Solar Power World podcasts

In this episode, we are talking with Blake Jones, co-founder/president of Boulder, Colo.-based Namaste Solar.

We talked to Rob Threlkeld, renewable energy manager for General Motors. GM announced in February 2013 that they were going to be joining SEIA.

Today we’re speaking with Damon Turley, Solar Business Development Manager, at Festo Corp. He has some interesting ideas on how to bring down the production costs of solar equipment.

We spoke with Rick Gilbert, vice president of Solar Source (which is one of Solar Power World’s Top 100 Solar Contractors). As a Florida-based solar installer, Rick tells us why, at this moment, the “Sunshine State” is actually one of the least solar friendly. Florida actually lags behind many others on total installed capacity. In fact, Rick says the state actually has policies that block solar d...

As solar panel prices “dropped like a rock,” AllEarth Renewables CEO David Blittersdorf shifted his company’s focus from home wind turbines to the AllSun Tracker, a dual-axis solar tracker. “You need to be flexible and operate with speed,” the 30-year veteran of renewable energy says in this Solar Speaks podcast.

In this podcast, Richard Grant, principal at Russell Corrosion Consultants, discusses the role coatings play in protecting solar farms from corrosion and how the industry uses the company’s services.

We spoke with George Caraghiaur, Simon Property Group’s senior vice president of sustainability. Your average shopping mall has food and clothing but George tells why Clay Terrace Mall in Indiana has something more. He describes the mall’s recent electric vehicle charging installation, which combines solar power and battery storage technology to create a plug-in ecosystem.

SPW sat down with SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch and SEPA President and CEO Julia Hamm at the PV America event in Philadelphia in 2013.

SPW sat down with SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch and SEPA President and CEO Julia Hamm at the PV America event in Philadelphia in 2013.

Matt Denninger, senior marketing manager of Advanced Energy Solar Energy, presented a paper at a conference this year where he talked about his list of eight ways to lower PV costs, and he joined us to discuss it.

We spoke with Robert Forster, Vice President of Strategic Planning at Solarrus Corporation, and Jeanne Schwartz, Vice President of New Venture Commercialization at Assurant. The two discussed how their companies are working together to reduce project risk and improve the long-term financial viability of commercial solar installations.

We spoke with Paul Wise, COO at Colored Solar. Paul discusses how Colored Solar manufactures colored solar panels to blend in with surrounding architecture and landscape.

Allen Breeze, SVP of Schneider’s U.S. Power Business, has some interesting comments on the future of homes as energy control centers. And Jeffrey Drees, President of Schneider Electric U.S., answers some questions on Schneider’s solar business and shale gas as a threat to renewables.

In this episode, we spoke with Andrew McCalla, founder and president of Austin, Texas-based Meridian Solar.

We spoke with Mike Dooley, Vice President of Marketing at Advanced Energy. Mike discussed a bit about the company, as well as industry trends and inverter challenges he sees in the overall U.S. solar market.

We talk to Peter Lynch, who has worked, for 35 years as a Wall Street security analyst, an independent security analyst and private investor in small emerging technology companies. He has been actively involved in following developments in the renewable energy sector since 1977 and is regarded as an expert in this field.

We spoke with Andrew Duggan, COO of OneRoof Energy, a San Diego-based solar company that develops, owns and operates residential solar systems. Andrew discussed the building blocks of a fully-integrated residential PV package, a topic suggested by one of our listeners. He addressed considerations at the component level to create a no-frill, functional solar system that won’t break the bank.

We spoke with Kristina Peterson, VP of EDF Renewable Energy’s solar business unit. Kristina discussed enXco’s integration into the EDF Group, and also her perspective on the U.S. solar industry in general.

When it comes to public surveys, analysts find few subjects that enjoy overwhelming support. Solar is an exception. To hear an analyst talk about the uniquely ubiquitous support for solar power, listen to this podcast.

We talk to Matt Thompson, executive director of the Principal Solar Institute, an organization designed to educate people both inside and outside the industry on the benefits of solar power.

We spoke with Mike Hall, CEO of Borrego Solar, which designs, installs and finances solar PV systems. Borrego ranked on the Inc. 500/5000 list this year, so Mike discussed what he thinks enabled the company to place, as well as his thoughts on the U.S. solar industry.

We speak with Roger Little, president and founder of Spire, leading to SPI 2012.

We speak with Gary Mull, Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Westinghouse Solar, leading to SPI 2012.

In this episode, we are speaking with Steve Johnson, President of LightWave Solar, which is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.

We spoke with Saïd Mouline, director of Morocco’s new renewable energy agency, (ADEREE). He discusses Morocco’s renewable energy atmosphere with a focus on solar.