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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
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089 How a Downed Boeing Dreamliner and a New York 7/11 Influenced the Solar Industry, with Josh Weiner, CEO of SepiSolar
Welcome to Episode 89 of Suncast! Today's episode is Part 2 of an interview with Josh Weiner of SepiSolar, so if you didn't listen yet to Episode 88, I would…
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088 Battery Net Metering changes everything, Josh Weiner, CEO of SepiSolar
Welcome to Episode 88 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with Rob Andrews? If not, Listen to it here! Josh is the CEO/Founder of SepiSolar, a Bay…
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086 Join the Tribe
Welcome to Episode 86 of Suncast! Since I started SunCast, I've received hundreds of thank-you's, dozens of positive ratings/reviews, and more high fives and…
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087 Solar Aerial Inspections with Heliolytics CEO Rob Andrews
Welcome to Episode 87 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with Mike Silvestrini? If not, Listen to it here! Today on SunCast, we're going to…
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085 Selling the Largest US Solar Company - with Mike Silvestrini
Welcome to Episode 85 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with Jason Zook? If not, Listen to it here! Today on SunCast, I had a chance to catch up…
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084 (TT) Working to Live, a Framework for Balance and Productivity – with Jason Zook
Welcome to Episode 84 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with yours truly, me? If not, Listen to it here! I drill down on the ways that you have…
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083 Never Split the Difference
Welcome to Episode 83 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with Ed Feo? If not, Listen to it here! Today we're going to drill down on the ways that…
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082 Ed Feo, Solar Pioneer, Attorney of the Decade
Welcome to Episode 82 of Suncast! Did you check out this week's Tactical Tuesday, another great one on Energy Storage with SepiSolar CEO, Josh Weiner! Listen…
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081 (TT) Josh Weiner, Energy Storage Cost Essential Questions
Welcome to Episode 81 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with James Ellsmoor who was on Forbes 30 Under 30 for Energy! Listen to it…
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080 James Ellsmoor, Forbes 30 Under 30 & Caribbean Solar Initiatives
Welcome to Episode 80 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with my friend and mentor, Jason Zook! Listen to it here! Today on Suncast…
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Selling Your Last Name 3 Times, Making $1M from Wearing T-Shirts? Jason Zook is Back! (Ep 079)
Welcome to Episode 79 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's Part 2 of my conversation with Paul Grana! Listen to it here! Today on…
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Helioscope's Paul Grana on growth, metrics and inflection points - Part 2 (Ep 078)
Welcome to Episode 78 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's Part 1 of this conversation with Paul Grana! Listen to it here! This week we…
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How Helioscope Stole AutoCADs Foothold in Solar (Ep 077)
Welcome to Episode 77 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's a Tactical Tuesday with Scott Sullivan! Listen to it here! In this episode I…
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TT: LinkedIn Ninja Skills from a Master (Ep 076)
Welcome to Episode 76 of Suncast! Did you check out my full interview with Scott Sullivan? Listen to it here! As I mentioned in that episode, Scott is a pro…
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Separating the Signal from the Noise in Recruiting with Chris Turzo (Ep 075)
Welcome to Episode 75 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with Scott Sullivan! Listen to it here! While networking is a natural part…
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Memory tricks for Networking & Life with Scott Sullivan (Ep 074)
Welcome to Episode 74 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with Adam Gerza of Energy Toolbase. Listen to it here! Today on SunCast, I'm…
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A Sales Platform for Solar and Energy Storage projects (Ep 073)
Welcome to Episode 73 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's all about Blockchain, Electrification of the Vehicle Industry, Distributed…
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Blockchain, Electrification of the Vehicle Industry, Distributed Storage & A Nationwide Carbon Tax (Ep 072)
Welcome to Episode 72 of Suncast! Did you check out Tuesday's episode yet with Mike Grunow of Vizn Energy? Listen to it here! You have told me over & over…
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TT: Power vs Energy, the battleground for storage (Ep 071)
Welcome to Episode 71 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Brian Patterson of Emerge Alliance. In Episode 59, Mike Grunow and I discussed an…
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Creating the Enernet, Microgrids, DC Power - Brian Patterson of Emerge Alliance (Ep 070)
