Solar Maverick Podcast

🌞 Weekly Energy Briefings - Episode #4 is NOW LIVE! 🌍 'The League' 5-Minute Weekly Briefing with Benoy Thanjan and David Magid ! 🚀 Dive into the world of clean energy with us. Give us just 5 minutes, and we'll bring you the latest trends in the industry! 🔗 April 2024 Briefing Highlights: -Potential Tariffs: Exploring the impact of potential tariffs on solar panels from Southeast Asia. -Industr...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Garrett Peterson who is the Co-Founder of Sigma Renewables.  Sigma offers land and building owners multiple ways to monetize their property value without giving up ownership and keeps owner priorities at the forefront when developing projects.  Garrett speaks about solar and storage development, why to get early in di...

The League is a new podcast with my co-host David Magid ! You give us 5 minutes, we give you the latest clean energy trends. Weekly Energy Briefings Episode #3 is live . Episode 3 - March 2024 Briefing Highlights: -Basel III Implications on the tax equity market -Insights on the community solar expansion introduced in Virginia -updates on community solar in California -news about the new “advanced...

The League is a new podcast with my co-host David Magid ! You give us 5 minutes, we give you the latest clean energy trends. Weekly Energy Briefings Episode #1 is live . Episode 2 – Jan 2024 Briefing Highlights: -NY has 2GWh of Community Solar. -Largest Storage CA Project -Midwest Community Solar Opportunity -A Lot of M&A Activity Exclusive insights from industry experts navigating the constan...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Herve Billet and the Joe Marhamati who are the founders of Sunvoy.  Sunvoy is the first and only solar customer portal and fleet management system built for solar installers by a solar installer.  Herve and Joe discuss how their software helps solar installers, what they learned from working at the Department of Energ...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with John Langhus who is the Chief Commercial Officer of Photon Vault.  Photon Vault is a developer of revolutionary thermal energy storage technology for the utility-scale market.   John speaks about their early stage energy storage technology, how they will produce green power cheaper than most renewable energy technolog...

The League is a new podcast with my co-host David Magid ! You give us 5 minutes, we give you the latest clean energy trends. Weekly Energy Briefings Episode #1 is live . Episode 1 – Jan 2024 Briefing Highlights: -Interest Rates increase as impacted solar development -Transferibility Update of Tax Credits -Domestic Adder-IRA   -Update on Brookfield Transactions Exclusive insights from industry expe...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Sandhya Murali who is the Co-Founder & COO of Solstice.  Solstice connects households and businesses to local clean energy sources that provide guaranteed annual savings.  Sandhya speaks about churn and retention for their community solar customers, partnering with solar developers on RFPs for their customer acqui...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy spoke about the proposed community solar legislation in California with Derek Chernow with CCSA,  Stephanie Doyle from SEIA, and Steve Campbell from Vote Solar.   Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy and he is also an advisor for several solar startup companies.  He has extensive project origination,...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Annika Colston who is the President and Founder of AC Power.  AC Power is an award winning NYC certified (“Women Business Enterprise”) WBE focused on converting low value land into revenue-generating solar energy sites.  Annika speaks about many interesting topics like the complexities of developing on disturbed land,...

Episode Summary.  In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Laura Pagliarulo who is the President and Founder of SolaREIT.  SolaREIT™ invests in land related to solar and battery developments through land acquisitions, lease monetization, and project re-powering.  Laura speaks about many interesting topics like how their  cost of capital is lower compared to development capi...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Paul Grana who is Solar Software Leader and GM of HelioScope at Aurora Solar. Aurora’s cloud-based software transforms solar design, sales, and delivery. With just an address and electric bill, Aurora empowers you to generate a full, accurate, and customizable design for every customer.  Paul speaks about many interes...

Episode Summary. In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Josh Goldberg who is Co-Founder and CEO of Sunstone Credit.  Sunstone Credit provides flexible financing solutions for businesses of all sizes, offering solar loans with borrower-friendly terms and an efficient application process.  Josh speaks about many interesting topics like how higher interest rates has impacted...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Mike Hall who is CEO of Anza Renewables. Anza helps solar module and energy storage equipment buyers optimize and accelerate their buying process.  Mike speaks about many interesting topics like Effective $/Watt and total value, when most solar developers will be able to take advantage of the domestic content adder, a...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Paul Warley who is the CEO of Ascent Solar Technologies which is manufacturer of innovative, high performance, flexible thin-film solar panels for both existing and emerging agrivoltaic, space, and aerospace applications.  Paul talks about how thin-film solar will play a vital role with the renewable energy transition...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Nathan Jovanelly who is the CEO and Founder of SunRaise Capital.  Nate talks about his new company SunRaise Capital which provides affordable and accessible renewable energy options to homeowners.  Nate talks about how transferability of the tax credit from the Inflation Reduction Act(“IRA”) will lead to a lot more so...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Jigar Shah who is the Director for the Loan Programs Office(“LPO”) at the U.S. Department of Energy(“DOE”).  Jigar speaks about Virtual Power Purchase Agreements(“VPPAs”), DOE’s $3 Billion Partial Loan Guarantee to Sunnova’s Project Hestia, and how the solar industry has to innovate. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Garren Bisschoff who is the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Summit Ridge Energy(“SRE”).  Garren speaks about Summit Ridge Energy 100 MW Community Solar Portfolio in Virginia, the magnificent growth of Summit Ridge Energy, and his solar journey. Here is the press release discussed on the Solar Maverick...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Nathan Jovanelly who is the owner of Jovanelly LLC and the CEO and Founder of SunRaise Capital.  Nate and Benoy speak about Takeaways from RE+ in Las Vegas in September.  RE+ is the biggest renewable energy trade show in the world with over 43,000 people who attended this past year.   Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is th...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Albie Fong who is the Sr. Director of Business Development at Erthos.  Erthos offers a full suite of products and services aimed at helping developers dramatically reduce the levelized cost of energy (“LCOE”) on utility-scale solar power plants. Albie discusses how Erthos innovates utility solar construction, how the...

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Sarah Moon who is the Co-Founder & Principal at Fieldworks Power.  Fieldworks Power is a forward-thinking distributed energy development company focused on developing community solar projects in the United States. Sarah discusses the different community solar markets in the United States, the benefits of the Infla...

Episode Summary In this episode, Benoy and his co-host, Andy Daniels, Head of Tech Support for the Americas at LuxpowerTek, delve into the fascinating journey of their Shenzhen-based solar and storage inverter manufacturing company as they establish a local team and services to 'back up the backup' in the competitive US market. Join them as they explore the unique aspects of the US market, includi...

Episode Summary Benoy and his co-host David Magid, who is the founder and managing member of YSG Solar which is solar plus storage developer, discuss current major news and insights on the US Solar and Storage Market.  They are calling it the League which will be a weekly update of the major news in the Renewable Energy Industry.   In the first episode of the League, David and Benoy discuss the gr...

Episode Summary Benoy interviews Robin Dutta who is the Campaign Director at Local Solar for All.   Local Solar for All’s mission is to create safer, more affordable and equitable ways to supply power to our communities.  Robin speaks about the benefits of Local Solar, the best states for Community Solar, and how the solar industry can improve our lobby and advocacy efforts. Benoy Thanjan Benoy Th...

Episode Summary In this episode, Benoy interviews Jesse Waters who is the  Co-Founder of Tri-Force Energy - Commercial & Utility Scale Solar Inspections, Testing, & Repair Company.  He talks about the importance of operations & maintenance(O&M) for solar projects, how technology is improving the life of solar assets, and the importance of relationships for success in business. Beno...