company that produces smart electrical…
Clean Power HourAttract and retain top talent in the solar industry with CPS America and EnergeiaWorks | EP211
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague brings together a panel of experts from CPS America and EnergeiaWorks to discuss proven tactics for…
Clean Power HourLandfill Solar: Community Solar Success Story with Scott Tess, City of Urbana, IL | EP210
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague is joined by Scott Tess, the Sustainability and Resilience Officer for the City of Urbana, Illinois…
Clean Power HourDesigning & Optimizing Complex Microgrids - Beyond Solar & Storage with Adib Nasle | EP209
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague interviews Adib Nasle, the co-founder and CEO of Xendee, a company that provides a software platform to…
Clean Power HourLet the Sun Shine In: How Churches and Colleges Can Save with Solar with Austin Carr and Jim Keeling | EP208
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague hosts a special live webinar with Austin Carr, founder and president of Greenlink Energy Solutions, and…
Clean Power HourThe Promises and Perils of the Hydrogen Economy with Peter Kelly-Detwiler | EP207
The hydrogen economy is all the rage, with billions in government funding and skyrocketing private investment. But should we buy into the hype? Energy and…
Clean Power HourThe Future of Community Solar: Expanding Models, Markets and Scale with Nate Owen of Ampion | EP206
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague talks with Nate Owen, founder and CEO of Ampion, about the evolution and future of community solar…
Clean Power HourNevados, the Solar Tracker That Adapts to Any Terrain with Yezin Taha | EP205
Solar trackers have swept the utility-scale solar industry in recent years, with single-axis trackers now deployed on a staggering 94% of large-scale projects…
Clean Power HourAdvancements in String Inverter Technology with John Drummond, CPS America | EP204
The solar industry has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade, with string inverters playing a pivotal role in this evolution. In this…
Clean Power HourHow Community Solar is Spreading Across the US with Aviv Shalgi, Solar Simplified | EP203
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Aviv Shalgi, CEO and co-founder of Solar Simplified, to discuss the growing and…
Clean Power HourRuggedized Portable Battery Power for Construction with Francois Byrne, Hybrid Power Solutions | EP202
In this episode, Tim Montague sits down with Francois Byrne, CEO of Hybrid Power Solutions, to discuss the company's innovative approach to decarbonizing…
Clean Power HourWattch: Revolutionizing Solar Monitoring and Asset Management | EP201
In this episode of The Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague interviews Alex Nussey, co-founder and CEO of Wattch, a cutting-edge solar monitoring and asset…
Clean Power HourInnovating Solar and Storage: CPS America's Brian Baxter on the Rise of String Inverters | EP200
In this episode of the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague is joined by Brian Baxter, Director of Sales East at CPS America, to discuss the rapid evolution of…
Clean Power HourBrownfields to Brightfields - Turning Landfills into Clean Energy Assets with Annika Colston | EP199
America's thousands of closed landfills represent a massive untapped opportunity to generate clean solar power. These unused brownfield sites, which are often…
Clean Power HourAccelerating Solar Project Development by Streamlining Land Title Processes | EP198
In this expert panel webinar, Tim Montague hosts Monroe Jett, CEO and founder of Title Leader, and Mike Koehler, Director of Solar Development at Azimuth…
Clean Power HourUnlocking the Potential of Solar + Storage with Industry Veteran, Ryan Mayfield | EP197
The solar industry has come a long way since its early days of small off-grid systems. With utility-scale solar farms now measured in the 100s of megawatts…
Clean Power HourC&I SOLAR PPAs Best Practices & Success Stories Webinar w Nick Perugini and Marc Palmer
Solar PPAs are a popular way to finance commercial solar projects, but the process remains nebulous to many installers and developers. In this illuminating…
Clean Power HourHeatspring: Online Learning for Solar and Sustainability with Brian Hayden | EP196
Imagine a world where anyone, from a 10-year-old child to a seasoned professional, can access top-notch training in clean energy technologies like solar…
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Clean Power Hour LIVE Feb 23, 2024 w/ John Weaver & Tim Montague
Stay up to date with the latest solar, wind, and energy storage news and analysis. Join co-hosts Tim Montague, solar & storage expert, and John Weaver, PV…
Clean Power HourUnlocking the Value Stack of Solar + Storage in PJM with David Braun | EP195
Earn, save, protect - energy storage is revolutionizing the way we think about and utilize electricity. Batteries are no longer just backup power sources -…
Clean Power HourElectrifying Everything with Solar and Energy Efficiency with Austin Carr, Greenlink Energy Solutions | EP194
Austin Carr, founder of Greenlink Energy Solutions, joins us to discuss his journey from military service to clean energy entrepreneur. We cover electrifying…
Clean Power HourCreating a Customer-Centric Organization in Technology Sales | Kelly Shamblen, CPS | EP193
The solar industry is rapidly evolving, with new technologies and mounting competition forcing companies to adapt or be left behind. On this week's Clean Power…
Clean Power HourStreamlining Title Workflows for Clean Energy Projects with Monroe Jett | EP192
Solar developers know that securing site control is mission-critical. But painstaking manual title search processes bog down developers every day, wasting…
Clean Power HourSolar Finance for C&I and Community Solar with Marc Palmer, Conductor Solar | EP191
In this episode, Tim Montague interviews Marc Palmer, CEO and Co-Founder of Conductor Solar, a platform that aims to accelerate commercial and community solar…
Clean Power HourGrowing the Illinois Solar Market with Michelle Knox, WindSolarUSA | EP190
The solar industry in Illinois has come a long way over the past decade, but its continued growth relies on overcoming legislative and regulatory challenges…
Clean Power HourITC Tax Credit Marketplace with Erik Underwood and Derek Silverman of Basis Climate | EP189
The Inflation Reduction Act has supercharged clean energy investment in the US through generous tax credits for renewable energy projects. But monetizing those…
Clean Power HourWhy Illinois is a Solar Market to Watch with Lewis Butler, Nelnet Renewable Energy | EP188
The solar industry is constantly evolving. With new technologies, regulations, and business models emerging every year, it can be challenging for solar…
Clean Power HourNavigating IRA Incentives and Rebates with Jamie Skaar | EP187
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides major incentives and tax credits to accelerate the clean energy transition in the United States. But how can…
Clean Power HourSolar Coaster in Hawaii with Josh Porter and Jason Verkaart | EP186
Hawaii is a living laboratory for the future of solar, storage, EVs, and grid innovation. Today on The Clean Power Hour, hosts Josh Porter and Jason Verkaart…
Clean Power HourThe Role of the Illinois Solar Energy Association in Growing the State's Clean Energy Industry with Lisa Albrecht | EP185
Just a decade ago, solar installation costs were a whopping $15 per watt. Today, prices have plunged below $3 per watt, thanks to the cost adoption curve…
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Clean Power Hour LIVE January 4, 2024 w/ John Weaver & Tim Montague
Stay up to date with the latest solar, wind, and energy storage news and analysis. Join co-hosts Tim Montague, solar & storage expert, and John Weaver, PV…
Clean Power HourConnecting Veterans to Clean Energy Careers with Jana Toner, ACP | EP184
Happy New Year Folks. The clean energy industry is booming, with projections to double by 2030. This rapid growth represents an immense opportunity for the…
Clean Power HourGetting Involved with ISEA with Brian Haug | EP183
The Illinois solar market has exploded in recent years thanks to favorable state policies, turning the state into a national leader in renewable energy. Today…