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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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624: Career Switch to Clean Energy? Advice from an industry Veteran, Sunnova's John Berger
With many sectors of the global economy experiencing contraction through the last year-plus-long economic downturn, the Energy sector, and in particular…
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623: Solar's Dirty Little Secret: How Yezin Taha and Nevados Engineering Are Changing the Landscape
The solar energy industry is facing an increasingly pressing challenge: the scarcity of usable flat land. As the demand for solar energy grows, suitable areas…
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622: Rebel for Change: EDPR’s Sandhya Ganapathy on Cultivating the Essential Attributes and Attitude for Clean Energy Leadership
The renewable energy sector is facing a series of intricate challenges as it endeavors to scale up, enter new markets, foster inclusivity, and secure a…
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621: This under $100 Solar Sales tool could unlock MILLIONS for your company, with Cynthia Adams of Pearl
Cynthia Adams, the dynamic Co-founder of Pearl Certification, embarked on a journey from her early days in green building to pioneering a transformative…
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620: Scaling a Business in Good Faith: Mohammed Abdalla’s Synergy of Strategy & Social Impact
Mohammed Abdalla, the dynamic founder and CEO of Good Faith Energy, navigated a life marked by early adversity. Losing his father at a young age, he cultivated…
SunCastBonus: Earthlings Season Three Preview
Welcome Earthlings to Season 3! In this special episode, creator and host Lisa Ann Pinkerton previews what’s new on the podcast, how it’s elevated to…
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618: Kerim Baran (Part 1) on Virality, Investing Wisdom, and Concentrated vs Distributed Power
This is a special 2-part episode with a close friend & advisor to Nico and the SunCast Media team. Kerim Baran is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and…
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619: Kerim Baran (Part 2) on God vs Grid Parity & Decentralizing Knowledge in Solar
This is Part 2 with Kerim Baran, the founder of SolarAcademy.com. If you missed Episode 618, Part 1 of this discussion, we strongly suggest you queue that one…
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617: Engaging Your Audience with New Media (Do Podcasts, TikTok, etc actually work?!?) LIVE with VPs from Nextracker, Shoals, EDPR, Sungrow & More
Welcome to a special edition of Tactical Tuesday, featuring practical insights to propel your company and your career. This episode comes straight from our…
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616: Agrivoltaics, Brownfields to Brightfields and The Future of Solar Farming with Dan French, Solar Farm Summit
How would you define Agrivoltaics? Generally, the practice of combining agriculture and photovoltaics has been gaining momentum, and holds significant…
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615: Crafting a Customer-First Brand: with Meghan Gainer, VP of Marketing for DSD Renewables
Meghan Gainer, VP of Marketing at DSD Renewables, delves into the multifaceted role of marketing, highlighting its dual function to cater to both the sales…
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614: Measure What Matters: The Value of Open Data in Energy, with McGee Young of WattCarbon
The built environment accounts for 40% of global emissions.. Decarbonizing this significant contributor to greenhouse gasses entails a strategic blend of clean…
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613: Solar Project Developer, Nobel Chang's, Guiding Principles for Overcoming Obstacles
In this Tactical Tuesday episode, we delve into the mindset of entrepreneur and solar project developer, Nobel Chang of Palladium Energy. Chang shares insights…
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612: Everyone has a Superpower: Industry Pioneer Dan Leary on founding Nexamp, PanelClaw and Denowatts
Dan Leary is one of the OG’s of the solar industry, and is the founder of multiple successful companies that you’ve probably heard of if you’re in the…
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611: Serial Success:Jerry Coleman’s Playbook for Scaling Startups
With a track record of over 20 years in real estate, Jerry Coleman utilized his knack for growing companies at a national scale to transition into the solar…
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610: Devin Hampton is Unlocking MORE than Utility Data at UtilityAPI
UtilityAPI is transforming the energy industry by making utility customer bill and interval data accessible & useful. In today’s conversation, Devin explains…
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609: 60 minutes to summarize the 1st Half of 2023: David Roberts & Bloomberg join the Cleantech Podcasters Roundtable!
This is our highly anticipated quarterly podcasters' roundtable, where the cleantech sector's top podcasters converge to share their expertise and unravel the…
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608: Utility Regulators Have An Outsized Influence On The Clean Energy Revolution, with Illinois Commerce Commission Chairman, Carrie Zalewski
Utility regulators quietly drive the clean energy revolution — yet many energy industry participants know little about them. SunCast Host Nico Johnson pulls…
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607: Why Every Installer Should Be Using PVEL's PV Module Reliability Scorecard: Tristan Erion-Lorico, PVEL VP Sales & Marketing
It’s easy to leave the job of module quality, reliability and even bankability up to “the big companies” or the distribution partners, or Bloomberg or a myriad…
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606: Why Did Sunnova Co-founder Jordan Frugé Leave To Start Fastrac Energy Services?
