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Nico Johnson takes you into conversations with those at the forefront of Renewable Energy. SunCast gives an inside look into what is happening in renewable energy. From conversations with the biggest Solar Panel manufacturers in the world to the small startups creating the future of renewable energy, such as carbon capture and battery technology breakthroughs. SunCast is dedicated to providing the knowledge, research, tools and expert guidance you need to understand, grow and be ahead of the…
Episodes
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329 - What is a Solar Marketeer? with Trina Solar's Ryan Simpson, Head of US Marketing
I am honored to have you joining me yet again for another foray into the world of clean and solar-powered energy. Merry Christmas, and happy almost new year to…
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328 - Deploying 2GW of Renewable Energy in Mexico, Vive Energia's Founder Benigno Villareal
Merry Christmas to you. If you're tuning in today, it is Christmas Eve. Yes, we are still publishing because it's Thursday. I hope that you'll get a ton of…
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327 - Project development Software for Solar? How to build it as a non-technical Founder, with Phillip Bruner, CEO at ENIAN
I'm honored that you're joining us for another fantastic foray into the world of solar energy. And I'm even more honored that you're tuning in this week. Merry…
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322 - The story behind crowdfunding $1M on StartEngine, with Arnold Leitner
On Thanksgiving, you might have missed our excellent interview with Solar+ Storage entrepreneur and solar pioneer Arnold Leitner. Well in that episode, which I…
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326 - War Stories: TJ Kanczuzewski on How To Build a Lasting Solar Company
As we head into the end of the year, it's often filled with a lot of stories a lot of time traditionally spent around the table around the cocktail, happy…
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325 - The 4 Horsemen of Distributed Energy Resources with Gregg Dixon, CEO of Voltus, Inc.
For those of you who are up on recent episodes, perhaps you’ll recognize today’s guest, Gregg Dixon of Voltus, Inc., recently featured in episode 316. Gregg…
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324 - What Is The Congressional Climate Crisis Action Plan? With Fatima Ahmad
If you didn’t meet today’s guest during our SunCast Weekly Roundup, Live at SPI video series, then you’re in luck because Fatima Ahmad is one of the most…
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323 - Why did Live Nation choose this little-known battery storage company as their partner?
Today’s entrepreneur is in rare company. I can’t recall that I’ve ever interviewed an entrepreneur who’s lost a Billion dollar contract. That story alone is…
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321 - How to digitize solar customer acquisition, with Austin Rosenbaum from Demand IQ
Today's entrepreneur is going to show us how to use artificial intelligence to streamline customer acquisition. Austin Rosenbaum is the Denver-based Founder of…
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319 - How Feminist Electrification is revolutionizing Haiti's grid, with Earthspark International Allison Archambault
Today's entrepreneur is no stranger to not just business in the developing world, but also bridging the gap between business development, sales, and nonprofit…
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320 - Giving Tuesday Special - EarthSpark International is Electrifying Everything - GIVE Today
As the title might suggest today, is Giving Tuesday. But what exactly is Giving Tuesday? You can check out more at the show notes down below where we get more…
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318 - Are high-power home solar + battery systems a game-changer? With Arnold Leitner, CEO of YouSolar Inc.
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you faithful who listen on the day that episodes are produced. My dear friend Arnold Leitner, an entrepreneur and pioneer in his…
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317 - The Great Solar Debate: Can Energy Management Software Alone Replace Batteries?
What you’re about to hear is a recorded version of an insightful debate we hosted at SPI, ESI & NORTH AMERICA SMART ENERGY WEEK 2020. Can energy management…
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316 - Culture-centric tech startup raises $25m for Demand Response, Gregg Dixon of Voltus Inc.
