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Episode 809: Storytelling > Specs: How To Sell Anything Better In 2025

Episode 809: Storytelling > Specs: How To Sell Anything Better In 2025

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Episode 808: Solar Loans Are Broken — Atmos Has The Fix

Episode 808: Solar Loans Are Broken — Atmos Has The Fix

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Episode 807: Say Goodbye to 'Virtual Power Plants' — Embrace Demand Flexibility

Episode 807: Say Goodbye to 'Virtual Power Plants' — Embrace Demand Flexibility

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Episode 806: Inside MIT’s Solutions Factory: Scaling Climate Tech 2.0 | Ben Downing, The Engine

Episode 806: Inside MIT’s Solutions Factory: Scaling Climate Tech 2.0 | Ben Downing, The Engine

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Episode 805: Why Energy Storage Is the Linchpin of America’s Clean Energy Future | Joan White, SEIA

Episode 805: Why Energy Storage Is the Linchpin of America’s Clean Energy Future | Joan White, SEIA

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Episode 804: From DOE to IREC: Maria Robinson’s Mission to Modernize Energy Access

Episode 804: From DOE to IREC: Maria Robinson’s Mission to Modernize Energy Access

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Episode 803: Is C&I The Solar Market Savior In 2025? With John Carroll Of Solaredge

Episode 803: Is C&I The Solar Market Savior In 2025? With John Carroll Of Solaredge

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Episode 802: 12,000x Faster: Why Xendee is the new Microgrid standard, with CEO Adib Nasle

Episode 802: 12,000x Faster: Why Xendee is the new Microgrid standard, with CEO Adib Nasle

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Episode 801: This $389M Deal Proves Clean Energy Isn't Waiting on Washington|Encore Renewable Energy’s Chad Farrell

Episode 801: This $389M Deal Proves Clean Energy Isn't Waiting on Washington|Encore Renewable Energy’s Chad Farrell

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Episode 800: What 800 Episodes Taught Me About Clean Energy & Leadership, with guest Host: Lisa Ann Pinkerton

Episode 800: What 800 Episodes Taught Me About Clean Energy & Leadership, with guest Host: Lisa Ann Pinkerton

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Episode 799: State of the Solar Industry 2025: Inside Intersolar with 3 Industry Experts (and podcasters) | Joe Ordia, Chris Crowell, Sean White

Episode 799: State of the Solar Industry 2025: Inside Intersolar with 3 Industry Experts (and podcasters) | Joe Ordia, Chris Crowell, Sean White

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Episode 798: The Hidden Goldmine in Commercial Solar—And How to Tap Into It; with Claire Broido Johnson

Episode 798: The Hidden Goldmine in Commercial Solar—And How to Tap Into It; with Claire Broido Johnson

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Episode 797: How Solar Can Revitalize America's Rural Heartland

Episode 797: How Solar Can Revitalize America's Rural Heartland

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Episode 796: The $1 Per Watt Energy Shift That Could Upend Utilities

Episode 796: The $1 Per Watt Energy Shift That Could Upend Utilities

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Episode 795: The Truth About Community Solar & How It’s Changing the Game | Aviv Shalgi

Episode 795: The Truth About Community Solar & How It’s Changing the Game | Aviv Shalgi

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Episode 794: Solar Will Be 50% of Global Primary Energy by 2035 – Here’s How According to Birchy

Episode 794: Solar Will Be 50% of Global Primary Energy by 2035 – Here’s How According to Birchy

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793: What is Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG)? Free Water?

793: What is Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG)? Free Water?

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792: What is Distributed Generation? [Jorge Vargas, Aspen Power]

792: What is Distributed Generation? [Jorge Vargas, Aspen Power]

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Episode 791: Why Hydrogen (+Solar) Can Replace Natural Gas

Episode 791: Why Hydrogen (+Solar) Can Replace Natural Gas

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Episode 790: Jigar Shah on His Next Chapter & Clean Energy’s Future

Episode 790: Jigar Shah on His Next Chapter & Clean Energy’s Future

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Episode 789: Heading to InterSolar North America 2025? Listen to This First!

Episode 789: Heading to InterSolar North America 2025? Listen to This First!