Jordan Frugé, president of Fastrac Energy Services, challenges the common misconception that solar installations are "a bunch of people running around on…
SunCast605: The Rise Of N-Type Residential Solar Modules & Why You Can’t Afford To Ignore It!
Are N-Type residential solar modules on your radar yet? Paul Heidesch, Director of Sales and head of distribution for Trina Solar in North America, unravels…
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604: Andy McCarthy built one of Australia’s leading Solar companies; what can we learn from the land Down Under?
Join host Nico Johnson on the SunCast podcast as guest Andy McCarthy shares an incredible story of determination and resilience that led to the creation of one…
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603: Powerful Tactics for Customer Relationships, with Darryl Parker of CEA
With over 35 years of experience in high tech, manufacturing, and power electronics, Darryl Parker, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Clean Energy…
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602: Public Utilities Can Turbo Charge Clean Energy And People Power, with Eric Williams of Omaha Public Power District
Is it possible to keep an electricity grid fueled by renewable energy stable every minute of every day, given the variability of wind and sunlight? Eric…
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601: Houston’s Committed to becoming the Capital of the Energy Transition
Houston, often touted as the Energy Capital of the world, is rapidly transforming into the clean energy capital of the United States, spearheading the…
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600: LIFE Lessons from 600 EPISODES, with Guest Host, Sean Tanabe
Nico Johnson, the visionary entrepreneur behind SunCast Media, discusses the insights & lessons learned through achieving the milestone of 600 episodes. Guest…
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599: How To Effectively Clear The Way For More Renewables Investment And Deployment, w/Nexamp’s Zaid Ashai and DWS’ Priscilla Lu, live from MWSE ’23
Live from Midwest Solar Expo ‘23, listen in as I speak with two established industry experts about how we can work more effectively with corporate investors…
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598: Katherine Hamilton on Bridging Technology & Clean Energy Policy
Welcome to today's podcast, where SunCast Host Nico Johnson interviews entrepreneur and clean energy advocate Katherine Hamilton. As chair and co-founder of 38…
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597: Community Solar’s meteoric rise, with Arcadia’s Kiran Bhatraju live from MWSE’23
If you’ve been following what we refer to here on the pod as “the 4th vertical of solar”, namely, Community Solar, then you know it’s been quite a year for…
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596: How Google empowers climate innovation
SunCast Host Nico Johnson and Bodhi CEO Scott Nguyen host three expert panelists for a wide-ranging discussion on tackling climate change through investments…
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595: The DOE's Path To Implementing Enduring, Equitable Clean Energy
In this Tactical Tuesday episode, we speak with three Department of Energy officials on strategies for building lasting, equitable institutions that…
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594: Sollega Racks up Wins With Unique Flat-Roof Solar Solutions, with CEO Elie Rothschild
Sollega founder and CEO Elie Rothschild talks with Suncast host Nico Johnson about the innovation and founding story behind the company’s category-defining…
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593: Insights into the Untapped Opportunities of Commercial and Industrial Solar with Tim Montague
Solar and storage expert Tim Montague’s tagline is “to help speed the energy transition”. He’s helped hundreds if not thousands of people through his work as a…
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592: EPRI's Arshad Mansoor on Resiliency as the Crucial Factor in Sustainable Energy Systems
Today we talk with Arshad Mansoor, President and CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), about the crucial link between resiliency and…
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591: What is Climate Tech? >> Climate Avengers begins…
I’m so incredibly excited today to announce the officially official launch of our newest podcast, Climate Avengers! Many of you have heard & shared the trailer…
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590: Dominion Energy Plans to Become the Most Sustainable Energy Company in the US, w/Bob Blue, CEO of Dominion
Dominion Energy Chair, President, and CEO Robert "Bob" Blue explains how his company plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and become the most…
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589: Developing Large Scale Projects by Nurturing People & Providing Opportunities
Navigating the complexities of land acquisition and project development in renewables is no easy task. From securing the right land, doing site control…
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588: Saving the Planet & Making Money, Elena Foukes, host of Climate Avengers Podcast!
