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Renewable Energy SmartPod

The Renewable Energy SmartPod offers an inside look at the people, technologies and trends that are powering the energy transition. If you want to hear more about the role renewables are playing to decarbonize the global economy and combat climate change, this is the podcast for you. Follow us on Twitter @RenewablesPod or sign up for our newsletter: Renewable Energy SmartBrief.

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42:24

Congress Takes Aim at Tax Incentives in the Inflation...

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2025/05/22

Sponsored by KPMG Negotiations currently taking place on Capitol Hill stand to have a dramatic impact on tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act that have powered tremendous growth in clean energy and domestic manufacturing. With so much chatter coming out of Congress, Alfred Johnson, the co-founder and CEO of Crux, and Lauren Collins, a partner at Vinson and Elkins LLP, return to the show to help separate the signal from the noise -- or in this case, decipher the difference between a s...

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26:20

How Integrated EPC Teams Are Streamlining Renewables...

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2025/05/14

From project development and permitting to interconnection, construction and startup, the experience of a fully integrated engineer-procure-construct (EPC) team can be a crucial driver of results for renewables projects. With that in mind, two experts from Burns & McDonnell join the show to outline best practices for getting projects done amid all the uncertainty that is swirling around the industry. Cam Garner, section manager in the solar program, and Bob Fayard, solar preconstruction m...

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24:41

State of the Industry: Offshore Wind - Part 2

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2024/11/19

Walt Musial, a principal engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, stops by the show to discuss the current state of the US offshore wind market. Walt details progress in key regions like the Northeast, where gigawatt-scale projects are actively under construction. Walt addresses the ramifications of renegotiations of power purchase agreements and the mixed outcome of recent offshore wind lease auctions. On the technology front, Walt goes into great detail about the potential of f...

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37:14

State of the Industry: Offshore Wind - Part 1

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2024/10/31

Sponsored by EDF RenewablesLearn more about Atlantic Shores Offshore WindThe offshore wind industry has been navigating some choppy seas as of late, so Oliver Metcalfe, Head of Wind Research at BloombergNEF, stops by the show to outline what the industry must do to chart a course for sustained growth. Oliver recently returned from an industry conference in China, so he shares his expert insights on that market -- including how Chinese turbine companies are starting to boost their export effor...

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26:20

How Renewables Are Powering Heavy Industry and Data...

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2024/10/09

Wade Gungoll, CEO of Industrial Sun, and Christine Larson, the Head of Strategy and Operations at Modern Energy, stop by the show to discuss the role of renewables in heavy industries like chemical processing, manufacturing, and oil and gas. Petrochemical refineries might not be first thing that comes to your mind when you think of the facilities that powered by renewables, but it’s happening -- and Wade and Christine are here to tell us more about it.They highlight the unique approach of Ind...

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28:53

Geothermal Energy Digs Deep to Meet Surging Power Demand

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2024/10/03

Jason Peart, GM of Strategy and Development at Sage Geosystems, joins the show to outline the many ways geothermal energy is advancing to provide diverse solutions for the world's booming growth in power demand. Jason walks us through some need-to-know information about the latest trends and technologies related to geothermal energy, including how progress is being made on using geothermal for energy storage. Jason also shares details about a partnership Sage recently formed with Meta to powe...

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23:44

The Big Picture on Batteries - with Roger Miksad from...

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2024/09/26

Sponsored by KPMGWith Climate Week in full swing, tons of speeches, meetings and presentations are taking place in New York, with an eye toward how the energy transition will continue to evolve. One key technology that will continue to play a huge role in that evolution is batteries. Roger Miksad, the president and executive director of Battery Council International, stops by the show to explain how batteries of various chemistries are advancing to power things like data centers, EVs and micr...

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35:50

Suzanne Leta from Fluence on the Policies (And...

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2024/09/24

Sponsored by KPMG and EDF RenewablesWith the election fast-approaching, many people in the renewable energy industry are wondering how a potential shift in the current political power structure in the US might impact the push for clean energy. With that uncertainty in mind, Suzanne Leta, vice president of policy and advocacy for the Americas at Fluence, joins the show to discuss tax incentives related to the Inflation Reduction Act, with a particular focus on domestic manufacturing. Suzanne a...

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19:32

Checking in from RE+ with Ryan Pfaff from EDF Renewables

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2024/09/12

Sponsored by KPMGIn this special episode from RE+, we connect with Ryan Pfaff, EVP of Grid- and Distribution-Scale Power at EDF Renewables. Ryan discusses the massive growth in energy demand from companies and utilities, the geographic distribution of clean energy jobs across the US and what the future of automation might look like for renewables. Ryan explains how the longer duration of incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act is boosting renewables and he also outlines what customers and d...

