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.
You can watch SunCast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SunCastMedia
...or view the full archive of SunCast episodes here: https://www.suncast.media/media/podcast
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 864
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
403: Friends Don’t Let Friends Use 8760s, with Dr. Jennifer Newman of REsurety
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Despite their widespread use in the renewable energy industry, using an 8760 to project financial performance can lead to significant error…
402: From Astronautics to MicroGrids with Amy Simpkins of muGrid
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Today's guest is Amy Simpkins, CEO of Mu Grid. We talk about her life as a clean energy consultant, her history in astronautics and her ne…
401: How a Solar drone program can help you scale, with Scanifly CEO, Jason Steinberg
Welcome, #SolarWarrior, 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 c…
400: Celebrating 400!!! w/ Mike Silvestrini, CEO - Energea
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Today, Nico shares his 400th conversation with clean energy experts on Suncast. Each episode investigates a small piece of the big puzzle b…
399: Part 2, Reagan Farr, Silicon Ranch: Ten Yrs & How to Scale a Solar Development Co
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This is Part Two of our two-part series with Reagan Farr, CEO of Silicon Ranch, a pioneer of solar development in the Southeastern US. If y…
399: Part 1, Reagan Farr, Silicon Ranch: How to Start a Solar Development Co
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This is Part One of a two-part series with Reagan Farr, CEO of Silicon Ranch, a pioneer of solar development in the Southeastern US. We tal…
398: SPI is Cancelled, What to do Now? (with Danielle Danko & Jake Rozmaryn)
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Solar Power International was officially cancelled last Friday. 😩 Our thoughts and prayers are with those who are suffering and in the ardu…
397: How to disrupt a $19B market? Erthos' Daniel Flanigan (CMO) & Charles Pimentel (CCO)
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What does it look to disrupt an industry? What does it take to make a career of it? And as Jim Collins suggested, WHO do you need to get o…
396: One simple device could SAVE your Residential deal, Whit Fulton, CEO of ConnectDER
Whit Fulton knows a thing or two about solving problems. Today, I interview this introverted inventor & talk about his journey to deliver a brilliantly simple yet innovative energy solution to the wo…
395: Should Net Metering Still Exist? The Great Debate Part 3
Today's Tactical Tuesday is the latest installment of our GREAT SOLAR DEBATE series, featuring two industry experts - Brian Potts, Partner at Perkins Coie and Karl Rábago, Principal at Rábago Energy.…
394: Aurora acquired Helioscope! Hot take w/ "The Paul's" on what it means for Customers & Industry
Unless you were under a rock last week, you prob noticed that two Solar industry SAAS titans have joined forces. Aurora Solar, hot off the heels of raising a giant $250M Round of funding, announced t…
393: From PV to EV, career evolution & market opportunities with Ram Ambatipudi of EV Connect
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Today I talk to Ram Ambatipudi about his long history in energy and how that brought him into the world of Electric Vehicles. When Ram left…
392: Listen to your Customer: A Lesson from Daryl Parker on Customer Engagement
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Today's Tactical Tuesday is a five minute jewel from our full episode with Clean Energy Associates' VP of Sales & Marketing, Darryl Parker.…
391: GRID Alternatives' 20 yrs of Impact - Erica Mackie, CEO & Co-founder
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In today’s episode, we speak with a true solar pioneer, a well-known entrepreneur, Erica Mackey of GRID Alternatives. We break down her two…
390 - Have a customer-centered business; Darryl Parker, Clean Energy Associates' VP Sales & Mktg
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Today’s guest, Darryl Parker, brings more than three decades of extensive high-tech manufacturing and power electronics experience to his r…
389 - The value of data on solar project finance, a Roundtable with industry experts Heidi Larson, Hao Shen & Skip Dise
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Late last year, kWh Analytics released a report titled 2020 Solar Risk Assessment suggesting that Recent assessments of the solar industry’…
388 - Solar Pioneer Michele Magee on how to Give Power to the world
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Today's story of Solar pioneer, Michelle McGee, is illustrative of the power of a good question. In this case, we learn one question that c…
387 - First-ever Cleantech Podcasters Roundtable with 8 Major Clean Economy Podcasts
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Last week, the first ever Cleantech Podcaster's Roundtable was held with 8 of the major clean economy podcasts, hosted by my friend Mike Ca…
386 - Is TX an ideal place for energy business model disruption? with Startup Queen, Nisha Desai of Ennuity
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Nisha Desai, is a serial entrepreneur, TX clean energy pioneer, and founder and CEO of Ennuity Holdings. This "Startup Queen" has 25+ years…
385 - SunCast Rewind: What is Reactive Power, with Jacqueline DeSouza of Apparent Inc.
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Do You understand Reactive Power? How's it different from Real Power? You're not alone, but we're here to help! ICYMI from 2020, this SunCa…