Solar r.e.view Podcast

Listen on iTunes In this episode of the Solar r.e.view podcast, Solar r.e.view editor Tom Miller is joined by Vikram Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of EnergySage , the online marketplace for consumers looking to go solar. Vikram weighs in on the 2018 contractor landscape, when—and how—solar might go mainstream. and if big companies like Comcast, Ikea, and Amazon, are really getting in to solar. It&#821...

Listen on iTunes  Read the article: Will Reduction in Chinese Demand for PV Modules Really Cause a 30% Price Drop? Will Reduction in Chinese Demand for PV Modules Really Cause a 30% Price Drop? Opinion: BayWa r.e. CCO Daniel Marino gives a different perspective on potential impacts

view in iTunes In this episode of Solar r.e.view’s The Lookback , we chat with Sofdesk CEO Lennie Moreno. Lennie shares insights from his first days in solar as a salesperson, discusses launching his own installation company, followed by his solar software company Sofdesk. We chat about what makes a good salesperson (is it innate or can it be learned?), pivoting from one business type to ano...

In each episode,  The Lookback team asks a solar contractor to “look back” at how they used to face certain challenges and what they do now. Features stories, tips, and lessons, from contractors across the solar industry. Hosted by Solar r.e.view editor Tom Miller and industry consultant Pam Cargill . Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . Episode description: August Goers is the COO of Lum...

In each episode,  The Lookback team asks a solar contractor to “look back” at how they used to face certain challenges and what they do now. Features stories, tips, and lessons, from contractors across the solar industry. Hosted by Solar r.e.view editor Tom Miller and industry consultant Pam Cargill . Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . Quotes from the Pod Net Zero’s Chad Waits on&...

Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . Podcast Extras Free Analysis Our first guest today, industry analyst Paula Mints , shared a download of her latest issue of the Solar Flare. This includes Notes from the Market Research Underground: US Trade Case Recommendations Analysis and Implications;  valuable reading for all those interested in the trade case. Thanks to Paula. Transcript Note: This conversat...

Illustration – Tom Miller Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . Transcript Note: This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Tom: Hey Boaz, thanks for joining me. We’ve been talking a lot lately about this idea of Growing up . Growing up as an industry. We need to grow up as solar companies. So frame this out for me—why do you think the term growing up is an apt metaphor at this m...

Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . “By the time someone signs a contract with us they know exactly what they’re getting into. We want people to be as excited about going solar as we are about helping them do so.” – Jim Jenal Run On Sun

Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . “We want to make sure contractors don’t get caught having to fulfill a backlog they can’t afford to fulfill.” -Boaz Soifer

Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . In this follow-up to the excellent SPI panel discussion Getting Out of the Race to the Bottom , Solar r.e.view sits down with solar consultant Pam Cargill and contractor Barry Cinnamon to discuss more contractor “pain points” and how to address them.

Podcast Overview Getting out of the Race to the Bottom , moderated by Chaolysti’s Pam Cargill . In residential solar, competition is increasing across the US. Many contractors are responding by lowering their prices to win new customers, a tactic that could damage the health and longevity of their business. This podcast engages contractors with ideas and solutions that can help them escape t...

Podcast version: Listen on iTunes  or Soundcloud . “How does the relationship to quality change at different scales in the development of a business?” asks Boaz Soifer in his opening remarks. “And what are the decisions and choices—in terms of strategy and organizational design—that business leaders make as they’re [transitioning] from a one-person entrepreneur company to a 200-p...

Dr. Charlie Gay delivers an expansive keynote at the 2017 BayWa r.e. Partner Summit. Take the keynote with you – listen on iTunes or Soundcloud . Dr. Charlie Gay is the Solar Energy Technologies Office Director for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In this position he is leading the SunShot Initiative , a team that is dedicate...

EnergySage CEO Vikram Aggarwal shares key trends and takeaways at the 2017 BayWa r.e. Partner Summit. Take the keynote with you – listen on iTunes or Soundcloud . Vikram Aggarwal is the founder and CEO of EnergySage . EnergySage is on a mission to make going solar as easy as booking a flight online. Everyday there are millions of Americans shopping for solar, and thousands of solar providers...

Take the keynote with you – listen on iTunes or Soundcloud . Timestamps and question topics for Q&A Editor’s note: We’re currently building a video player with chapter markers so you can easily navigate to the topics you want to see. For now, you can manually fast forward to the desired topic by hovering over the video player bar. Keynote: 0:00 – 26:42 Q&A segment:...