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Solar Maverick Podcast

The Solar Maverick Podcast is the insiders guide to where the solar and energy markets meet entrepreneurship and trailblazing. Hosted by Benoy Thanjan - a serial entrepreneur and founder of Reneu Energy

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40:09

SMP 101: Leader of the Largest US Solar Installer...

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2021/06/08

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with George Hershman who is the President of Swinerton Renewable Energy and SOLV. Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) is the largest Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC), and Operations & Maintenance Company through SOLV for solar photovoltaic plants and energy storage facilities throughout North America. George speaks about a lot of interesting topics about new innovations and efficiencies in the solar and storage

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52:07

SMP 100: US Residential Solar, Storage, and Electric...

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2021/05/25

Episode Summary It is our 100th episode of the podcast! We wanted to thank our listeners for their loyal support of the podcast. In the 100th episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Nathan Jovanelly who is the Director of Business Development at IGS Solar and regular contributor to the podcast. Nate speaks about a lot of interesting topics about how to lower residential solar customer acquisition costs, trends that he is seeing in storage and Electric Vehicles, and how solar policy

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47:36

SMP 99: Why the 1970s was the most important decade...

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2021/05/11

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Jay Hakes who is a Presidential & Energy Historian, Author, and Speaker and he discusses his new book called ENERGY CRISES -NIXON, FORD, CARTER, AND HARD CHOICES IN THE 1970s. Jay has worked for the Clinton and Obama Administration and President Carter. Jay also discusses how the 1970s had a huge impact on the US Energy Industry today, how the US invested in alternative energy technologies in the 70s including solar,

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27:08

SMP 98: Innovative Financing Options for Land on...

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2021/04/27

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Laura Pagliarulo who is the President and Co-Founder of SolaREIT invests in land for solar developments through land acquisitions, lease monetization, and project re-powering. Laura speaks about a lot of interesting topics about innovative financing options for land on solar projects, how the financing of land on solar projects has not yet been disrupted, and increasing developers returns for projects with SolaREIT’s

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43:41

SMP 97: Innovative Strategies in Acquiring Customers...

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2021/04/13

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Steph Speirs who is the co-founder and CEO of Solstice. Solstice connects businesses and households to local clean energy sources with guaranteed annual savings. Steph speaks about a lot of interesting topics about their innovative customer acquisition strategies for community solar subscribers, how their Energy Score is better predictor of customers paying their energy bill compared to FICO, engaging the LMI community

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51:35

SMP 96: Solar Finance Expert discusses what makes...

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2021/03/30

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Chris Diaz who is co-CEO of Seminole Financial Services has directly funded over $2 billion totaling more than 1 Gigawatt (GW) of Renewable Energy nationwide. Chris speaks about a lot of interesting topics about what makes a project bankable, potential new Federal incentives for solar, tax equity outlook 2021, and solar trends. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for

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48:06

SMP 95: Solar Practitioner and Influencer discusses...

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2021/03/16

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Tim Montague who is in Business Development at Continental Energy Solutions which is the largest commercial & industrial solar installer & EPC in Illinois. Tim speaks about a lot of interesting topics about the Illinois and Midwest solar market, how energy storage is a game changer for solar energy, and how long term state solar incentives stop the solar boom and bust cycle scenario. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the

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21:35

SMP 94: How GAF ENERGY is innovating the solar and...

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2021/03/02

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Martin DeBono who is the President at GAF Energy which is creating roof-integrated solar and solar roofing solutions installed by roofers that are designed to look good and last. Martin speaks about how Building-integrated photovoltaics (“BIPV”) is the lowest cost electricity for homeowners in the long run, the importance of aesthetics regarding the customer decision for solar, and tax equity financing provided by GAF

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21:44

SMP 93: Solar Trends and 2020 Year in Review

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2021/02/16

Episode Summary Benoy, our host of the podcast, speaks about solar trends and 2020 Year in Review. He talks about when solar will be the cheapest form of electricity, how the solar industry has been resilient during the pandemic, what technologies will improve solar production, and many other interesting topics. He is the CEO and Founder of Reneu Energy which is solar consulting and development company. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for

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43:03

SMP 92: Expert’s Insights and Predications on Solar...

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2021/02/02

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Paul Wormser who is the Vice President of Technology at Clean Energy Associates which is solar PV and battery storage quality assurance, supply chain management and engineering services firm. Paul speaks about technology innovations in solar and storage, how the solar industry has been very resilient during the pandemic, panel technology innovation, and many other interesting topics. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is

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48:27

SMP 91: Residential Solar Manufacturer innovates with...

