The clean energy transition requires an unprecedented deployment of wind, solar, storage and emerging technologies across the globe. However, friction and complexity in financing these projects remain key obstacles to reaching scale. Our guest today sees a major opportunity for software innovation to unlock abundant capital and accelerate the energy…
The promise of "clean" natural gas has led many U.S. utilities to bet big on gas infrastructure, but how clean is gas, really? In this episode, we dive into the risks utilities are taking with massive investments in natural gas, which may be far worse for the climate than coal…
The renewable energy transition requires a massive overhaul of power grid operations and infrastructure. While utilities will play a critical role in this transformation, many face challenges integrating distributed resources like rooftop solar, batteries, and electric vehicles. How can legacy grid operators embrace the distributed energy future? Our guest today,…
The Biden administration has set an ambitious goal of decarbonizing the US grid by 2035. Achieving this target will require rapidly scaling up renewable energy sources like solar, wind and battery storage. The DOE has a little known office called the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) that “accelerates the advancement…
The residential solar market has come a long way since the early 2000s, but there's still ample room for growth. Our guest today on the Clean Power Hour is a true veteran of the industry who's been innovating in rooftop solar for over 14 years. Dave Anderson, founder and Chief…
How is one of the world's leading engineering firms driving the clean energy revolution? Today on the Clean Power Hour Patrick Hogan, Chief Client Officer at Black & Veatch, joins Tim Montague to discuss how utilities and other stakeholders can work together to green the grid by 2035. He provides…
Today on the Clean Power Hour, Hugh McDermott, Senior VP of Sales at ESS Inc, joins Tim Montague for an illuminating conversation on long duration energy storage. Hugh has dedicated his entire career to the energy transition. He shares how he went from advising companies on cleantech to developing infrastructure…
Today on the Clean Power Hour Tim Montague is joined by Tyler Hortin, president and co-founder of Lion Energy. Lion Energy is an American company focused on making smart energy storage solutions to enable buildings and homes to become energy independent. They manufacture lithium iron phosphate batteries and battery control…
Please take our Listener Survey: https://bit.ly/cphsurvey23 Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague speaks with Gregor Macdonald, author of Oil Fall (ebook) and The Gregor Letter, a weekly publication about the global energy transition. Gregor provides a big-picture perspective on how wind, solar, batteries, and electric vehicles are disrupting…
Please take our Listener Survey: https://bit.ly/cphsurvey23 🌞⚡️ Dive into the future of clean energy with LG Electronics! 🏡 Introducing the LG Home ESS, a cutting-edge residential battery storage system. 🌐 Join Tim Montague and Jim Brown, Senior Account Manager at LG, on the Clean Power Hour as they unpack LG's…
Please take our Listener Survey: https://bit.ly/cphsurvey23 Today on the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague sits down with Chris Thompson, VP of Product at SolarEdge to discuss SolarEdge's innovative approach to solar optimization, Chris' fascinating career journey in clean energy, and how he eventually landed at SolarEdge. Chris Thompson has…
Today on the Clean Power Hour, Bharat Bhut, founder and director of Indian solar panel manufacturer Goldi Solar, joins Tim Montague to discuss the growth of solar manufacturing in India, their expansion in the US, and what the future holds for Goldi Solar. Bharat grew up in a small village…
There are a few tools in the solar installer’s tool belt that are truly indispensable. Helioscope is one of those tools that are game changing especially for commercial solar installers and developers. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Tim Montague is joined by Paul Grana, co-founder and GM of Helioscope,…
🎉 Celebrate 20 Years of Tigercomm in the Clean Power Hour! 🌐 Join Tim Montague with Tigercomm's founder Mike Casey, SVP Melissa Baldwin, and Former VP Mark Sokolove. 🌱 Reflect on two decades of disrupting polluting industries and accelerating the clean economy. 🚀 Discover how Tigercomm, with its agile and…
Please take our Listener Survey: https://bit.ly/cphsurvey23 It helps us and you speed the energy transition (and who doesn't want that?!) Terabase Energy is revolutionizing large-scale solar construction with a combination of digital platforms and robotics to reduce costs and accelerate deployment. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Terabase Energy CEO…
Please take our Listener Survey: https://bit.ly/cphsurvey23 It helps us and you speed the energy transition (and who doesn't want that?!) Today on the Clean Power Hour, inside CPS America's plans to lead the solar industry. The leadership of CPS America, President and GM Bryan Wagner, VP of Products Anton Patton,…
Stay up to date with the latest solar, wind, and energy storage news and analysis. Join co-hosts Tim Montague, solar & storage expert, and John Weaver, PV Magazine journalist, as they reflect on the latest tools, technologies, and trends driving the energy transition forward. With a strong commitment to decarbonizing…
Please take our listener survey: https://forms.gle/qoSVnCWCoLi142PBA Sunrun is the largest residential solar company in the US and they pioneered ‘solar as a service.’ They are on pace to install 800 MW of solar in 2023. That’s an astounding 10 percent of the US residential solar market. Today on the Clean…
Take our listener survey https://bit.ly/cphsurvey23 Join us on the Clean Power Hour with Kayla Ventura, Digital Communications Manager at the Conservative Energy Network. 🌿 She's on a mission to bridge understanding and promote clean energy from a conservative perspective. 🌟 In this episode, Kayla shares insights from her background in…
The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The…
Solar module buyers now have a tool to rapidly assess the total financial impacts of their module selection. Anza’s engine calculates the Effective $/Watt for every PV panel option instantly so buyers can compare and select modules based on total value. Anza’s Effective $/W, combined with your risk and technical…
Today on the Clean Power Hour, we’re joined by Craig Lewis, founder and executive director of the Clean Coalition, to discuss the advent of community-scale microgrids. These microgrids are a great way to provide resiliency to power outages at the scale of tens of thousands of users and typically provide…
Can we actually restore Earth's climate to safe pre-industrial conditions? According to scientist and entrepreneur Peter Fiekowsky, the answer is yes - and it's much more affordable and straightforward than you might think. Fiekowsky has developed a framework for vetting climate solutions. He argues that meaningful solutions will be 1.Permanent…
Erthos offers the least-expensive and highest-performing system architecture for utility-scale solar power on the planet. They have perfected the science of installing solar modules directly on the ground. By maximizing land coverage ratio and minimizing BOS components, Erthos claims levelized costs 20% lower than conventional trackers. Check out Erthos at…