Today's entrepreneur is no stranger to distributed energy, and high growth startups. Gregg Dixon has held executive marketing and sales roles in public…
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315 - How will VR be used in Solar training? 40+ year Solar Pioneer, Mark Mrohs, Part 2
Mark Mrohs is a true solar pioneer and lifelong dedicated educator for our industry. If you missed Part 1 of this episode, I really encourage you to press…
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314 - How will VR be used in Solar training? 40+ year Solar Pioneer, Mark Mrohs, Part 1
We're going to jump into what I expect to be a very exciting and interesting conversation with Mark Mrohs, a true solar pioneer. A couple of things as his…
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313 - How Clean Energy Jobs can lead the recovery, with Abby Hopper, Emilie Wangerman, Erika Symmonds, and Audrey Lee [Career Summit]
What you’re about to hear is a recorded keynote of Day 2 of our SunCast Career Summit. Clean Energy has led the job-creation efforts for the decade since the…
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312 - How to productize renewable energy assets, with Emilie Wangerman, VP Business Dev. at Lightsource BP
I have really enjoyed the conversations that I've been having with Miss Emilie Wangerman, the Vice President of Business Development for Lightsource BP. Emilie…
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311 - SunCast Weekly Roundup, Presented by LG! Week 7
We're so excited to be back with you for SPI, ESI & NORTH AMERICA SMART ENERGY WEEK 2020 in its new virtual format. This is the final edition of the SunCast…
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310 - Span.io is revolutionizing a 100 year old home appliance, with CEO Arch Rao, ex Tesla Powerwall lead
Today’s guest is Arch Rao, Founder & CEO of Span.IO, a technology company reinventing the electrical panel to enable the rapid adoption of renewable energy. He…
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309 - SunCast Weekly Roundup Live at SPI 2020, Week 6
Hear insights from clean-energy thought leaders like Daisy Meyer, Robert Broadwater, Gwen Yamamoto and Lavannya Pulluveetil Barrera, as they share with us…
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308 - How-to LinkedIn from a certified expert, Andy Foote of LinkedInsights
Today’s guest is Andy Foote, a professional LinkedIn consultant. He’s spent the last decade obsessively testing multiple engagement strategies and building a…
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307 - How NREL helps bring Cleantech innovations to market, with Trish Cozart, Group Manager | Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center
This week we have a really interesting angle on the way that cleantech companies are lifted from the dust. Today's intrapreneur and entrepreneur is Trish…
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306 - SunCast Weekly Roundup Live at SPI 2020, Week 5
In today’s episode, you’ll be able to hear insights from clean-energy thought leaders like Emma Nicholson, Jon Wellinghoff, and Dawn Weisz, as they share with…
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305 - What is localized generation? With Phil Watts
Special shoutout to Nicole Watson from Iconic Earth Foundation back in Episode 277 for the intro to Dr. Phil Watts, today’s entrepreneur. Dr. Watts studied…
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304 - SunCast Weekly Roundup Live at SPI 2020, Week 4
We're so excited to be back with you for SPI, ESI & NORTH AMERICA SMART ENERGY WEEK 2020 in its new virtual format. Alongside my friend Glenda Johnson, we're…
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303 - How & why to put together a 30/60/90 plan for/as a new hire, with Hanna Grene from PXiSE
In case you haven’t heard about Hanna Grene, Head of Commercial Development for PXiSE Energy Solutions, I invite you to listen to episode 296 where she and I…
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302 - Solar’s Fit in Public Power, with Paula Gold-Williams, President & CEO of CPS Energy
This week's entrepreneur is someone who's risen to the title of CEO of the largest public power, gas, and electric utility in the United States, CPS Energy…
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301 - SunCast 5-year Anniversary with Adam James, Part 2
If you didn’t have a chance to listen to part 1 of this episode, I invite you to check it out clicking here. During that episode, Impact Energy Solution’s Adam…
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300 - SunCast 300th episode with Adam James, Part 1
The story that you're going to hear today takes us back to the very beginning. Mr. Adam James was the first interview guest here on SunCast, and he’s back to…
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299 - SunCast Weekly Roundup Live at SPI 2020, Week 2
We're so excited to be back with you for SPI, ESI & NORTH AMERICA SMART ENERGY WEEK 2020 in its new virtual format. Alongside my friend Glenda Johnson, we're…
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298 - How to find your ideal role, with Ebony Seymour of GQR Global Markets
Today's entrepreneur is a new friend of mine, introduced by our friend Tara Doyle and Amanda Bybee. Ebony Seymour is the Associate Vice President at GQR Global…
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297 - SunCast Weekly Roundup Live at SPI 2020, Week 1
Welcome to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips and advice for building…
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296 - What are the 16 Core Infrastructure Sectors of Modern Economy? with Hanna Grene of PXiSE
Today’s guest is taking us into what is like to work in a fast-moving intrapreneurial role at a mega-corporation inside Energy Industry. Hanna Grene is the…
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295 - How do medium to large scale solar projects get done? with Jesse Grossman of Soltage
Today we have a repeating guest, Jesse Grossman, Co-Founder & CEO of Soltage. We already had Jesse on the show in episode 283, where we dropped the replay of…
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294 - A golden opportunity in the Sunshine State, with Daren Goldin
I’m honored you’re joining me for another fantastic foray into the world of solar energy. Today’s guest, Daren Goldin, is the…
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293 - Selling residential solar with real data, Brian Lynch of LG Solar USA
If you have been building a residential solar installation business, then today’s episode is for you. Are you on the front lines trying to convince homeowners…
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292 - The QB Sneak: The Journey from Pro Football to Renewable Energy
What do the Chicago Bears, United Airlines, and the solar industry have in common? Well, the particularly quick mind, feet, and contributions of today’s guest…
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291 - Cybersecurity in the era of distributed energy, with Tom Tansy of SunSpec
If you listened to our previous episode with Tom Tansy, then you are aware that we left off with unfinished conversations around cybersecurity, which itself is…
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290 - How SunSpec is advancing rapid shutdown for Solar, with Tom Tansy of SunSpec
We have a returning SunCast guest: Tom Tansy. Having first appeared in episode 111, his entrepreneurial story is remarkable (you can listen to episode 111…
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289 - How to be a thought leader in Energy, with Peter Kelly-Detwiler
Welcome to another SunCast episode with a clean energy thought leader you should definitely know better. Every now and then I have the opportunity to host…
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288 - Adapting your marketing strategy during COVID-19
Do you know if your marketing strategy is working? The coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted the way in which we work and engage as a society. Cities, states…
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287 - Clean Wave: Careers in the Green Recovery, with Eric Pasi
Today’s entrepreneur is a longtime internet friend and member of the SunCast Tribe, Eric Pasi. Better known for his role as Chief Development Officer at Impact…
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286 - How Big Is The Opportunity To Gain Diversity Hires From The Fossil Industry?
