🔥Stay up to date with the latest in solar, wind, and energy storage news with Tim Montague and John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy)! 🤩 We break down the tools, technologies, and trends that are speeding the energy transition. Tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12 noon EST/ 9 AM Pacific/ 11 Central/ 10 Mountain and give us a rating and review on Apple or Spotify. 📝 Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel too! If you have any questions or feedback, reach out to us at tim@cleanpowerhour.com or ...
Mar 10, 2023•56 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today’s show, we are joined by Kelly Roache, Director of Policy & Community Solar at Renewable Properties. Renewable Properties is a team of solar project developers working on community solar and utility-scale solar development in the 1-20 megawatt range. Kelly Roache is the Director of Policy & Community Solar for Renewable Properties. Kelly’s responsibilities include identifying, monitoring, and entering key energy markets across the US, as well as,...
Mar 07, 2023•41 min
🔥Stay up to date with the latest in solar, wind, and energy storage news with Tim Montague and John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy)! 🤩 We break down the tools, technologies, and trends that are speeding the energy transition. Tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12 noon EST/ 9 AM Pacific/ 11 Central/ 10 Mountain and give us a rating and review on Apple or Spotify. 📝 Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel too! If you have any questions or feedback, reach out to us at tim@cleanpowerhour.com or ...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today’s show, we are joined by fellow energy podcaster Michael Wood III, a Duke University Student and host of the Energy-Terminal podcast. The Energy-Terminal podcast is a media platform with a mission to build the next generation of energy leaders and to catalyze youth involvement in energy. Michael Wood III launched his podcast in January of 2022 and in December 2022 he won Duke’s Clean Energy Prize for his efforts to build the next generation of leaders to...
Feb 28, 2023•43 min
🔥Stay up to date with the latest in solar, wind, and energy storage news with Tim Montague and John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy)! 🤩 We break down the tools, technologies, and trends that are speeding the energy transition. Tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12 noon EST/ 9 AM Pacific/ 11 Central/ 10 Mountain and give us a rating and review on Apple or Spotify. Today on the Clean Power Hour Live with co-hosts Tim Montague and John Weaver we bring you vital news about the solar and wind industries, el...
Feb 24, 2023•58 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today’s show, we are joined by Tom Jensen, CEO Freyr Battery, a company offering a clean Nordic solution to the rapidly growing global demand for high-density and cost-competitive battery cells for stationary energy storage (ESS), electric mobility, and marine applications. Mr. Jensen has been in the sustainability space for over 15 years working on scaling disruptive technology with a core focus on renewable energy. He currently serves as Chief Executive Offi...
Feb 21, 2023•42 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today’s show, we are joined by Joe Tassone Jr. founder of onCORE Origination, a leading renewable energy origination team dedicated to identifying and procuring strategic locations for various types of renewable energy and battery storage projects. Joe Tassone has over 20 years of experience directly developing more than 5,000 projects across the telecom and renewable energy industries. Prior to starting onCORE, he was the CEO of HPCW LLC, a highly specialized...
Feb 14, 2023•44 min
Julia Pyper of GoodLeap joins me as guest co-host Wed Feb. 8, 2023, Noon Pacific (1 Mountain, 2 Central, 3 Eastern) for a Residential Solar Update and Clean Energy News Roundup. We ask: What does the #InflationReductionAct mean for American households? What does NEM3 mean for CA solar? What can America expect from the residential solar market in 2023 and beyond?! 🔥Stay up to date with the latest in solar, wind, and energy storage news with Tim Montague and guest co-host Julia Pyper🤩 We break d...
Feb 09, 2023•56 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today’s show, Tim Montague will be reading an article by our special guest Peter Montague. Peter Montague is an author, historian, activist, journalist, and expert on environmental health. He is the author of two books: Mercury and No World Without End and has written over 1, 000 articles on the subject of climate change, environmental health, and democracy. On today’s show we read the article, Old White Men Are Sacrificing the Future of Young People. It tells...