Welcome to Episode 70 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed the last episode with James Pagonis, the Head of Product at PowerHub. I met Brian at SPI 2017 last year…
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Technology is Consistent, People Aren't. with James Pagonis of PowerHub (Ep 069)
Welcome to Episode 69 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed the last episode with Farid Dibachi, the Cofounder & CEO of JLM Energy. On today's episode, I sit down…
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Farid Dibachi, Rooftop energy storage ready for prime-time (Ep 068)
Welcome to Episode 68 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed my last episode with Chris Thompson, the Principal at Ipsum Power on the key differences between the solar…
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The Sun is Setting on Gas Peaker Plants (Ep 067)
Welcome to Episode 67 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed my last episode with Mark McLanahan where we discussed Asset Management + O&M. Today on SunCast, we…
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Best practices from the No.1 O&M service provider in N. America (Ep 066)
Welcome to Episode 66 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed my last episode with Etienne Lecompte where we discussed the use of software to maximize solar assets…
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Etienne Lecompte: Using Software to Maximize Solar Assets (Ep 065)
Welcome to Episode 65 of SunCast! I hope you learned a lot during this week's ultra-nerdy Tactical Tuesday with Hongbin Fang of LONGi Solar. On today's…
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Tactical Tuesday: PERC & Bifacial solar modules (Ep 064)
Welcome to Episode 64 of SunCast! Welcome to Tactical Tuesdays, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts to give you the edge in building your…
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A true Innovation Machine (Ep 063)
Welcome to Episode 63 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed the last week's episode with Oleg pushing the envelope on commercial finance. Today's episode is going to…
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Braggawatt (Ep062)
Welcome to Episode 62 of SunCast! In today's episode of SunCast, I speak to Oleg Popovsky of Braggawatt Solar. We talk about a project they announced that week…
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Ep061)
Happy New Year. I've got some exciting episodes and community planning coming, but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy this timeless story. Thanks again for…
SunCastTied with Elon Musk - Jigar Shah (Ep060)
Welcome to Episode 60 of SunCast! In today's episode of SunCast, I speak to Jigar Shah, an icon in the solar industry. From founding SunEdison to leading the…
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Flow vs Lithium - next in Solar + Storage - Mike Grunow of ViZn Energy (Ep 059)
Welcome to Episode 59 of SunCast! This is installment #2 in the Solar+Storage series. Today on SunCast, I get to interview one of the guys who's had a massive…
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Funding Commercial Solar with Bryan Birsic (Ep 058)
Welcome to Episode 58 of SunCast! Today on SunCast, we are digging into the inner workings of a company (Wunder Capital) many of you have probably begun to…
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Dan Shugar, Part 2 - Solar Pioneer Series (Ep 057)
Welcome to Episode 57 of SunCast, and episode #5 in the Solar Pioneers series. Today is the much-anticipated Part 2 of Episode 39 with Dan Shugar! As founder…
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Dr. Travis Simpkins on the Future of Microgrids (Ep 056)
Welcome to Episode 56 of SunCast. Today I talk to Dr. Travis Simpkins, based on a recommendation from one of our amazing listeners! Travis is the founder and…
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Does software help make Renewables more competitive? (Ep 055)
Welcome to Episode 55 of SunCast. Edmee Kelsey, CEO of 3MegaWatt, is an expert in Solar Asset Management. Today, she's here to help us better understand the…
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054 Chad Medcroft on Bringing Zep Solar to Market
Welcome to Episode 54 of SunCast. Today we go deep with a friend of mine who's seen the ups and downs of this industry. He's been at the top & bottom of the…
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053 Mika Nuotio on NEC & UL Codes
Welcome to Tactical Tuesdays, a weekly short-form conversation with subject-matter experts to give you the edge in building your solar business and brand. And…
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052 TJ Kanczuzewski on Building a Brilliant Tomorrow, CEO of Inovateus Solar
Welcome to Episode 52 of SunCast. I'm so glad I'm eager to hear your thoughts on the first Tactical Tuesday.It's 20 minutes of marketing morsels with our…
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051 Solar Fred's Content Marketing Strategy
Welcome to Tactical Tuesdays, a weekly short-form conversation with subject-matter experts to give you the edge in building your solar business and brand. And…
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050 Know Your Scene, 2 Yrs of SunCast, Exciting News
I can scarcely believe it's already been 2 yrs since the launch of SunCast! Today, October 6th, is in fact the exact anniversary. It also marks the beginning…
