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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
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Yoann Hispa, CEO of LandGate | Building a Marketplace for Solar Developers Ep.104
Historically, it has been challenging for solar and wind developers to find an appropriate parcel of land, conduct an accurate valuation, and then make contact…
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John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Computing | Monetizing Excess Renewable Energy with Flexible Computing Ep.103
When a grid gets congested, the excess energy generated at renewable plants is wasted. But what if there was something we could do to mitigate that curtailment…
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Michael Eyman, Managing Director at Origis Services | O&M and Asset Management for Large-Scale Solar Ep.102
With the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, the solar industry is projected to grow by leaps and bounds in the next several years. But such rapid growth…
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Michael Marsch, Chief Development Officer at BlueWave Solar | Agrivoltaics for the Win-Win Ep.101
In the early days of solar development, we built solar farms and then locked the gate and walked away, completely missing the opportunity to the use the land…
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Antonia Ginsberg-Klemmt, President of GismoPower | Mobile Solar Carports for Middle-Income Americans Ep.100
Even if they want to go solar, most middle-income Americans can’t afford it. Or maybe they rent or move frequently and can’t take rooftop solar with them when…
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Jay Caspary, VP of Grid Strategies | Building a Reliable, Clean Grid Ep.99
The entire infrastructure of our economy depends on a reliable grid. And the work we are doing to decarbonize will only increase demands on the grid moving…
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Michael Burz, CEO of Enzinc | The Benefits of Zinc for Battery Storage Ep.98
Lead-acid batteries are heavy and highly toxic. Lithium-ion is lighter but tends to catch fire and requires a thermal management system to regulate its…
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Nobel Chang, Cofounder and Managing Partner of Palladium Energy | A Deep Dive into the Ups & Downs of the Solarcoaster Ep.97
Solar is an unpredictable industry. Government incentives drive an uptick in the market for a few years. And then high-profile bankruptcies and severe tariffs…
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Sharat Singh, CEO of Quadrical AI | Advanced Data Analytics for Solar Asset Management Ep.96
Solar asset managers are dealing with a number of variables, among them soiling, shading, weather conditions and the degradation of equipment. And while…
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Clean Energy Transition Experts - Podcaster's Roundtable | Special Edition!
6 Powerful Cleantech Podcasters On Biden, Ukraine and the Energy Transition Today we're sharing our fifth quarterly podcaster's roundtable, which offers a…
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McKenna Dunbar, Building Electrification Lead at Sierra Club|Promoting Environmental Justice with Gen Z Ep.95
The communities that contribute the least to climate change are impacted by it the most. And that’s a disheartening thing for Gen Zers to discover. But the…
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Etienne Lecompte, CEO of PowerHub | Asset Management Software for Renewables Ep.94
It’s awe-inspiring to consider that renewable energy transforms weather into electrons and then into dollars. And yet, many asset managers are still operating…
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Alfonso Barrenechea of Solar Plaza | Asset Management Texas Ep.93
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Bill Shevlin, CEO of Mavericks Microgrids | The ROI of a Microgrid Ep.92
Get a 15% discount to attend Midwest Solar Expo with discount code: CPH15. www.MidwestSolarExpo.com/, the premier B2B solar and clean energy event in the…
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John King of Hyperlight on Next-Generation CSP Technology Ep.91
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Clean Power Hour LIVE | June 16, 2022
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What Rising Energy Prices Mean for Renewables with Michael Decaluwe of Nania Energy Ep.90
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Clean Power Hour LIVE - June 9, 2022
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Saad Dara and Francisco Velasco of Mangrove Lithium | Streamlining Lithium Production for EV Ep.89
Production of high-quality lithium presents a complex problem. Sourcing lithium is difficult and making high-purity lithium is costly. Lithium is sourced from…
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Dave Roberts | Is Climate Change an Existential Threat? Ep.88
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 economies and…
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Clean Power Hour LIVE | May 26, 2022
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Mark Settles and Jim Spano of Sol-REIT | Improving Economics for Solar Developers with REIT Loans Ep.87
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Tyler Duvelius, Jon Carson, Robin Pressman and Mike Casey | Easing Project Approval: Go Local Early and Long-Term Ep.86
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Sean White, Master Solar PV Trainer | Training Solar Professionals for Next “Solar Coaster” Climb Ep.85
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Scott Nguyen, CEO of Bodhi | Faster Solar Adoption via Improved Customer Experience Ep.84
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Jigar Shah | Scaling the Gigaton Decarbonization Economy Ep.83
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Mastermind Roundtable with Cliff Ravenscraft & Deacon Bradley Ep.82
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Barklie Estes, President of Nova Solar| A Culture of Quality in Residential Solar Ep.81
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Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy | Bringing Community Solar to the Masses Ep.80
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Veronika Wright, EV Battery Expert | The Drive to Electric Ep.79
Transportation is responsible for 30% of our global carbon footprint. And it's 2/3 more efficient to drive electric vehicles than to burn gasoline. But the US…
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Jack's Solar Garden w/ Byron Kominek | Clean Power Hour LIVE March 24, 2022
Jack’s Solar Garden is the largest agrivoltaics research site for vegetable production thus far in the United States! Alongside research partners, Sprout City…
