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 curve in the fastest-growing markets in the world.
Featuring over 800 conversations, Nico has interviewed people from Tesla, SolarCity, Trina Solar, Meyer Burger, Conergy, SunEdison, Energy Vault and even the US Government... to name a few. Covering topics such as Solar Power, Wind Energy, Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Carbon Capture, Finance, Hydrogen, and more.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 864
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
658: Top Trends cleantech podcasters predict for 2024? End of Year Cleantech Podcasters Roundtable with David Roberts, Dana Perkins, Bill Nussey, Marie Burgquist, & Chris Caldwell, hosted by Nico Johnson and Mike Casey
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As we close out another transformative year for cleantech, it seems the pace of the energy transition still falls short of what will be nee…
657: Financing Flexibility: Innovative Capital for Solar Developers with Laura Pagliarulo of SolaREIT
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How can solar developers and landowners at the community solar level free up capital, lower lease costs and improve the overall economics o…
656: Mythbusting solar panel procurement, & Why India is on the rise, with Justin Redd of Emmvee
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Have YOU had trouble procuring modules lately?
I know I’ve heard from dozens of folks that they are hurting in this specific area.
If that’s…
655: How do you Finance Solar Project Development? Insight from Encore Renewable Energy’s Blake Sturcke
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How do you fund a solar project?
What about the business operations costs necessary to get the project going to begin with?
What structures…
654: Why did Trina Solar wait SO Long to Manufacture in the US? Exclusive interview with Steven Zhu, Trina’s US President
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Domestic manufacturing is vital in helping to mitigate supply chain risks that arise from tariffs or other supply chain disruptions. Trina …
653: COP28, A Primer: Global Progress Checkpoint for the Paris Agreement with Julia Pyper, Myles Fish, and James Ellsmoor
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COP28 is the 28th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCC) on Climate Change which will be held …
652: How to improve the lives of 2 Billion people, Green Empowerment with Andrea Johnson (Giving Tuesday)
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Each year we highlight one non-profit making a big impact in the world, and we ask you to join us in supporting their mission on Giving Tue…
651: Giving Thanks and the secret key to success: Gratitude
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Hey there, SunCast listeners! As those of us here in the United States of America gather around the table on this Thanksgiving Day, I wante…
Bonus: Feed Drop: Earthlings 2.0 Featuring Lisa Ann Pinkerton with Virginia Klausmeier, on Future Proofing the EV Battery
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In this bonus episode, we’ll introduce you to the Earthlings 2.0 podcast with Lisa Ann Pinkerton, which is now a part of REsource Labs, our…
650: How do Transferable Tax Credits Work? Billy Lee of Reunion Infrastructure
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Tax equity has long presented barriers for distributed energy projects to access financing. However, a new provision in the Inflation Reduc…
649: What is a Gravity Battery? Energy Vault’s CEO, Robert Piconi, explains
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Did you know that more than 90% of today’s energy storage technology is based on a 140+ year-old concept? Care to guess what that is? Hin…
648: Scaling Carbon Capture, Innovation & Entrepreneurial spirit, with Damian Beauchamp of 8 Rivers
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With carbon emissions from heavy industry and power generation at record highs, reducing industrial emissions on a large scale is imperativ…
647: Solar CAN track with Mother Nature’s curves! Nevados CEO, Yezin Taha & RenewComm’s Peter Kelley
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Utility-Scale solar has predominantly been developed on flat terrain due in part because conventional solar trackers are not well-suited fo…
646: Build Vs Buy, Why DNV acquired this weather-tech startup, and what it means for Solar
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Timing is everything along with finding a gap in the market! Before 2016 not much work was going into real-time tracking and forecasting of…
645: How To Survive The Residential Solar Crash, expert opinion from REC & EnergySage
High interest rates and inflation have had a major impact on market potential for residential solar customers this year. Unfortunately, Homeowners generally view solar as a high dollar discretionary…
644: Concentrating Solar Isn’t Dead, Heliogen proves it! Christie Obiaya, CEO
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Over a decade ago, the majority of the large scale solar projects announced, in the queue across the US and backed by major PE firms were n…
643: Understanding the Residential Solar Sales Downturn in 2023 with Scott Nguyen, Stan Pipkin, and Rachel Finn
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As interest rates rose, residential solar companies’ sales have declined, with figures down by 5-10% compared to previous years. For many, …
642: Gravity Batteries: The Future of Energy Storage? with Energy Vault CEO, Robert Piconi
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It’s a foregone conclusion at this point that to reach the necessary level of renewable energy penetration on the grid that will meaningful…
641: Introducing American-Made Solar Prize Winners Round 6!
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Innovative technologies are key to driving the clean energy transition. Prizes like the American-Made Solar Prize offered through the Dept.…
640: Why Fluence Continues to Outperform the Market, with President of Americas - John Zahurancik
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Few companies have contributed to the progress being made toward more scalable battery storage solutions than Fluence Energy (FLNC). With …