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
696: Manufacturing Ground Mounts In The U.S. For The Same Cost as Abroad? FTC’s Solar’s Eric Frazier
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
The IRA gave solar manufacturers a huge incentive to manufacture on U.S. soil. How does the 45x incentive work, and are we actually gonna s…
695: ‘Digital Owner’s Manuals’ for installers with Illu co-founder Sierra Fan
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
We’ve heard that we need to focus on workforce development. Yet many times the workforce we’ve developed has to re-invent the wheel for la…
694: LG Proves There’s More Than One Home Battery That’s Easy, Effective & Elegant
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
What if solar installers could easily integrate energy storage with any inverter on the market? LG Energy Storage Systems (ESS) makes that …
693: Off-Grid Solar Products As A Form Of Wealth Delivery And Value Creation, with Amped Innovation’s Andi Kleissner & Kurt Kuhlmann
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
We often take access to electricity, refrigeration, and running water for granted. In many parts of the world, these are luxuries.
In today…
692: Hydrogen's Role in New York's Green Future with Haiyan Sun of NYSERDA
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
New York set an ambitious goal for a zero-emission electricity sector by 2040.
What will it take to get there?
Turns out, hydrogen may be a…
691: Adding Storage to Solar is Harder Than We Thought! Leigh Zanone managed 8Minute/Avantus’s Portfolio & Shares His Insights
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Is solar plus storage magically going to fix our grid? If you listen to many of the conversations I’ve heard the last 2+ years, you’d easil…
690: Can We Squeeze More Power Through The Existing Wires? AES says Yes; Alexina Jackson, VP of Strategic Development
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
How do we solve yesterday’s interconnection problems with today’s technology?
Alexina Jackson, Vice President of Strategic Development at T…
689: O&M: How to Keep Existing Solar Projects Producing for Decades to Come with Renewable Energy Veteran & Founder, Josh Fraughton (FSLR, NOVA, R7/RNWBL)
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
As our Secretary of Energy says, deploy deploy deploy! It’s incredible to see how hard we’re pushing to modernize the grid, but, we also mu…
688: Debunking Myths About Solar's Resilience in Extreme Weather; Lightsource BP’s Kevin Christy and Dave Martin
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Increasing extreme weather events year over year are forcing all energy assets to reconsider asset protection and resilience. The solar ind…
687: Are Diversity and Efficiency being downplayed in the Clean Energy Revolution? Paula Glover of The Alliance to Save Energy gives advice from the front lines
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Our guest today points out that energy efficiency is actually employing MILLIONS MORE than Renewable Energy as a sector!
Paula Glover, Presi…
686: Fixing Solar’s Waste Problem | Kelly Weger, Qcells’ Dir. of Sustainability
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
By 2050, around 80 million metric tons of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules will reach the end of their life globally (according to NREL). 10…
685: How this Zillow-like Software Simplifies the Land Permitting Process for Large-Scale Solar; Robin Laine, CEO of Transect
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Permitting. The word is enough to send shivers down the spines of most PV professionals.
Obtaining permits for solar projects, no matter the…
684: Why Can't We Immediately Decommission Natural Gas? National Grid’s Caroline Hon explains
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Is switching from natural gas to electricity as straightforward as flipping a switch, or are we overlooking hidden complexities? Many homeo…
683: Will Maryland Fail To Meet Their RPS Targets? What Other States Can Learn, with Stephanie Johnson, President of Maryland Renewable Energy Alliance
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Wondering how your state can set and exceed lofty renewable energy targets? Today’s episode is for you.
In 2019, Maryland doubled their ren…
{Bonus} How a NABCEP Certification Gives System Designers an Edge: Jada Alcindor (NABCEP) and John Novak (Scanifly)
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
What's the value of a NABCEP certification? Since most solar companies don't require one, is it worth the time and money?
At RE+ Northeast …
682: When Will These Domestic Battery Factories Actually Be Online? Joan White of SEIA
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Can we build an 80% clean energy future without reliable, wide-scale energy storage? It's unlikely. So, what needs to happen? Joan White, D…
681: Nextracker’s secret marketing strategy is hard to copy, Kristan Kirsh
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
How did Nextracker become the leading solar tracker manufacturer in the world in 10 years, and what was the secret sauce of one of the most…
680: Best practices for Community engagement from Solstice Co-founder, Sandhya Murali
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Community solar has proven a viable pathway to more affordable and equitable clean energy, but how do developers overcome one of the main h…
679: Business Lessons from 23 Years in Solar | Bob & Maria Kingery of Southern Energy Management
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Can a company thrive for over two decades in the clean energy sector by steadfastly adhering to its core values, all while refusing outside…
678: How We Build A Diverse & Equitable Workforce, with Barry Reaves of NECEC
Open Solar OS3.0 Launch: https://suncast.media/nycwp
Barry Reaves, serving as the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice (DEI/J), and Workforce Development at the North East …