Elena Foukes is an investor, advisor and climate entrepreneur who upgraded her career from a low-level analyst at a public utility to co-founder and CEO of a…
SunCastBonus Episode: Introducing the Climate Avengers
For this bonus episode, we’re introducing a new podcast! The Climate Avengers podcast explores the stories of entrepreneurs and investors tackling the…
SunCastBONUS: (Introducing Factor This!) Distributed Energy Is A Massive Undervalued Market, with Tim Hade, Co-founder Scale Microgrids
Bonus episode! Today, we're dropping in an episode from our friends over at the Factor This! podcast that we know you'll enjoy. Host John Engel has a…
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587: Crowdfunding Climate Solutions For Healthy Returns & A Better Future, with co-founders of Raise Green, Franz Hochstrasser & Jackie Logan
Raise Green is a platform that allows people with as little as $100 to invest in projects that promote clean energy and climate solutions in their local…
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586: A Primer on Risk Taking, Book Writing & Personal Branding, with Tom Weirich of EDPR
How does one write a book on the history of renewables and make it a fruitful and engaging experience for all types of readers? Tom Weirich, author of the…
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585: Climate & Cleantech Investing 101 with Craig Lawrence, Partner & Co-Founder of Energy Transition Ventures
Interested in investing in the Clean Energy and Climate Tech Boom!?! Buckle up, bc it can be a bumpy ride. Few have the direct operational experience that…
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584: How One Siemens Energy Leader Successfully Balances Her Work & Family
In today's Tactical Tuesday, Nico Johson shares a trove of practical, tactical information through an interview with Linette Casey, Head of Americas Sales…
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583: Emilie O’Leary on Recycling and Best Practices for Cleaning up Solar Sites
Host Nico Johnson speaks with Emilie Oxel O'Leary, CEO of Green Clean Solar, about the utility-scale solar industry's waste challenges in today's podcast. The…
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582: The Energy Transition Needs All of Us; Abby Hopper, Claire Broido Johnson, and Meghan Nutting on why we ALL should be at CERAweek!
On today's Tactical Tuesday, Nico Johnson leads a conversation on the growing presence of renewables at CERAWeek, the world's leading annual global energy…
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581: Gov. Christine Todd Whitman calls for a Forward approach to Politics, and Energy
Christine Todd Whitman gained prominence as the 50th person — and the only woman — to serve as a New Jersey governor. When her eight years in office ended in…
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580: Using RECs for Overcoming Systematic Barriers in the Solar Industry
“‘No one knows where the equity metrics are’... This is completely false. Communities that have had to endure environmental racism and exclusion...they know…
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579: Emily Cohen Has Delivered 15GW+ Of Solar & Wind; Chief Development Officer of Primergy
Emily Sanders Cohen talks with Nico Johnson about her 20-plus years of renewable project development, including more than 15 gigawatts of operational wind &…
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578: Systems thinking, Human-centered design, Lessons from a Non-technical founder, with Piper Wilder, 60 Hertz Energy
How do you ensure people remain the priority no matter how complex your product or service — and persuade investors to overcome unconscious bias against an…
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577: RenewCO2 Wants to Transform the Way Plastics Are Made - co-founder, Karin Calvinho
A startup spun out from Rutgers University called RenewCO₂ is rewriting the ways we make plastics and chemicals — along with the ways these industries will…
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576: Shannon Miller left Tesla to build a new category of generator!
Mechanical engineer Shannon Miller is the CEO and co-founder of Mainspring Energy, which aims to increase grid reliability and resilience while accelerating…
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575: How One Entrepreneur Is Reinventing Energy Choice With Modern Technology, Tanya Barham of Community Energy Labs
Today's conversation is a deep and wonderful exploration of both the entrepreneurial journey and the built environment — specifically, how we control it and…
SunCast574: 5 Ways to Get the Most From Your Solar Tracker System
Solar veteran Dell Jones is the key account manager for TrinaPro, the all-in-one smart solar utility solution offered by Trina Solar. Since 1997, Trina has…
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573: This savvy energy startup measures the carbon on the grid. Wenbo Shi, CEO Singularity Energy
Today’s episode guest, Wenbo Shi, goes Deep with me on how he’s built his Boston-based energy startup, including detailed answers on the how, when, why and who…
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572: Green Is The New Gold: Why Investing In Climate Tech Helps The Planet
Recently in REsource Labs, we’ve been keying in on things from how to measure your carbon footprint to how to invest your hard-earned dollars into climate-tech…
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571: 3 Problems Causing Solar to Stumble and How to Solve Them, Michael Orshan of PVHardware
Michael Orshan is a solar expert who has helped implement more than 10 gigawatts worldwide during the past 15 years. In that time, he’s become a trusted…
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570: Breaking Barriers in Solar Development: Miles Braxton and the BlackOak Collective
Miles Braxton is a solar developer who has carved out his own path as an up and coming clean energy leader. Miles has experience in financial modeling, project…
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569: The best way to do proper carbon footprint accounting? Alex Stuart, Standard Carbon
Serial entrepreneur Alex Stuart is the president of Carbon Block, which he co-founded in 2018, and Standard Carbon, which he launched three years later. An…
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568: Cary Hayes' big leap from Smith Barney to Solar
Cary Hayes is a solar industry veteran with nearly two decades of sales and business development experience. But his journey was anything but typical. From Ski…