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Mark Liffmann, CEO of Omnidian | Solar Asset Management with a Performance Guarantee Ep.78
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 solar asset…
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Marc Palmer, CEO of New Resource Solutions | Financing Solar in the C&I Small Utility Space Ep.77
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. They need…
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Simon Moores, CEO, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence | Clean Power Hour LIVE Mar 10, 2022
The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by the Clean Power Consulting Group All content can be found at: www.CleanPower.Group/podcast Simon Moores is the CEO of…
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Clean Energy News LIVE - Tim Montague | Clean Power Hour LIVE Mar 3, 2022
Clean Power Hour LIVE with Tim Montague | March 3, 2022 Check out these events: April 5-7 Oakland, CA - Solar Plaza: SAMNA Solar Asset Management North America…
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Thomas Folker, CEO of Leap Energy | The One-Stop Shop for Grid Services Ep.76
Thomas Folker describes Leap as the Stripe for energy. The same way that Stripe provides the infrastructure for online payment processing, Leap allows anyone…
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Matt Campbell of Terabase Energy on Building the Platform for Terawatt-Scale Solar Ep.75
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 faster and…
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LIVE from RE+ Northeast | Solar & Storage News | Clean Power Hour Feb. 23, 2022
Solar & Storage News LIVE from Boston at RE+ Northeast Reducing the cost of solar - John Weaver gives us some perspective as the owner of Whaling City Solar a…
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Aaron Berndt of Google Nest on Speeding Adoption of Smart Thermostats Ep.74
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 automate energy…
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Clean Energy News | Clean Power Hour LIVE Feb 17, 2022
Illinois clean energy boom is back 10-20 GW electrolyzer coming to California? World’s largest wind turbine blade looks like a skate park John bought a Hyundai…
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Clean Power Hour LIVE | Electrification of Everything is Truly Disruptive | Feb. 3, 2022
The Energy Transition is Going to Require a Staggering Growth in Electrification and Enabling Technologies…
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Clean Power Hour LIVE | US Military Going Carbon Neutral | Feb. 10, 2022
US military starts 24-7 clean electricity procurement First real big Flow battery utility discussion Import tariffs extended…cmon joe? SpaceX rocket fully…
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Live from Starbase: Clean Energy News with Weaver & Montague Ep.72
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 pilgrimage to SpaceX…
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Martin Pochtaruk of Heliene Solar on Speeding the Energy Transition Ep.71
Why would a solar panel manufacturing company put time and energy into innovating for niche markets? What are the benefits of developing products for very…
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Energy Transition News Ep.70
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 CO2 levels…
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DOE Clean Energy Corps, Clean Power Consulting Group, Grid Expansion | Clean Power Quick Take
Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/cph-sub 1. Tim Montague has launched the CLEAN Power Consulting Group to help cleantech and clean energy…
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James Geshwiler on Rooftop Solar for Commercial Facilities Ep.69
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 industrial…
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Matt Lensink & Lisa Katz on Cleaning Up Thermal Power Ep.68
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 processes…
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Land Stewardship in the Solar Industry | Rhett Kerby, KerTec | #67
#67 Successful vegetation restoration and natural landscaping of solar farms is a vital part of the solar industry. Solar farms mean changes in the land and…
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CEJA - Illinois Clean Energy Legislation 2021 with Mark Pruitt of the Power Bureau
#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 the amount of…
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Americans want Solar in 2022 I Clean Power News
#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 60 GW per…
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Hydrogen is The Fuel of The Future! with Joseph Alfred, Ally Power Inc.
#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 produces…
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Energy Dome, Claudio Spadacini & CO2 Battery - Long Duration Storage
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. They are…
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Bill Nussey - Freeing Energy, how local renewable energy is changing the world
#62: Tech entrepreneur, Bill Nussey joins the Clean Power Hour! Bill has been traveling the globe interviewing the best and brightest minds (like Amory Lovins…
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Infrastructure Bill and Renewables
#61: Build Back Better! There’s real money flowing into renewables What crops grow best under solar farms? Agrivoltaics research at the University of Illinois…
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Gravity Batteries and Illinois Clean Energy Legislation
#60 Are Gravity Batteries the next big thing? How will Illinois' clean energy legislation impact the market? It's all here on this week's news round up on the…
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Solar Energy Auctions with eRENEWABLE CEO - Mike Nemer
#59: Mike Nemer is the President and CEO at eRENEWABLE LLC, podcaster, energy expert, advisor, speaker, and more! Mike Nemer has developed a live auction…
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WRO on Solar Silicon | Restrictions on Chinese Tech | Clean Power Hour E58
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 materials…
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US Moves to Reduce Emissions by 45% | Corporates Going Solar | Robotic Ships | CPH E57
Clean Power Hour E57 Aug 27, 2021 with Tim Montague and John Weaver Corporates are going hard after renewable energy but hourly energy tracking is necessary…
Clean Power HourA Terawatt by 2035 | Clean Power Hour E56
Biden releases White House plan including 40% of electricity coming from solar power by 2035 - that’s a TW of capacity…