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SunCast
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
SunCast149 - Bernadette del Chiaro, CALSSA’s Solar & Climate Policy Maven
Welcome to Episode 149 of SunCast! Today’s Guest doesn’t consider herself an entrepreneur, but after listening in I’m sure you’ll agree most corporate leaders…
SunCast148 - How To SimpliPhi Batteries, Catherine Von Burg
Welcome to Episode 148 of SunCast! Today’s entrepreneur has spent the better part of a decade following a very inspiring mission to provide clean electricity…
SunCast147 - Impact Positive - Katherine Ryzhaya
Welcome to Episode 147 of SunCast! If you haven't listened to yesterdays mini-episode with Jon Bonnano, please go check that out, as it’s the prologue to this…
SunCast146 - Introducing Impact Positive, with Jon Bonanno
Welcome to Episode 146 of SunCast! - For resources from today's episode and more information on how you can support Suncast, head over to…
SunCast145 - Tara Doyle, Part II - Leadership & Life
Welcome to Episode 145 of SunCast! If you’ve jumped straight to this episode and haven’t yet listened to Part 1 with Tara, well I strongly encourage you to go…
SunCast144 - Tara Doyle, PVEL’s Secret Weapon
Welcome to Episode 144 of SunCast! Today’s entrepreneur just took a HUGE leap, literally taking her company with her. Tara Doyle and her solar lab tech nerds…
SunCast143 - Emerging Market Dynamics with Luis Morales
Welcome to Episode 143 of SunCast! Luis Morales has been involved in growing the Latam and Caribbean solar market for nearly a decade, having run Latam for…
SunCast142 - Costa Nicolaou, PanelClaw
Welcome to Episode 142 of SunCast! Costa Nicolaou has been at the helm of PanelClaw since it’s inception, guiding the company to a 40% market share of the flat…
SunCast141 - Rick Ivins, Value Engineering & Finding Focus
Welcome to Episode 141 of SunCast! Today’s exceptional entrepreneur, Rick Ivins, was introduced to me by Chris Grablutz, who happens to work for one of Rick’s…
SunCast140 - A 7 Figure Solar Business in Under 2 Years, Matthew Britt of Switch Energy
Welcome to Episode 140, Solar Warrior! Matthew Britt, CEO of Switch Energy, is a Canadian entrepreneur and startup junkie who is one of the best networkers…
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139 - NJ Solar’s Founding Father, Lyle Rawlings
Welcome to Episode 139, Solar Warrior! Today’s #solarwarrior is a true pioneer in the industry, and described as “the founding father of renewable-energy…
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138 - Aruba - Caribbean’s First 100% Renewable Commitment
Welcome to Episode 138, Solar Warrior! In October 2009, Mike Eman was sworn in as Prime Minister of the small island state of Aruba, a dutch territory in the…
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137 - Andrew Beebe, Obvious Ventures
Welcome to Episode 137 of SunCast! In ’02, Andrew Beebe took a much-needed sabbatical from tech after selling his startup Big Step, in order to find new…
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136 - SunShare, US Pioneer in Community Solar
Welcome to Episode 136 of SunCast! We’re kicking the new year off with an entrepreneur out of Colorado who has been instrumental in pioneering the category of…
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135 - Year In Review (2018)
Welcome to Episode 135 of SunCast! Do you prefer New Year’s Resolutions, or Goals? At SunCast, we are resolved to continue bringing you, solar warriors…
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134 - Jigar Shah Anniversary Episode
Welcome to Episode 134 of SunCast! It was almost exactly a year ago that I had the honor and privilege of having the eponymous Jigar Shah on SunCast. To…
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133 - Christmas Gift - Podcast Roundup
Merry Christmas Solar Warriors! Since today is about giving more than receiving, I wanted to give you a gift. I don’t have another interview, rather I’d like…
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132: Solar Inventions - Breakthroughs in Solar Science with Dr Ben Damiani
Welcome to Episode 132 of SunCast! Ben Damiani is the co-founder of Solar Inventions, and his research has already dramatically improved solar cell…
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131: Anastasios Hionis, Planning a Solar Project
Welcome to Episode 131 of SunCast! Anastasios Hionis, may refer to him simply as Stas, is the founder and CEO of PV Amps. He has the rare quality of being a…
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130: TT: 100% Renewables Targets, Christian Roselund - PV Magazine