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049: Unlocking dramatic sales growth to drive your business
Episode 49 - the missing link(s) to solid growth This week's episode is one I REALLY enjoyed recording for 2 reasons. #1, it's mostly unscripted because of #2…
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048: Solar Fred, the state of marketing in the solar industry with Tor Valenza
Welcome to SunCast, and Episode 48! Today we'll be spending time with a friend who's no stranger to the media and spotlight surrounding solar, and who has been…
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047: Jeff Spies, Solar Pioneer Parties, and evolution of solar contracting
Welcome to Episode 46 of SunCast. I'm your host, Nico Johnson, and I'm so glad you're back with me again this week! My friend, and fellow podcaster, Jeff…
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046: Pam Cargill, Chaos Analyst
Welcome to Episode 46 of SunCast. Today we will be spending time with my new friend, Pamela Cargill of Chaolysti Management Consulting. Stay tuned for…
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045: Unlocking Solar Capital in Latin America (LIVE)
Welcome to Episode 45 of SunCast. We're here to help you unlock your potential as a leader in the solar industry. The recent Solar Pioneers Series we have…
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044: Tony Clifford, Creating Rapid Growth as the CEO of Standard Solar
Welcome to Episode 44 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! I'm so glad you are with me again this week! We're back with another edition of the Solar Pioneers Series, and…
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043: Smart Home, Monitoring on steroids, Blockchain & startup fundamentals with Stefan Grosjean of Smappee
Welcome to Episode 43 of SunCast, Solar Warrior! While I was recently in SF for the Intersolar N.America show, I was on the lookout for products that I thought…
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042: Cory Vaughan - Pt 2, After Sunedision, lessons from the trenches
Welcome to Episode 42 of SunCast, and episode 3 of our Solar Pioneers series. Today we're picking up on Part 2 of our Episode 40 with Cory Vaughan. If you…
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041: Jing Tian is the Boss you wish you had
Welcome to Episode 41 of SunCast. Today we'll chat with a friend who has done some pioneering work in solar R&D and in setting the bar for Women in Solar. I…
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040: Cory Vaughan, From Solar Cowboyz to SunEdison
Wow, Episode 40 of SunCast! And you're gonna love it. This is a long-ish intro, for a longer episode, so settle in for what I hope you'll agree is a fun and…
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039: Dan Shugar, CEO NEXTracker
Welcome to Episode 39 of SunCast. We're going to continue our trip down memory lane this week, in what might be more like a Back-to-the-Future style episode…
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038: Arturo Herrero, Old-school solar & a world-class network
Today we are going to take a trip down memory lane, to a time when names like Trina and Jinko Solar were yet unheard of in the solar industry, a time when the…
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037: Bob Blenker, CEO of WRB Energy
Welcome to Episode 37 of SunCast. Bob Blenker is CEO of WRB Energy, an Independent Power Producer who is perhaps most well known in the solar space for the…
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036: Edgar Arvizu (Round 2), Be the CEO of your own Career!
Welcome to Episode 36 of SunCast. Today we will be spending time with Edgar Arvizu, VP of Development at major global IPP, Sonnedix. Edgar was one of my…
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034: Minisode - Santiago Barcon, Mexico Energy specialist & Publisher of Energia Hoy
Welcome to another minisode here on SunCast. If you're new here, I'm your host, Nico Johnson, and we're here to help you unlock your potential as a leader in…
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033: Prepare for the Unexpected with Sarah Chapman, Faro Energy
Welcome to Episode 33 of SunCast Today you'll meet my friend, Sarah Chapman, Co-Founder & CEO of Faro Energy. I Some Takeaways from today's episode: Looking at…
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032: Andy Bindea - The next step in our Energy Evolution
Welcome to Episode 32 of SunCast Today we spend time with Andy Bindea of Sigora International, a company revolutionizing energy access in Haiti and beyond…
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031: Financing off-grid solar, Juan Fermin Rodriguez of Kingo Energy
Welcome to Episode 31 of SunCast Today we will be spending time with Juan Fermin Rodriguez of Kingo Energy. Stick around if you're interested in hearing: The…
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030: Financing Energy Efficiency + Renewables, Patrick Doyle of MGM Innova Capital
Welcome to Episode 30 of SunCast (woohoo, Thirty!). Today, we will be spending time with Patrick Doyle of MGM Innova Capital. You should have a listen if…
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029: Alejo Lopez, a field guide to career change, from Fracking to Photovoltaics
Welcome to Episode 29 of SunCast. Today we will be spending time with Latin America solar veteran, Alejo Lopez of Nextracker. You should keep listening if…