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2021/01/19

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Suvi Sharma who the Founder and Director of Solaria. Solaria is a leading premium residential solar manufacturer and has the solar industry’s most advanced solar panel technology. Suvi speaks about how Solaria differentiates from other residential solar manufacturers, talks about the Solaria’s product innovations, and future trends that he is seeing in solar panels and other solar industry trends. He also speaks about

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57:48

SMP 90: How Sage Energy Consulting lowers operating...

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2021/01/05

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Tom Williard who the CEO and Principal of Sage Energy Consulting. Sage Energy Consulting works with clients to help them implement renewable energy and energy efficiency projects including solar, wind, energy storage, microgrids, fuel cells, and EV fleet transition planning and infrastructure support. There are many interesting topics that Tom speaks about on this episode some of them are the many benefits of having

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46:08

SMP 89: Solar Expert is the First Person to Drive...

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2020/12/22

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Joshua Hill who is a solar consultant and is recently the first person to drive across the United States with solar powered vehicle. Joshua took an electric box truck weighing in at over 8 tons fueling it with only solar power. He talks about his cross country journey, predictions regarding electric vehicles, and why solar panels will be more commonplace on vehicles in the future. His life goal is to help more than one

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41:26

SMP 88: The New Paradigm in Clean Energy Marketing

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2020/12/08

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Mike Casey who is the Founder and CEO at Tigercomm. Tigercomm is the leading U.S. cleantech PR, marketing communications and public affairs firm, counsels cleantech executives and investors and passionately designs, builds, and runs winning communications programs. Mike discusses how clean energy companies should market during COVID, how stronger brands can help solar move out from under commoditization, how to be a

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46:17

SMP 87: How Summit Ridge Energy became one of the...

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2020/11/24

Episode Summary In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with Steve Raeder who is the Founder and CEO at Summit Ridge Energy and Brian Dunn who serves as dual role COO/CFO and co-founder at Summit Ridge Energy. Summit Ridge Energy is the nation’s leading owner-operator of community solar assets, providing energy savings to thousands of customers across the country. They speak about how they grew Summit Ridge Energy from 5 employees with zero revenue in 2017 to 50 employees and several hundred

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41:59

SMP 86: How Renewable Energy is Partnering with...

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2020/11/10

Episode Summary In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with William Szamosszegi who is the Founder and CEO at Sazmining which is a cryptocurrency mining, consulting, and management firm. William talks about cryptocurrency and the importance of cryptomining and how renewable energy can be incorporated into cryptomining. He also discusses how energy storage is a game changer for cryptomining and how they help energy companies turn their excess/stranded power into revenue through

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55:17

SMP 85: Energy Expert's Perspective on Solar Plus...

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2020/10/27

Episode Summary In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with Shounok Sinha who is an investment principal at Constellation Technology Ventures. Shounok discusses many interesting topics like the electrification of the transportation fleet, future of solar plus storage, and his predications on the electricity grid of the future. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier

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39:33

SMP 84: Midwest Solar Market Commentary and how Clean...

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2020/10/13

Episode Summary In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with Eric Pasi who is the Chief Development Officer at Innovative Power Systems(“IPS”) which is full-service clean energy development firm about the Midwest solar market and other solar markets that the company focuses on and the community solar segment. Also, Eric wrote a new book called the CleanWave: A Guide to Success in the Green Recovery. His book educates readers through the past, present, and future of cleantech post-pandemic

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20:13

SMP 83: NJ Solar Market Overview

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2020/09/29

SMP 83: NJ Solar Market Overview Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan, the host of the podcast, discusses the NJ Solar Market which has been top ten state for solar deployment in the United States and has an ambitious goal of 100% clean energy by 2050. He discusses a lot of the new developments in the NJ Solar market for example new solar state level incentive and the community solar pilot. Our Host Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of

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50:43

SMP 82: Startup Focuses on Technology Innovations...

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2020/09/15

SMP 82: Startup Focuses on Technology Innovations for Solar Panels Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Bill Nussey and Dr. Ben Damiani discuss their startup Solar Inventions and how they are improving solar technology and scaling up and commercializing their inventions. They also speak about being the first winner of the American-Made Solar Prize Competition and how it has helped their company. Ben and Bill also discuss their predictions for the clean energy industry

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