Welcome to Episode 130 of SunCast! This week Christian Roselund, Americas Editor at PV Magazine is back to continue our discussion on 100% renewable targets…
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129: Casey Collins, Duke University Energy Manager
Welcome to Episode 129, Solar Warrior! Casey Collins has a unique perspective & insight into the Solar Industry as he works with the 5th largest energy buyer…
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128: KWH Coin Founder on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & Solar
Welcome to Episode 128 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Girard Newkirk is an entrepreneur on a mission to bring critical civic infrastructure to millions of homes in…
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127: Sam Vanderhoof: Solar Cowboyz, PV Recycling, 40 yrs in Solar
Welcome to Episode 127 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Sam runs the consultancy Solar Cowboyz, and I thought it fitting to air his episode on Thanksgiving b/c he’s…
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126: Adam Hall, Million Solar Stars
Welcome to Episode 126 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! I have a lot of respect for folks that work for non-profit organizations. I think it is one of the hardest…
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125: Bill Nussey is Freeing Energy, Moving from the Cloud to the Grid
Welcome to Episode 125 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Bill Nussey is a tinkerer & creator, and founded his first company in High School. He’s spent most of his…
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124: Nano Leasing Solar for Africa - Abe Cambridge
Welcome to Episode 124 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Abraham Cambridge is a British born solar entrepreneur who establishes businesses and projects around the…
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123: Richard Branson Bought His Company - Bruce Levy of BMR Energy
Welcome to Episode 123 of SunCast, Solar Warriors! Today's entrepreneur journey leads us down the path of a seasoned energy industry exec who finally ventured…
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122: TT: Empower female leaders in Renewables with Patricia Tatto
Welcome to another episode of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Today's guest is just like you, incapable of sitting by when she sees a need, and she's a self-starter…
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121: Women In Cleantech & Sustainability Founder, Lisa Ann Pinkerton
Welcome to another episode of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Lisa Ann and I became friends at SPI 2017, and it was a joy to finally get a full interview w/her to…
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120: Andy Klump on China, Trina, Quality and Personal Growth
Welcome to Episode 120 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Andy Klump is one of the most connected and charismatic figures I have met in solar; not only does he know…
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119: TT: Drones and Computer Vision, Lance Li of Aerospec
Welcome to Episode 119 of SunCast! I've been noticing there's an increasing hum drum about drones and their role in asset management and on-site data…
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118: Founder of Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Shawn Qu
Welcome to Episode 118 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! This interview with Dr. Qu won't let you down. Dr. Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu has served as Chairman, President, and…
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117: Leaving Tesla For VC With Adam James (+Happy Birthday, SunCast!)
Welcome to Episode 117 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Adam James was the first guest on SunCast and returns to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary and talk about his new…
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116: Creating Industry Leading Events, Nadim Chaudry
Welcome to Episode 116 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Nadim Chaudry is a world traveler, a voracious reader, and a market maven the likes of few I've met. His…
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115: #ThisIsWhy, SPI Live Exclusive
Welcome to Episode 115 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! On Monday I had the awesome opportunity to meet Dan Whitten, VP of Communications for SEIA, and he invited me…
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114: SPI 2018 is Here!