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Episode 788: Can Erthos Use Ultra-Low-Cost Solar To Unlock Hydrogen? Jim Tyler’s Convinced

Episode 788: Can Erthos Use Ultra-Low-Cost Solar To Unlock Hydrogen? Jim Tyler’s Convinced

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Episode 787: What Makes A Great Solar Design Engineer, And Why We Need More Of Them! Phil Hofmeyer, New Leaf Energy

Episode 787: What Makes A Great Solar Design Engineer, And Why We Need More Of Them! Phil Hofmeyer, New Leaf Energy

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Episode 786: Energy Storage: Policies, Tech & Trends Moving The Market

Episode 786: Energy Storage: Policies, Tech & Trends Moving The Market

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Episode 785: The 74MW Solar Farm in My Backyard

Episode 785: The 74MW Solar Farm in My Backyard

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Episode 784: This credit card size device Unlocks New Potential for EVs and Solar | Udi Daon of Daanaa

Episode 784: This credit card size device Unlocks New Potential for EVs and Solar | Udi Daon of Daanaa

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Episode 783: Revolutionizing Energy: How AI and India Shape Solar and Hydrogen Futures, with Daniel Dus | Cleantech Industry Resources

Episode 783: Revolutionizing Energy: How AI and India Shape Solar and Hydrogen Futures, with Daniel Dus | Cleantech Industry Resources

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Episode 782: Mastering the Art of Strategic Business Exits, with Mike Miskovsky (Zep, Ojjo, Tiveni)

Episode 782: Mastering the Art of Strategic Business Exits, with Mike Miskovsky (Zep, Ojjo, Tiveni)

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Episode 781: AC Vs DC-coupled Battery Systems, Which To Choose? With Adam Knudsen Of Dynapower

Episode 781: AC Vs DC-coupled Battery Systems, Which To Choose? With Adam Knudsen Of Dynapower

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Episode 780: What Will Energy Look Like Under the Trump Administration

Episode 780: What Will Energy Look Like Under the Trump Administration

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Episode 779: Cary Hayes (REC Solar) Interviews Alex Honnold - Why Corporate Philanthropy Matters (and why you should be doing it)

Episode 779: Cary Hayes (REC Solar) Interviews Alex Honnold - Why Corporate Philanthropy Matters (and why you should be doing it)

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Episode 778: Exclusive: Climbing with Alex Honnold (oh & I interviewed him too!)

Episode 778: Exclusive: Climbing with Alex Honnold (oh & I interviewed him too!)

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Episode 777: The 10 Must-Attend Energy Events of 2025: Nico Shares His Top Picks (Plus FREE Resource!)

Episode 777: The 10 Must-Attend Energy Events of 2025: Nico Shares His Top Picks (Plus FREE Resource!)

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Episode 776: Can These Dragon Wings Revolutionize Commercial Solar? Ryan Wartena Is At It Again…

Episode 776: Can These Dragon Wings Revolutionize Commercial Solar? Ryan Wartena Is At It Again…

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Episode 775: Exclusive: Industry Titans Share Year-End Reflections And Strategies - What Jigar Shah, Abby Hopper And More Have To Say!

Episode 775: Exclusive: Industry Titans Share Year-End Reflections And Strategies - What Jigar Shah, Abby Hopper And More Have To Say!

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Episode 774: Merry Christmas!

Episode 774: Merry Christmas!

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Episode 773: What Does Responsible Solar Look Like? Lightsource bp’s Alyssa Edwards & Virginia Brown Explain

Episode 773: What Does Responsible Solar Look Like? Lightsource bp’s Alyssa Edwards & Virginia Brown Explain

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Episode 772: Is C&I Solar Finally Ready To Scale? New Energy Equity Says“Yes” With Versiris Energy Spinoff

Episode 772: Is C&I Solar Finally Ready To Scale? New Energy Equity Says“Yes” With Versiris Energy Spinoff

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Episode 771: How Footprint Project’s Helene Response Repowered Communities

Episode 771: How Footprint Project’s Helene Response Repowered Communities

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Episode 770: How to Leverage IRA Grants for Solar Growth

Episode 770: How to Leverage IRA Grants for Solar Growth

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Episode 769: Crowdfunding Solar Projects Made Easy with Climatize CEO Will Wiseman

Episode 769: Crowdfunding Solar Projects Made Easy with Climatize CEO Will Wiseman

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Episode 768: Giving Tuesday Special - Making a Difference Where It Matters Most: Honnold Foundation, Let’s Share the Sun & Climate Action Pathways make your donations go further!

Episode 768: Giving Tuesday Special - Making a Difference Where It Matters Most: Honnold Foundation, Let’s Share the Sun & Climate Action Pathways make your donations go further!

