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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

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275 - Is this the end for Natural Gas peakers in CA?...

SunCast ·

2020/07/16

Today we are going to explore what it looks like to develop a Solar+ Storage project at scale. As we enter into the Solar+ Decade, storage is increasingly becoming an area of expertise for the industry’s leading EPCs and Development firms. Those of you familiar with Strata Solar won’t need an introduction to this North Carolina based EPC that has quietly dominated the Southeast markets for a decade. One of our LATAM Market Solar Warriors, Josh Rogol, joined Strata Solar to run their Energy Storage

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274 - How does Resource Adequacy work for California...

SunCast ·

2020/07/14

This week, we have an in-depth look at the ins and outs of building a project that incorporates a massive battery component to the equation. Energy Storage is all the rage in California, and all over the renewable energy landscape in the world. There’s at least one missing element to the conversation to understand the how and why folks are able to monetize and deploy these battery systems: resource adequacy.Consequently, we are diving into the following questions:What is resource

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273 - Predicting the future: Solar Forecasting and...

SunCast ·

2020/07/09

Our guests rarely get very specific about the decision matrix of forming their business, and understanding the unique space they hold that makes their version of the widget the best in the world. Today’s entrepreneur, Dr. Nick Engerer, found his way to his current job, or rather created his current job, vis a vis academia. We dove into the mind of a brilliant thinker, biohacker and true process engineer who’s not satisfied with the status quo. His company, SolCast, provides solar irradiance & power

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272 - Mass battery customization: Fluence's response...

SunCast ·

2020/07/07

Today’s guest, Marek Kubik, has been on the show before. Perhaps you caught him on episode 251 or in as a panelist in one of the sessions of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit. Wherever you have met him, you surely have been impressed by this young leader from the Fluence team. He leads Fluence’s UK & Ireland team, responsible for overseeing the origination, development and commercial negotiation of energy storage tech sales. Today’s conversation will cover what’s generationally different about storage

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271 - Making Power Apparent, with Jacqueline DeSouza,...

SunCast ·

2020/07/02

If you are new and didn’t yet check out this week’s Tactical Tuesday, I would highly recommend you just hit pause and take a look back at the episode from June 30th as it’ll help set the stage. If you’re already up to speed on Reactive & Real Power, then power on my friend. Today’s Entrepreneur is a returning guest, but not just from this week’s Tactical Tuesday. President of Apparent, Inc, Jacqueline Desouza was also one of the featured speakers during our Suncast Clean Energy Summit back in April

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270 - What is Reactive Power? with Jacqueline...

SunCast ·

2020/06/30

Welcome to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business or career. This Thursday, you will have the chance to really get inside the business and career of one of our recent SunCast Clean Energy Summit guests, Jacqueline DeSouza, President of Apparent Inc. However, during that interview, we will get into quite some complex topics. In order to follow along, Jacqueline and I sat

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269 - Chuck Swoboda, Part 2 - What can we learn from...

SunCast ·

2020/06/25

If you missed it, this is Part 2 of our two-part conversation with Chuck Swoboda, former CEO of Cree, Inc. It was a phenomenal conversation about his history, and how he got to Cree, Inc. We will wrap up the conversation today, so I’d encourage you to press pause and listen to Part 1 (if you haven’t already). I’m glad that you’re finding his stories intriguing and you’re looking for more. Chuck didn’t disappoint, so hold on to your hats as Chuck Swoboda and I take a fascinating look at his career

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268 - Chuck Swoboda, Part 1 - Innovation & Mindset w/...

SunCast ·

2020/06/25

Today’s entrepreneur story is with someone with whom SunCast faithful listeners are already familiar. Chuck Swoboda has graced the podcast a couple of times: recently as both Tactical Tuesday guest and a keynote for the SunCast Clean Energy Summit in April. His legacy and impact at CREE, Inc. are legendary, and he’s put many of his fabled stories and lessons learned into his recently launched book, The Innovator’s Spirit, and his fantastic podcast Innovator’s on Tap. But I was not satisfied with

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267 - SunCast Live presented by LG: What to expect in...

SunCast ·

2020/06/23

Last week, I participated in the first-ever virtual e-conference in the solar industry: the Midwest Solar Expo. Thanks to a virtual platform called Virbela, everyone created their digital avatars, walked around the virtual campus, and attended diverse sessions and panels. Every morning, I had the SunCast Morning Show, presented by LG! What you are about to hear next are excerpts from those morning shows. We started with a "what-to-expect" overview of the event, and then we talked about what's

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266 - What is Intrapreneurship? With Sempra's VP...

SunCast ·

2020/06/18

We’re taking a journey down intrapreneur lane with an inspirational figure and example of how to take a long-standing role in corporate life and create a company out of it. Patrick Lee is the President & CEO of PXiSE, and also the VP of Infrastructure and Technology at Sempra N.A. Infrastructure. Along the way, we also hear from his team about how they’re building a scalable solution to the Transition from a 1-way centralized grid to a multi-dimensional (and directional) operating system, - an

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265 - Is this the end of Net Energy Metering as we...