Feb 07, 2023•16 min
🔥Stay up to date with the latest in solar, wind, and energy storage news with Tim Montague and John Weaver (Commercial Solar Guy)! 🤩 We break down the tools, technologies, and trends that are speeding the energy transition. Tune in LIVE on Thursdays at 12 noon EST/ 9 AM Pacific/ 11 Central/ 10 Mountain and give us a rating and review on Apple or Spotify. 📝 Don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube channel too! If you have any questions or feedback, reach out to us at tim@cleanpowerhour.com or ...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour. Today we are joined by Adam Rauwerdink, SVP Business Development at Boston Metal. Boston Metal is using innovative technology to decarbonize steel manufacture, with their technology on track to reach commercialization by 2026. Adam has spent the last decade leading global business development for new technologies in the energy industry. Prior to Boston Metal, he was VP of Business Development at SustainX where he led first market partnerships in Korea and Japan, ...
Jan 31, 2023•37 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour. On today’s show, we are joined by Paul Charles, CEO of American Battery Factory. American Battery Factory is developing a network of ‘safe’ lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell giga-factories in the United States to fuel stationary storage and EV batteries. They are building their flagship gigafactory in Tucson, AZ. ABF’s goal is developing a domestic battery manufacturing ecosystem that is key to making energy independence and renewable energy a reality for...
Jan 24, 2023•44 min
On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week John Weaver and I discuss, 1. What the IRA Means for Wind, Solar and Storage Manufacturing - WoodMac Horizons Report is AWESOME 2. CCA must procure 1,300 GWh of supply to meet last 37 GWh of demand 3. New Mexico 4 GW HVDC lights up the future grid 4. Form Energy and their Iron Air Battery might mean 10x cheape...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to The Clean Power Hour! On today's show, we are joined by Mukesh Chatter, CEO of Alsym Energy - a company dedicated to providing next-generation clean energy storage solutions. Mukesh holds a Masters in Engineering from RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and is a serial tech entrepreneur and investor. His mission is to develop affordable, non-toxic, non-flammable BESS products for stationary and BEV storage industries. Mukesh and his co-founders from MIT and RPI are preparing to lau...
Jan 17, 2023•37 min
On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week John Weaver and I discuss, 1. Silicon cost per watt down 96% over the last two decades: Since 2004, the volume of polysilicon per watt is down by 87%, and the inflation adjusted price for polysilicon is also down by 76%. 2. The future of BIPV coming from Canada 3. Canary Media: We need a lot more electricians ...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! Today we are joined by Alexis Pascaris, Founder and CEO of Agrisolar Consulting, a company on a mission to promote dual-use solar and agrivoltaics. Alexis has a Master of Science degree in Environmental & Energy Policy and a B.S. in Environmental Studies & Sustainability. She joins Tim Montague to talk about integrating solar PV with Agriculture. She discusses when and how she got interested in agrisolar, the difference between Agrisolar and Agrivoltaics,...
Jan 10, 2023•48 min
On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week John Weaver and I discuss, 1. Form Energy has a battery facility for construction coming to WV 2. Guy tried to kill his family by driving his Tesla over a 250-foot cliff - 100% lived 3. USPS to deploy 66,000 EVs by 2028 - moving toward 100% EVs 4. Cool installation of floating solar - look at thE rolling mecha...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to the Clean Power Hour! On today's show, we are joined by Yaron Ben-Nun, Founder and Chief Technology Officer for Nostromo Energy. Yaron shares his inspiring story of how he went from a jet fighter and a film director to founding Nostromo which turns commercial building cooling systems from grid burdens into clean, safe, and cost-effective energy storage assets. a renewable energy revolution with his sustainable water-based energy storage solution. We discuss Nostromo’s pilot project in...
Jan 02, 2023•35 min
Welcome to Clean Power Hour! Today we have a very special guest – James McWalter, CEO & Founder of Paces AI. James shares his vision for empowering green infrastructure development with AI-driven software. Paces is a software platform that aims to help solar, wind, and storage project developers manage their site selection more efficiently. James and host Tim Montague discuss how the Paces platform can help energy professionals with their solar, wind, and battery storage projects. They explo...
