Clean Power Hour

On this live, we bring you the latest news in cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ The podcast is available on Youtube and audio platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon. Each week, we bring you interviews with cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, and energy professionals writ large. What technologie...

Industrial heat is a major source of carbon emissions and there is an emerging ecosystem of next-generation solar thermal technologies targeting this sector. Phoenix Solar Thermal is one such company. Their single-axis tracker concentrating solar collectors produce high temperatures, providing heat and steam to replace fossil fuel. They are initially targeting university campuses (combined heat an...

Community solar allows households to tap into a local shared solar farm and see savings on their electric bill. This spreads the cost and enables a broader consumer audience to enjoy the benefits of greening the grid. Camelia Miu is the Chief Financial Officer of Nautilus Solar Energy, a leading owner-operator of community solar projects throughout the United States. Nautilus Solar has been in the...

With the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law, the solar industry is set to grow at 40% over the baseline projections by 2027. However, this growth is hindered by the lack of enough skilled laborers in the solar industry. The solution is developing an automation platform to reduce the cost and increase the scalability of utility-scale solar. Terabase Energy is a technology solutions company on...

Subscribe: https://bit.ly/cph-sub The Clean Power Hour live brings you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ The podcast is available on Youtube and audio platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon. Each week, we bring you interviews with cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, and energy profes...

Solar inspection in an industrial solar farm is an enormous task, even for large companies. It takes days or even weeks for teams to do a complete sweep of the solar project from the ground. Aerial solar inspection has become the easiest and best way to inspect solar. Mark Culpepper is the general manager of DroneBase, the leader in intelligent aerial imaging and data analytics for the entire life...

According to the International Energy Agency, three quarters of the energy used by industry is not in the form of electricity. It's in the form of heat.  And that industrial heat accounts for about a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. But what if we could turn low-cost, intermittent wind and solar energy into continuous heat and successfully decarbonize industrial heat? John O’D...

Historically, it has been challenging for solar and wind developers to find an appropriate parcel of land, conduct an accurate valuation, and then make contact with the landowner. But now there is a marketplace for land resources where developers can go to find parcels that meet their buy criteria and connect with landowners who want to get a deal done. Yoann Hispa is Founder and CEO of LandGate ,...

When a grid gets congested, the excess energy generated at renewable plants is wasted.   But what if there was something we could do to mitigate that curtailment and monetize our excess wind, solar or hydroelectric power?  John Belizaire is Founder and CEO at Soluna Computing , the leading developer of green data centers for batchable computing, powered by wasted renewable energy.  With 25 years o...

With the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act , the solar industry is projected to grow by leaps and bounds in the next several years.  But such rapid growth is not without its challenges. How do we address the labor shortage in clean tech? And make sure that the abundance of new solar projects are built with a focus on quality? Michael Eyman is Managing Director at Origis Services , a subsidiar...

In the early days of solar development, we built solar farms and then locked the gate and walked away, completely missing the opportunity to the use the land under the panels for a productive, long-term purpose. Enter agrivoltaics or dual-use solar, a technique where solar farms are built to allow for grazing or growing crops, creating a win-win situation for the farmer, the solar developer and th...

Even if they want to go solar, most middle-income Americans can’t afford it. Or maybe they rent or move frequently and can’t take rooftop solar with them when they go. And those who live in areas with frequent natural disasters worry about the cost of replacing solar panels that get damaged or destroyed. But what if solar energy was both inexpensive and portable? What if you could fold up your sys...

The entire infrastructure of our economy depends on a reliable grid. And the work we are doing to decarbonize will only increase demands on the grid moving forward. So, how do we look into the future? What are we doing to upgrade the grid? To make it stronger and more adaptable?  And most importantly, how do we get solar and wind energy facilities connected to the grid in a timely manner? Jay Casp...

Lead-acid batteries are heavy and highly toxic. Lithium-ion is lighter but tends to catch fire and requires a thermal management system to regulate its temperature. So, Michael Burz, President and CEO at Enzinc , is developing a next-generation rechargeable zinc battery that is safer for people and the planet. With a background in aerospace engineering, Michael is on a mission to apply his experti...

Solar is an unpredictable industry.  Government incentives drive an uptick in the market for a few years. And then high-profile bankruptcies and severe tariffs put the brakes on development for a year or two. But those of us committed to renewables for the long term keep moving forward, developing the grit it takes to navigate the ups and downs of what we call the solarcoaster. Nobel Chang is Cofo...

Solar asset managers are dealing with a number of variables, among them soiling, shading, weather conditions and the degradation of equipment. And while supervisory control and data acquisition or SCADA systems support the decision-making process, they can’t conduct the kind of advanced analytics asset managers need to significantly improve a plant’s performance. Sharat Singh is Founder and CEO of...

6 Powerful Cleantech Podcasters On Biden, Ukraine and the Energy Transition Today we're sharing our fifth quarterly podcaster's roundtable, which offers a rich, one-hour discussion of energy trends, developments, challenges and opportunities. We’re joined by some impressive industry voices. These roundtables are organized and produced by my friends Mike Casey and Nico Johnson . Mike is t...

The communities that contribute the least to climate change are impacted by it the most. And that’s a disheartening thing for Gen Zers to discover. But the antidote to anxiety is action.  So, what can young people do to advocate for environmental justice? How can we all work together for an equitable transition to the net-zero carbon economy? McKenna Dunbar serves as Building Electrification Lead...

It’s awe-inspiring to consider that renewable energy transforms weather into electrons and then into dollars. And yet, many asset managers are still operating with spreadsheets, notebooks and post-its.  So, how do we encourage the adoption of digital tools in the renewable energy space? And how can solar, wind and hydro operators benefit from technology like asset management software?  Etienne Lec...

Get a 10% discount to attend Solar Plaza Asset Management Texas with discount code: CPH22.   https://www.solarplaza.com/event/solarplaza-summit-asset-management-texas-2022/ Bringing solar professionals together in-person is Solar Plaza’s specialty; they’ve organized over 150 solar events in 60 cities, in 41 countries and six continents. Since 2004, Solar Plaza has been inviting clean energy indust...

Get a 15% discount to attend Midwest Solar Expo with discount code: CPH15. www. MidwestSolarExpo.com/ , the premier B2B solar and clean energy event in the region. The beauty of a microgrid is that it connects with the traditional grid but works autonomously when necessary. This is especially beneficial for critical process facilities that can’t afford a shutdown and growing operations that need a...

Get a 15% discount to attend Midwest Solar Expo with discount code: CPH15. www. MidwestSolarExpo.com/ , the premier B2B solar and clean energy event in the region. The downside of solar energy is that it cannot be generated at night. But John King dreams of solar with an on-off switch. And he’s developed concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technology that facilitates the massive geological sto...

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Get a 15% discount to attend Midwest Solar Expo with discount code: CPH15. www. MidwestSolarExpo.com/ , the premier B2B solar and clean energy event in the region.  The cost of energy is on the rise here in the US and around the world.  What’s behind the drastic increase in costs? Why are some markets more expensive than others? And how do rising energy rates create an opportunity for renewables?...

Support the show Connect with Tim   Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTube Tim on Twitter Tim on LinkedIn   Email tim@cleanpowerhour.com   Review Clean Power Hour on Apple Podcasts The Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  CleanPowerHour@gmail.com Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transi...