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Episode 767: The Key to Retaining and Developing the Next Generation of Clean Energy Professionals with Jen Szaro & Paul Douglas

Episode 767: The Key to Retaining and Developing the Next Generation of Clean Energy Professionals with Jen Szaro & Paul Douglas

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Episode 766: Empowering Solar Expansion: Unlock Workforce Potential Through Apprenticeships

Episode 766: Empowering Solar Expansion: Unlock Workforce Potential Through Apprenticeships

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Episode 765: Unlocking the Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing: How Snoball is Revolutionizing Customer Acquisition

Episode 765: Unlocking the Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing: How Snoball is Revolutionizing Customer Acquisition

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Episode 764: How to Land a Job in Clean Energy With No Experience—Aaron Nichols of Exact Solar

Episode 764: How to Land a Job in Clean Energy With No Experience—Aaron Nichols of Exact Solar

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Episode 763: Battery Power: Strengthening Resilience with Energy Storage - Anne Hoskins, Kavita Ravi, & Joan White

Episode 763: Battery Power: Strengthening Resilience with Energy Storage - Anne Hoskins, Kavita Ravi, & Joan White

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Episode 762: DOE’s American-Made Solar Prize Winners, Rd 7: Fram Energy & Gritt Robotics

Episode 762: DOE’s American-Made Solar Prize Winners, Rd 7: Fram Energy & Gritt Robotics

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Episode 761: Unlock Solar Success: Insider Tips from Top EPC Firms - Burns & McDonnell

Episode 761: Unlock Solar Success: Insider Tips from Top EPC Firms - Burns & McDonnell

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Episode 760: Gemini: A Game-Changer in Solar and Storage Systems, with Adam Larner, COO at Primergy

Episode 760: Gemini: A Game-Changer in Solar and Storage Systems, with Adam Larner, COO at Primergy

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Episode 759: EPC Strategies for Successful Battery Storage Integration with Chris Finley of TruGrid

Episode 759: EPC Strategies for Successful Battery Storage Integration with Chris Finley of TruGrid

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Episode 758: Transforming Transport: Lime Co-Founder On E-Mobility’s Role In Decarbonization

Episode 758: Transforming Transport: Lime Co-Founder On E-Mobility’s Role In Decarbonization

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Episode 757: Election Special: The Path for Clean Energy Under Trump or Harris

Episode 757: Election Special: The Path for Clean Energy Under Trump or Harris

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Episode 756: Expert Analysis, 3 Perspectives On What's Trending In Solar

Episode 756: Expert Analysis, 3 Perspectives On What's Trending In Solar

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Episode 755: Cultivating A Community of Clean Energy Professionals; Jen Szaro of AESP

Episode 755: Cultivating A Community of Clean Energy Professionals; Jen Szaro of AESP

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Episode 754: Is This Renewable Energy’s Hidden Bottleneck? Ben Macias Explains

Episode 754: Is This Renewable Energy’s Hidden Bottleneck? Ben Macias Explains

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Episode 753: How To Achieve 10,000% Growth & Market Dominance, Bryan Wagner of CPS Americas

Episode 753: How To Achieve 10,000% Growth & Market Dominance, Bryan Wagner of CPS Americas

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Episode 752: The Nation’s Largest Building Products Distributor Turns to Solar; James Mason, ABC Supply Co

Episode 752: The Nation’s Largest Building Products Distributor Turns to Solar; James Mason, ABC Supply Co

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Episode 751: How EVLO Energy Storage Is Working to Solve Tomorrow’s Grid Challenges with Martin Rheault

Episode 751: How EVLO Energy Storage Is Working to Solve Tomorrow’s Grid Challenges with Martin Rheault

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Episode 750: Clean Energy as a Wealth Creation Vehicle, Gilbert Campbell | Volte Energy Utility

Episode 750: Clean Energy as a Wealth Creation Vehicle, Gilbert Campbell | Volte Energy Utility

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Episode 749: 45X-tra things to worry about with Battery Storage in 2025

Episode 749: 45X-tra things to worry about with Battery Storage in 2025

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Episode 748: Scaling Energy Storage: Why Bigger Isn't Always Better | Andy Tang, Wärtsilä

Episode 748: Scaling Energy Storage: Why Bigger Isn't Always Better | Andy Tang, Wärtsilä

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Episode 747: Building Solar Communities One Neighborhood At A Time, w/Anya Schoolman of Solar United Neighbors