After big oil & gas companies like Chevron laid off up to 15% of their staff amid Coronavirus context, the downsizing of the fossil fuel industry has become…
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285 - Andrew Birch on Digitizing 20 years of solar expertise in OpenSolar
How did one of the solar industry’s true pioneers take everything he’s learned about solar in the last 20 years and make it Free and open-sourced to the world?…
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284 - How COVID-19 has impacted Solar Finance and Development
Coronavirus has drastically changed the global economy with impacts across every industry, including clean energy and solar development. We may have never seen…
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283 - Solar Project Finance & Acquisitions in the Post-COVID era
COVID-19 has touched every corner of our economy, and guess what? The solar project finance and acquisition space is not the exception. Jesse Grossman, CEO of…
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282 - Enel X Head of E-Mobility on the future of electric charging (Giovanni Bertolino)
We’ve been extending into e-mobility and energy storage as you might have noticed in our recent episodes. Both elements serve the collective consciousness of…
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280 - How is Energy Storage driving innovation in renewables? [SunCast Clean Energy Summit]
From residential to large-scale utility projects, energy storage (predominantly in the form of batteries) is leap-frogging other applications for finally…
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281 - State of the Union of Clean Energy, with James Ellis [SunCast Clean Energy Summit]
Today’s episode is one of the keynotes of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit: the State of the Union of Clean Energy in the LATAM region. Learn about this…
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279 - How to value energy storage as an investment? with Paul Dailey, Outback Power
Did you ever wonder how ideas like SunRun’s Brightbox Storage Program got their start? Today’s Intrapreneur and solar OG, Paul Dailey, has had a hand in that…
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278 - Perfecting Operations and Management, live from Midwest Solar Expo 2020
What you’re about to hear was recorded LIVE during the pandemic, but also during the first-ever virtual solar conference hosted by our friends over at Midwest…
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277 - How light changes lives, Nicole Watson of Econic Earth
It’s truly an honor every time I get the chance on this show to highlight the work that folks are doing to bring light, electricity, hope and opportunity to…
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276 - 10 Predictions For Solar+Storage In The 20’S, With Paul Dailey, Outback Power
Today’s conversation is aimed to discuss the storage scenarios many of you face, which are Residential & Commercial spaces, and today’s Intrapreneur, Paul…
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275 - Is this the end for Natural Gas peakers in CA? Strata Solar's big storage play
Today we are going to explore what it looks like to develop a Solar+ Storage project at scale. As we enter into the Solar+ Decade, storage is increasingly…
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274 - How does Resource Adequacy work for California energy markets? with Will Mitchell of Strata Solar
This week, we have an in-depth look at the ins and outs of building a project that incorporates a massive battery component to the equation. Energy Storage is…
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273 - Predicting the future: Solar Forecasting and Biohacking Longevity
Our guests rarely get very specific about the decision matrix of forming their business, and understanding the unique space they hold that makes their version…
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272 - Mass battery customization: Fluence's response to Tesla's Megapack
Today’s guest, Marek Kubik, has been on the show before. Perhaps you caught him on episode 251 or in as a panelist in one of the sessions of our SunCast Clean…
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271 - Making Power Apparent, with Jacqueline DeSouza, President of Apparent Inc.
If you are new and didn’t yet check out this week’s Tactical Tuesday, I would highly recommend you just hit pause and take a look back at the episode from June…
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270 - What is Reactive Power? with Jacqueline DeSouza, President of Apparent Inc.
Welcome to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips and advice for building…