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Growing Residential and Commercial Solar Markets from the Midwest and Beyond with Eric Peterman, CEO, GRNE Solar Ep.110

The growth of the solar industry depends on contractors, EPCs, and developers who are bringing residential and commercial solar to scale across the US. GRNE Solar is one such solar EPC, founded in Chicago and recently acquired by financial services company Nelnet.  On this episode of the Clean Power Hour, we bring you Eric Peterman…

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Clean Power Hour LIVE Oct 20, 2022

On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news,  thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week we discuss, 1. Greece says its entire electrical grid ran on 100% renewables for the first time2. South Australia was 100% solar powered from…

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Clean Power Hour LIVE with Tim Montague and John Weaver Sept 22, 2022

On this live, we bring you the latest news in cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ The podcast is available on Youtube and audio platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon. Each week, we bring you interviews with cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, and energy professionals…

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Solar Thermal for Institutional and Industrial Applications with Matt Lensink, EP 109

Industrial heat is a major source of carbon emissions and there is an emerging ecosystem of next-generation solar thermal technologies targeting this sector. Phoenix Solar Thermal is one such company. Their single-axis tracker concentrating solar collectors produce high temperatures, providing heat and steam to replace fossil fuel. They are initially targeting university campuses (combined heat…

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Creating a More Accessible Solar Grid through Community Solar with Camelia Miu of Nautilus Solar EP 108

Community solar allows households to tap into a local shared solar farm and see savings on their electric bill. This spreads the cost and enables a broader consumer audience to enjoy the benefits of greening the grid. Camelia Miu is the Chief Financial Officer of Nautilus Solar Energy, a leading owner-operator of community solar projects…

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The Future of Large Scale Solar is Digital and Automated with Matt Campbell, CEO Terabase Energy. EP 107

With the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law, the solar industry is set to grow at 40% over the baseline projections by 2027. However, this growth is hindered by the lack of enough skilled laborers in the solar industry. The solution is developing an automation platform to reduce the cost and increase the scalability of…

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Clean Power Hour LIVE – Sept 6, 2022

Subscribe: https://bit.ly/cph-sub The Clean Power Hour live brings you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ The podcast is available on Youtube and audio platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon. Each week, we bring you interviews with cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, and energy…

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Mark Culpepper of Dronebase; Drones for Large Scale Solar Inspection Ep.106

Solar inspection in an industrial solar farm is an enormous task, even for large companies. It takes days or even weeks for teams to do a complete sweep of the solar project from the ground. Aerial solar inspection has become the easiest and best way to inspect solar. Mark Culpepper is the general manager of…

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John O’Donnell, CEO of Rondo Energy | Decarbonizing Industrial Heat Ep.105

According to the International Energy Agency, three quarters of the energy used by industry is not in the form of electricity. It's in the form of heat.  And that industrial heat accounts for about a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. But what if we could turn low-cost, intermittent wind and solar energy into…

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Yoann Hispa, CEO of LandGate | Building a Marketplace for Solar Developers Ep.104

Historically, it has been challenging for solar and wind developers to find an appropriate parcel of land, conduct an accurate valuation, and then make contact with the landowner. But now there is a marketplace for land resources where developers can go to find parcels that meet their buy criteria and connect with landowners who want…

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