Episode 747: Building Solar Communities One Neighborhood At A Time, w/Anya Schoolman of Solar United Neighbors

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Episode 746: What To Watch In The Evolving BESS Market, with Dave Hebert & Neha Sinha - Wärtsilä

Episode 746: What To Watch In The Evolving BESS Market, with Dave Hebert & Neha Sinha - Wärtsilä

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Episode 745: A TOUR Of SEG Solar’s Houston Factory, Evidence of the Return of Solar Manufacturing to American Soil

Episode 745: A TOUR Of SEG Solar’s Houston Factory, Evidence of the Return of Solar Manufacturing to American Soil

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Episode 744: The Warby Parker of Renewable Energy? How Project Solar cuts out the middle-man, with founders Matthew Smith & Trevor Hiltbrand

Episode 744: The Warby Parker of Renewable Energy? How Project Solar cuts out the middle-man, with founders Matthew Smith & Trevor Hiltbrand

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Episode 743: Jigar Shah On Why Nuclear Makes Sense - The Math May Surprise You…

Episode 743: Jigar Shah On Why Nuclear Makes Sense - The Math May Surprise You…

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Episode 742: Mosaic’s Journey to $15 Billion in Residential Solar Loans with Founder and Executive Chair of the Board, Billy Parish

Episode 742: Mosaic’s Journey to $15 Billion in Residential Solar Loans with Founder and Executive Chair of the Board, Billy Parish

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Episode 741: RE+ 2024 Recap: Tesla Competition? Bi-Directional EV Charging? What You Shouldn’t Have Missed…

Episode 741: RE+ 2024 Recap: Tesla Competition? Bi-Directional EV Charging? What You Shouldn’t Have Missed…

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Episode 740: RE+ Day 3: Abby Hopper and SEIA Recap RE+ 2024

Episode 740: RE+ Day 3: Abby Hopper and SEIA Recap RE+ 2024

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Episode 739: RE+ Day 2: IRA Impact, Acronym Soup, Virtual Powerplants, and Rhone Resch, Joe Ordia & Jael Holzman

Episode 739: RE+ Day 2: IRA Impact, Acronym Soup, Virtual Powerplants, and Rhone Resch, Joe Ordia & Jael Holzman

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Episode 738: RE+ Day 1: Alex Honnold on Advancing Solar Access, Alex Shoer on Scaling Storage, Anne Slattery & Kristina Peterson on Trends

Episode 738: RE+ Day 1: Alex Honnold on Advancing Solar Access, Alex Shoer on Scaling Storage, Anne Slattery & Kristina Peterson on Trends

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Episode 737: Florida is the next solar battleground, here's how to win - Mike Vergona, Urban Solar

Episode 737: Florida is the next solar battleground, here's how to win - Mike Vergona, Urban Solar

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Episode 736: How To Build Substations For Renewable Energy In Record Time: Dan Girard’s APG Success Formula

Episode 736: How To Build Substations For Renewable Energy In Record Time: Dan Girard’s APG Success Formula

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Episode 735: How to Avoid Common Intellectual Property Mistakes

Episode 735: How to Avoid Common Intellectual Property Mistakes

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Episode 734: From Google’s Moonshot to GM’s Vehicle-to-Everything | Lessons in Innovation from Ty Jagerson

Episode 734: From Google’s Moonshot to GM’s Vehicle-to-Everything | Lessons in Innovation from Ty Jagerson

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Episode 733: RE+ 2024: The Know Before You Go Guide for the Biggest Show Yet

Episode 733: RE+ 2024: The Know Before You Go Guide for the Biggest Show Yet

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Episode 732: What’s Really Stalling Solar’s Momentum? Insights from Sunnova’s CEO

Episode 732: What’s Really Stalling Solar’s Momentum? Insights from Sunnova’s CEO

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Episode 731: The BESS Book: A Cell to Grid Guide to Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems with authors Drew Lebowitz & Swetha Sundaram

Episode 731: The BESS Book: A Cell to Grid Guide to Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems with authors Drew Lebowitz & Swetha Sundaram

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Episode 730: How Each Home Will Be Its Own Energy Generation Machine

Episode 730: How Each Home Will Be Its Own Energy Generation Machine

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Episode 729: How to Start a Solar Company that Customers Rave About | Hunter Trenary of Sun Collectors

Episode 729: How to Start a Solar Company that Customers Rave About | Hunter Trenary of Sun Collectors

