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Clean Power Hour LIVE | April 20, 2023 | Speeding the Energy Transition

Thurs April 20, 2023, at 12 noon ET we are joined by Zack Hobbs, CEO & Founder of Carolina Solar Services to talk about large-scale solar O&M (operations & maintenance).  Stay up to date with the latest developments in the world of clean energy through the Clean Power Hour LIVE, your weekly source for solar,…

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Graphene for Battery Energy Storage with John DeMaio, CEO Graphex Technologies; EP138

Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague is joined by John DeMaio, CEO of Graphex Technologies. Graphex Technologies manufactures 10,000 metric tonnes per year of purified spherical graphite used for Li-Ion battery anodes in electric vehicles. They also develop graphene applications and provide technology for producing coated spherical…

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Clean Power Hour LIVE, April 13, 2023

Bringing you the latest in solar, wind, and energy storage news and views. Co-hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy and PV Magazine journalist) break down the tools, technologies, and trends that are speeding the energy transition. We are on a mission to decarbonize the economy and create a safer healthier future for…

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Commercial Solar O&M with Simmons Knife and Continental Energy Solutions; EP137

Welcome to the Clean Power Hour, where we dive into the world of operations and maintenance (O&M) for commercial solar. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague is joined by Josh Richardson, Head of the O&M at Continental Energy Solutions and Colin Murphy, CEO of Simmons Knife & Saw in the Chicago suburbs. Simmons…

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Clean Power Hour LIVE | April 6, 2023

Thurs April 6, 2023, we are joined by Thomas Hickey of Sandbox Solar and developer of SPADE Agrivoltaic Design platform (https://www.agrivoltaic.design/) Bringing you the latest in solar, wind, and energy storage news and views. Co-hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy and PV Magazine journalist) break down the tools, technologies, and trends that…

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Bryan Wagner, James Oswald, Anton Patton: 3-Phase String Innovation with CPS America EP136

Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! Today we celebrate Chint Product Innovation Day with Bryan Wagner, President; James Oswald, Service Director; and Anton Patton, Products and Applications Engineering Director. Central inverters have dominated the large-scale PV market as far back as the 1980s. But with recent innovations in semiconductor technology, high-power three-phase string inverters are…

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Clean Power Hour LIVE | Thurs March 30, 2023

Bringing you the latest in solar, wind and energy storage news and views. Co-hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy and PV Magazine journalist) break down the tools, technologies and trends that are speeding the energy transition. We are on a mission to decarbonize the economy and create a safer healthier future for…

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Streamlining Environmental Permitting in Clean Energy Development with Robin Laine, CEO of Transect EP 135

Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today’s show we are joined by Robin Laine, CEO of Transect. Transect empowers solar and wind energy developers to take control of the environmental permitting process, delivering due diligence in minutes – not weeks or months.  Robin Laine is the CEO, and Founder of Transect, Inc., a SaaS-based…

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Clean Power Hour LIVE | March 23, 2023

Today on the Clean Power Hour we are joined by Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director of the Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund to discuss their Solar Synergy program that helps utility scale solar developers install pollinator friendly vegetation on solar farms and fields. The BBHF has been working with solar developers since 2019 to deliver multiple…

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The One Stop Shop for Clean Energy Solutions with Russ Bates, CEO of NXTGEN Clean Energy Solutions Ep 134

Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today’s show, we are joined by Russ Bates, CEO and Founder of  NXTGEN Clean Energy Solutions. NXTGEN is a one-stop-shop, for solar, battery, and EV charging infrastructure development and consulting. NXTGEN provides consultation, project development, Engineering/Procurement/Construction partner relationships, and investor relationships to their clients.  Russ has worked in…

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