Dec 27, 2022•36 min
On this episode of the Clean Power Hour join Kate Collardson of Solar Recycle to learn how solar panel recycling can help move us towards a more circular economy. Solar Recycle is a free, online platform that connects solar professionals, recyclers, and waste management companies to promote the safe, responsible, and efficient recycling of solar panels. Through Kate's story, you'll learn about the importance of solar panel recycling in the energy transition, and how it can help us transition to ...
Dec 20, 2022•33 min
On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week John Weaver and I discuss, 1. 10 GW of solar wafer factory plans announced - no site yet, the company says they raised $26 million recently - CubicPV 2. Solar module part fell 10% over the last week - that’s a healthy chunk, 3. Price of residential electricity going up in Massachusetts - not going to need ince...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Nobody likes to talk about rooftop solar fires but solar safety is vital for the growth of our industry. In fact, the risk of an electrical fire from your solar array is very small - certainly a fraction of a percent. But more and better safety is always good which is why we are excited to bring you Jing Tian, Chief Growth Officer for Tigo Energy on today’s show. Rapid shutdown really came into force in the US in 2017 and this forced installers and developers to begin adopting module-level power...
Dec 13, 2022•33 min
On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week John Weaver and I discuss, 1. New EV wireless charging technique 2. Preliminary tariff ruling is for tariffs - but there are a lot of ways to make this not hurt the market too much 3. New article talking about the mileage for an EV to cover its carbon debt versus an ICE - 16-21k miles 4. Check out THIS ROBOT 5...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min
On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week John Weaver and I discuss, 1. Pepsi getting the first of their original order delivered (maybe today?) Tesla Semi even today - musk suggests 50,000 units/year 2. Volvo launches first semi-made with fossil-free steel 3. Europe (and Germany specifically) pushing back against the US IRA incentives - the solar and...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
My guest today is the Chief of Minority Business and Workforce (division office of economic impact and diversity) at the US DOE, Shalaya Morissette. Prior to her role at the DOE Shalaya was the Senior Technical Inspector at the Gas Pipeline Safety group for National Grid USA. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Master's in Education from Cambridge College and is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering Technology with Excelsior College. On this epi...
Dec 06, 2022•38 min
Behind the meter, the wind has some vexing characteristics that until now have kept it largely off the playing field for large facility operators. One Energy has seemingly cracked the code by offering a bespoke, white-glove approach. Their 1.5 MW turbines produce up to 5 million kWh per year of on-site Clean energy (note the high capacity factor). They install, own, and operate turbines and sell a PPA to their industrial customers. My guest today is Jereme Kent, founder, and CEO of One Energy. J...
Nov 29, 2022•39 min
In this episode, I was interviewed by James McWalter, CEO of Paces AI and host of the Carbotnic Podcast where he has conversations with experts in cleantech. We discuss how I got into the solar industry, why I am a mission-driven entrepreneur and solar developer, how you too could get into the solar industry, and much more. My solar roots go back to my childhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico where I was building solar hot water panels and solar cookers at age 10 with my dad. Lots of sunshine in the...
Nov 23, 2022•40 min
Long-term energy storage is vital for higher penetration of wind and solar that will clean the grid. Luckily, we have a variety of technologies at our fingertips that just need to be deployed for large-scale testing. Over the next decade, the global market potential for long-duration grid storage is expected to grow as much as 140+ gigawatts (GW). Hydrostar uses patented Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage technology to store energy using air and water in an engineered cavern. They aim to be ...
Nov 22, 2022•33 min
On the weekly clean power news and views, we bring you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!’ This week John Weaver and I discuss, 1. Resi Solar is ‘Crossing the Chasm’ in the US - we need to solve the problem of the soft cost according to Ryan Kennedy at PV Mag 2. High electricity rates push homeowners to consider solar. 3. First solar cell factory (modules too) in the USA for a decade announced - Enel 3 GW up ...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Decarbonizing thermal heat for industrial and grid applications is a herculean and important task. A handful of companies are tackling this including our guest today Brenmiller Energy. Avi Brenmiller, his two sons Nir Brenmiller and Doron Brenmiller and a team of energy and engineering experts are bringing sustainable thermal energy storage solutions to heavy industry and peaker power plant applications. They have developed a patented thermal energy storage technology for storing heat using cru...
Nov 16, 2022•49 min