SunCast ·

2020/06/16

I rarely get into the realm of politics but today’s episode is a particularly important opportunity for us to take action. Today’s episode is focused on what’s happening right now in a petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by a secretive group called the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) aimed at stripping away your solar rights, namely, the Net Energy Metering regulations that have stood for nearly a decade as Federally approved rules. Have a listen as I speak with

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264 - The Impact of EV Adoption, with Erika Myers

SunCast ·

2020/06/11

If you are new to SunCast, thank you for joining us and I encourage you to check out the previous episodes with today’s guest, Erika Myers, where you can learn more about what’s happening in the fast & furious world of electric vehicles. She was recently featured in a Tactical Tuesday, Episode 258, discussing her research into EV Charging rate structures. I really enjoy getting insight into how someone finds their way into clean energy, and it was a pleasant surprise to find someone from my home

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263 - What is the impact of clean energy innovation...

SunCast ·

2020/06/09

We are pleased to release the second part of the Opening Session of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit, which started on April 22nd as a way to grow our community and skills, as well as celebrate #EarthDayTogether. Adam Browning leads Vote Solar's team of advocates, experts and staff working to bring solar to the mainstream across the U.S. Adam co-founded the organization in 2002 after he had so much fun working on a successful local solar ballot initiative that he decided to pursue solar advocacy

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262 - What is the impact of clean energy innovation...

SunCast ·

2020/06/09

We are pleased to release the first part of the Opening Session of our SunCast Clean Energy Summit, which started on April 22nd as a way to grow our community and skills, as well as celebrate #EarthDayTogether. Andrew Birch is the Co-Founder of OpenSolar, a company that provides the world’s leading software platform for solar professionals: a complete digital tool kit to scale solar sales. Birchy had a meaningful impact on our industry, pioneering in remote sales before we had the technology we

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261 - Sophomore slump? Not hardly...how Sheldon...

SunCast ·

2020/06/04

Sheldon Kimber and I dig into his fortuitous route to join then very-much-a-startup Recurrent power in the mid 2000’s and his ride to the top of the solar energy charts helping make Recurrent one of the most respected (and valuable) solar businesses of the last decade. His sophomore startup, Intersect Power, is anything but sophomoric and is firing on all cylinders at the moment. What’s driving it? Where does he go now? Stay tuned as we dig into his entrepreneurial journey. Gain access to all the

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260 - Why the Virginia Solar Economy is set to...

SunCast ·

2020/06/02

Welcome to another Tactical Tuesday, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts designed to give you practical tools, tips and advice for building your solar business or career. Hopefully you tuned in to last Thursday’s episode with Karla Loeb. Psst - today's her birthday, so pop over to LinkedIn and show her some love! I highly encourage you to queue last week’s episode up next. Karla is a policy maven, staunch renewable energy supporter and all-around inspiring and butt-kicking

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259 - Inside the $34Billion opportunity in Virginia...

SunCast ·

2020/05/28

Karla Loeb is a veteran in clean energy policy and business development, specializing in greenfield projects, new market entry and regulatory and legislative affairs. As the Chief Policy & Development Officer for Sigora Solar, Karla is in charge of overseeing legislative, administrative and regulatory efforts at the local, state and national levels, as well as coordinating and managing strategic development partnerships. Today’s conversation covers a wide range of topics from Karla’s early days in

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258 - Closing the gap in EV adoption with Erika Myers

SunCast ·

2020/05/26

Here at SunCast, we haven’t spent much time on Electric Vehicles but we got some great feedback from our audience earlier this year when we played the Podcast Lounge episode with SEPA’s resident expert, Erika Myers. We asked Erika to come back and give us some insight from a report she published between Solar Power International (September 2019) and now, all about EV Rate Structures that work. It’s a great primer on some of the underlying issues that prevent wider EV Adoption, and provides clear

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257 - Omnidian's secret weapon is this power duo:...

SunCast ·

2020/05/21

Today’s entrepreneurs are both longtime solar warriors who have deep industry cred to show for it. Cedric Brehaut has been one of the most respected and published independent thought leaders on the subject of solar asset management for much of the time I’ve known him, so you can imagine my surprise when I found out in late 2018 that he had joined a startup company! Today, you’ll get to hear that inception story, and you’ll also be treated to the storytelling prowess of a National Retail Hall of Fame

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256 - What You Need To Know About Recent Solar Import...

SunCast ·

2020/05/19

Paul Wormser has been in the renewable energy business since the 80s, and has a deep understanding of how the industry works, both nationally and internationally. As the Vice President for Clean Energy Associates, Paul serves as a rudder for many clients who are uncertain about the energy landscape. And as many of you know, the Trump administration recently issued an executive order that stands to impede the progress of the solar industry in the USA, especially related to power electronics products

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