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11:06

Checking in from RE+ with Jessica Libby from KPMG

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2024/09/12

Sponsored by EDF RenewablesThis special episode focusing on RE+ features insights from Jessica Libby, a Principal in the KPMG US Trade and Customs service line. Jessica shares her expert analysis of all the hottest topics from the conference, including the outlook for tariffs, news related to forced labor and the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). We also discuss the long-term prospects for key components of the Inflation Reduction Act -- regardless of which party ta...

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30:46

Inside the Loan Programs Office with Chris Creed from...

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2024/09/04

Sponsored by KPMG and Vinson & ElkinsChris Creed, the chief investment officer at the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO), joins the show to discuss how the LPO is deploying public funds and attracting private capital to energy, transportation and manufacturing projects that are advancing technologies and delivering jobs across America. Creed shares his insider perspective on how the LPO's various financial programs are helping established companies expand their operation...

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23:08

Luis Silva from EDF Renewables Shares a Developer's...

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2024/08/28

Sponsored by KPMGMore resources from KPMGTransferable Tax CreditsEnergy & ChemicalsEnergy Institute 2024 Statistical Review of World EnergyAs the financial landscape for the renewables industry continues to evolve, Luis Silva, the chief financial officer at EDF Renewables, joins the show to offer his perspective on what lies ahead for the energy transition. Luis delves into areas of focus like the Inflation Reduction Act, the cost of capital and emerging trends around how projects are bei...

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30:42

Crux's Alfred Johnson Outlines Trends in the Market...

Renewable Energy SmartPod ·

2024/08/14

Sponsored by: EDF RenewablesThe Inflation Reduction Act has revolutionized how the energy transition is being financed. The IRA is chock full of tax credits and other incentives designed to spur investment in renewables and one key aspect of the IRA pertains to the transferability of those tax credits. Alfred Johnson, the co-founder and CEO of Crux, joins the show to discuss how the market for transferable tax credits is taking shape. The team at Crux recently released their Mid-Year Market I...

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18:51

A Tale of Two Solar Markets in the US

Renewable Energy SmartPod ·

2024/07/30

Sponsored by: EDF RenewablesWhen it comes to the utility-scale and residential solar sectors in the US, Daniel Cruise, partner at Lium Research, says current trends tell a tale of two markets. While research from the team at Lium points to a booming utility-scale market that is enjoying record construction starts, the residential market is struggling in California and beyond. Other highlights from our conversation include:With sourcing of solar modules a hot topic in the news, Cruise notes th...

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29:22

Grid Strategies' Rob Gramlich Talks Energy Storage...

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2024/06/27

This episode is sponsored by EDF RenewablesRob Gramlich, the founder and president of Grid Strategies, discusses the challenges faced by the US grid in accommodating increasing demand for renewable energy sources, including power demand growth, limited grid capacity, and constraints in the interconnection process. Rob highlights the importance of building transmission infrastructure and leveraging battery storage to ease grid stress during peak summer hours. Rob also shares his perspectives o...

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35:36

GridStor's Chris Taylor Surveys the Battery Energy...

Renewable Energy SmartPod ·

2024/06/26

With the American Clean Power Association’s brand new RECHARGE conference taking place this week in Portland, Oregon, we decided to bring on a guest who is the leader of a battery energy storage company that just so happens to be headquartered in The Rose City. Chris Taylor, the CEO of GridStor, has been in the renewables industry for a long time, so he joins the show to discuss the origins of GridStor and how the battery sector has grown in recent years. Ahead of his appearance on the ...

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30:19

The Road Ahead for Renewables

Renewable Energy SmartPod ·

2024/05/08

This episode is sponsored by EDF Renewables. Leaders from across the renewable energy industry are gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this week for the CLEANPOWER conference. This annual gathering, hosted by the American Clean Power Association, is always a great chance to check in on the key issues and trends that are driving the energy transition. Adam Bernardi, director of renewables sales and strategy at Burns & McDonnell, joins the show to talk about what he's hearing at CLEANPOWER ...

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34:18

Inflation Reduction Act Tax Trends Begin to Take Shape

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2024/04/30

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30:20

The Role of Net Zero Buildings-as-a-Service in the...

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2024/02/01

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37:56

Powin's Mike Wietecki Discusses Trends in the Battery...

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2023/11/09

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