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
755: Cultivating A Community of Clean Energy Professionals; Jen Szaro of AESP
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Building an efficient energy ecosystem requires collaboration, knowledge-sharing, strategic design, and workforce development.
It also requ…
754: Is This Renewable Energy’s Hidden Bottleneck? Ben Macias Explains
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One of the major bottlenecks in the renewable energy sector is tied to one of the oldest components of the energy grid and is an essential …
753: How To Achieve 10,000% Growth & Market Dominance, Bryan Wagner of CPS Americas
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To have record-setting growth and earn the number one spot in your market, it takes more than a good product. How do you build a team minds…
752: The Nation’s Largest Building Products Distributor Turns to Solar; James Mason, ABC Supply Co
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ABC Supply is the nation’s largest building products distributor, responsible for 1 in 3 American roofs, and now they are setting their sig…
751: How EVLO Energy Storage Is Working to Solve Tomorrow’s Grid Challenges with Martin Rheault
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Hydro-Québec (HQ), North America’s largest renewable energy producer, is expanding its footprint into battery storage through its subsidiar…
750: Clean Energy as a Wealth Creation Vehicle, Gilbert Campbell | Volte Energy Utility
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“Environmental justice is definitely an area that I’m passionate about because it’s deeply entwined with racial justice. Communities of col…
749: 45X-tra Things To Worry About With Battery Storage In 2025, John Zahurancik | Fluence
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The battery storage sector is [finally] stabilizing with 90% of the IRA tax credit rules now in place, providing developers more clarity an…
748: Scaling Energy Storage: Why Bigger Isn't Always Better | Andy Tang, Wärtsilä
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The energy storage market is truly moving faster than ever, and with it, the complexity of building and managing these projects and product…
747: The Fight for Solar Energy Rights | Anya Schoolman of Solar United Neighbors
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Seventeen years ago, two young boys from Washington, DC set a ball in motion that would spark a nationwide solar movement. What inspired th…
746: What To Watch In The Evolving BESS Market, with Dave Hebert & Neha Sinha - Wärtsilä
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Advancements in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are setting new standards in renewable energy integration and at a break-neck pace. W…
745: The Return of American Solar Manufacturing
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Domestic manufacturing is making a COMEBACK!
There, I finally admit it. I never thought it’d happen, to be honest, as you’ll here in today’s…
744: Direct-to-Consumer Solar? Project Solar Founders Matthew Smith & Trevor Hiltbrand Explain
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What if you could go online, get a solar quote in under a minute, and bypass door knocking sales reps? That's the promise of Project Solar,…
743: Jigar Shah On Why Nuclear Makes Sense - The Math May Surprise You…
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Many of our regular listener energy nerds are aware that the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO), under the leadership if …
742: Mosaic’s Journey to $15 Billion in Residential Solar Loans with Co-founder & Executive Chair, Billy Parish
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When I started SunCast, it seemed like there were lots of “Pioneers”; I even did a series focused on Solar Pioneers. That was 9 yars ago. …
741: RE+ 2024 Recap: Tesla Competition? Bi-Directional EV Charging? What You Shouldn’t Have Missed…
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As RE+ 2024 wound to a close last Thursday, Nico Johnson sat down with three of the solar industry’s top content creators to discuss the st…
740: RE+ Day 3: Abby Hopper and SEIA Recap RE+ 2024
Nico Johnson, Lisa Ann Pinkerton and Josh Beck round out RE+ 2024 with Abby Hopper, Stephanie Bosh and Colin Silver of SEIA.
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739: RE+ Day 2: IRA Impact, Acronym Soup, Virtual Powerplants, and Rhone Resch, Joe Ordia & Jael Holzman
Start each day the full replay of the Daily Round Up with Nico Johnson and Josh Beck as we bring you the trends and conversations unfolding in Anaheim at the RE+ 2024 conference.
If you are in Anaheim…
738: Alex Honnold on Advancing Solar Access, Alex Shoer on Scaling Storage, Anne Slattery & Kristina Peterson on Trends - RE+ Day 1
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Start each day with highlights from the Morning Show with Nico Johnson and Lisa Ann Pinkerton and then the full replay of the Daily Round U…
737: Florida is the next solar battleground, here's how to win - Mike Vergona, Urban Solar
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Oh, Florida! You’re the Sunshine State…why has it taken you so long to establish a real solar market? Well, the good news is it’s now heat…
736: How To Build Substations For Renewable Energy In Record Time: Dan Girard’s APG Success Formula
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One of the most common critical path bottlenecks of any infrastructure project, energy or otherwise, is the transformer and substation. …