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Episode 728: The Rocket Scientist Making Rechargeable Lead-Acid Batteries, Michael Burz of Enzinc

Episode 728: The Rocket Scientist Making Rechargeable Lead-Acid Batteries, Michael Burz of Enzinc

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Episode 727: A Simple Logistics Improvement Worth Billions To The Solar Industry, Philip Schwarz of PVpallet

Episode 727: A Simple Logistics Improvement Worth Billions To The Solar Industry, Philip Schwarz of PVpallet

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Episode 726: Community Solar: Renewable Energy At A Discount Everyone Can Afford; Aviv Shalgi of Solar Simplified

Episode 726: Community Solar: Renewable Energy At A Discount Everyone Can Afford; Aviv Shalgi of Solar Simplified

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Episode 725: Fewer holes, No Leaks. Solar Racking Reimagined, with Pegasus CEO Kai Stephan

Episode 725: Fewer holes, No Leaks. Solar Racking Reimagined, with Pegasus CEO Kai Stephan

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Episode 724: Operating Systems for a Drama-Free Workplace | Maria Kingery of Southern Energy Management & 360Impact

Episode 724: Operating Systems for a Drama-Free Workplace | Maria Kingery of Southern Energy Management & 360Impact

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Episode 723: From Tetris To Clean Energy: Henk Rogers' Conversion Story

Episode 723: From Tetris To Clean Energy: Henk Rogers' Conversion Story

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Episode 722: A 100-Year Vision for a new kind of Energy Company with Cherry Street’s Michael Chanin

Episode 722: A 100-Year Vision for a new kind of Energy Company with Cherry Street’s Michael Chanin

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Episode 721: Achieving 250x growth, How CPS Americas scaled to >1000 customers & #1 Market Share in under a decade, with Bryan Wagner

Episode 721: Achieving 250x growth, How CPS Americas scaled to >1000 customers & #1 Market Share in under a decade, with Bryan Wagner

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Episode 720: Derek Chase Built A Robotics Company For Better Solar Inspections

Episode 720: Derek Chase Built A Robotics Company For Better Solar Inspections

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Episode 719: Training The Clean Energy Workforce w/Brittany Heller of Heatspring

Episode 719: Training The Clean Energy Workforce w/Brittany Heller of Heatspring

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Episode 718: FBI Negotiation Tactics To Better Your Business, With Chris Voss

Episode 718: FBI Negotiation Tactics To Better Your Business, With Chris Voss

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Episode 717: Is THIS the biggest clean energy opportunity? Panama Bartholomy of Building Decarbonization Coalition thinks so

Episode 717: Is THIS the biggest clean energy opportunity? Panama Bartholomy of Building Decarbonization Coalition thinks so

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Episode 716: NC's Clean Energy Evangelist (is not a Democrat): John Szoka

Episode 716: NC's Clean Energy Evangelist (is not a Democrat): John Szoka

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Episode 715: Why Culture Eats Strategy: A Peak Performance Playbook From An Inc 5000 Solar Company, with Summit Energy's Eric Israelson and Dallin Mall

Episode 715: Why Culture Eats Strategy: A Peak Performance Playbook From An Inc 5000 Solar Company, with Summit Energy's Eric Israelson and Dallin Mall

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Episode 714: The Republican Case for Clean Energy: Insights from Georgia Public Service Commissioner, Tim Echols

Episode 714: The Republican Case for Clean Energy: Insights from Georgia Public Service Commissioner, Tim Echols

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Episode 713: Then And Now, How SEIA Helped Transform Solar Energy - 4 SEIA Presidents share the stage

Episode 713: Then And Now, How SEIA Helped Transform Solar Energy - 4 SEIA Presidents share the stage

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Episode 712: SEIA’s 50-Year Legacy of Advancing Solar Energy with CEO, Abby Hopper

Episode 712: SEIA’s 50-Year Legacy of Advancing Solar Energy with CEO, Abby Hopper

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Episode 711: How Agrivoltaics is Doubling The Use of Scarce Land with Dan French and Dave Gahl

Episode 711: How Agrivoltaics is Doubling The Use of Scarce Land with Dan French and Dave Gahl

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Episode 710: The Truth About Solar's Hidden Waste Crisis with Adam Saghei of We Recycle Solar

Episode 710: The Truth About Solar's Hidden Waste Crisis with Adam Saghei of We Recycle Solar

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