Welcome to Episode 114 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! On this episode, Christian Roselund from PV Magazine and I discuss the reality of 100% renewables on the…
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113: Puerto Rico 1 Yr Anniversary of Hurricane Maria
Welcome to Episode 113 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Today, September 20th is the anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall on the US Territory of Puerto Rico. To…
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112: SPI 2018 Know Before You Go
Welcome to Episode 112 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! SPI is back in California, and back at the Anaheim Convention Center. Listen in to gain pro tips and insight…
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111: Gridvolution, Tom Tansy of SunSpec Alliance
Welcome to Episode 111 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Tom Tansy is Chairman of the SunSpec Alliance where he leads the distributed energy industry's efforts to…
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110 - Jenya Meydbray (Pt 2) Funding & Selling a Solar Startup
Welcome to Episode 110 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Today we're wrapping up our interview with Jenya Meydbray. You'll hear Jenya speak about how he was able to…
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109 PV Evolution Labs & the Amazing Founder Story of Jenya Meydbray
Welcome to Episode 109 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Jenya is a visionary who took the risk of opening a startup company during an economic crisis and succeeded…
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108 TT Procuring Solar Tips From a Pro - Michael Foster, Origis Energy
Welcome to Episode 108 of SunCast. If you listened to last weeks episode with Josh Teigiser, then you will recognize today's guest. Michael Foster plays a…
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107: Community First - The First Storage-Coupled Community Solar Project in MA
Welcome to Episode 107 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Today's conversation is a first for SunCast! We're going to be looking at a first of its kind solar+storage…
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106 Founding SolarEdge, with Lior Handelsman
Welcome to Episode 106 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! Speaking of Warriors, today's guest, Lior Handelsman, is not only an officer of a publicly traded company…
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105 TT Marketing in 3 Easy Steps with Mike Wolpert
Welcome to Episode 105 of SunCast! After powering his home with solar several years ago and becoming a renewables evangelist, Mike saw a big hole in local…
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104 Start With Why, Then Amplify, with Glenna Wiseman
Welcome to Episode 104 of SunCast! Today, my guest is marketing maven Glenna Wiseman of Identity3, where she delivers vibrant marketing and has fueled growth…
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103 Danny Kennedy on CalCEF, zebras and cleantech investing
Welcome to Episode 103 of SunCast! Today, we are hanging out with well-known and influential solar icon, Danny Kennedy, cofounder of Sungevity and now Managing…
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102 TT - How-to scale early-stage solar development pipeline, w/Mike Dellagala
Welcome to Episode 102 of SunCast! Today is Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips…
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101 - Negotiation 101 with Chris Voss
Welcome to Episode 101 of SunCast! Today, it's all about Negotiation with Best selling author Chris Voss. Chris Voss is CEO of the Black Swan Group and author…
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100 Episodes! Wow - Nico is interviewed by Scott Sullivan
Welcome to this milestone episode of SunCast, Episode 100! Wow, thank you! SunCast doesn't exist with amazing and dedicated listeners. You've helped make this…
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099 Webinar Selling 101 with Paul Grana of Helioscope
Welcome to Episode 99 of SunCast! Today I'm bringing back one of my favorite SunCast past guests, Mr. Paul Grana of Folsom Labs as we help you discover the…
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098 Branding Your Energy Business with Fridrik Larsen
Welcome to Episode 98 of SunCast! Today on SunCast, we're going to dig into the topic of Branding, what it is, how to measure it, when and why it's important -…
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097 Blockchain for Solar Energy w/SolarCoin Co-Founder Nick Gogerty
Welcome to Episode 97 of SunCast! Today on SunCast, we get to dig into the topic of Blockchain and Energy with SolarCoin's Co-Founder, Nick Gogerty. Nick…
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096 The Entrepreneur's Journey, Pt 2 with Kyle Cherrick of PickMySolar
Welcome to Episode 96 of SunCast! Today we're rounding out our discussion with Mr. Kyle Cherrick, Head of Business Development for PickMySolar. If you missed…
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095 Corporate Intrapreneurship and Startup Investing with Kyle Cherrick
Welcome to Episode 95 of SunCast! Kyle Cherrick has had the good fortune of working for some of the Titans in the Solar Industry straight out of school. How…
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094 Intersolar N.A. - Know Before You Go!
Welcome to Episode 94 of SunCast! Today's episode is all about Intersolar N. America, but the lessons here can apply to virtually any tradeshow or major…
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093 The Logical Evolution of Solar with JW Postal of Nikola Power
Welcome to Episode 93 of SunCast! JW Postal has had by any measure a successful run as an entrepreneur, not just in the solar industry. As a co-founder of Main…
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092 Effective Project Execution with Stephen Smith of Solvida
Welcome to Episode 92 of Suncast! Stephen Smith is an entrepreneur and solar developer from the SF Bay Area who had the good fortune of being able to walk to…
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091 (TT) DNV GL PV Module Reliability Scorecard: What It Is, Why It Matters
Welcome to Episode 91 of Suncast! Today's episode is focused on a tool that you can use to help you in your solar PV module procurement process, a free report…
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090 PV Module Evaluation Pro Tips w Tristan Erion-Lorico of DNV GL
Welcome to Episode 90 of Suncast! Well, today on SunCast, Tristan Erion-Lorico gives us a glimpse inside the rigorous evaluations you should be considering…