In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted reflects on his dinner with Amory. He also releases the sixth part of a 10 part series on microgrids, unpacking the concept of giving batteries a “day job.” He presents Ford’s all-electric, brand-new F-150 called the Lightning, Montreal hosting the world’s largest rooftop farm, futuristic mobility filtering the air and oceans, geographic wind diversity, and the newest additions to Flanigan's Eco-Logic Podcast.
May 28, 2021•27 min•Ep. 23
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted interviews Jonathan Parfrey, founder and Executive Director of Climate Resolve. The conversation covers his youth, his awakenings, then his works with the OC Catholic Worker, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and as a Commissioner for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. At Climate Revolve, Jonathan is transforming sustainability from being a virtue to a necessity.
May 10, 2021•27 min•Ep. 22
In this Earth Day/Climate Action special of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted interviews Denis Hayes, the coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970 and the founder of the Earth Day Network. Ted also releases the fifth part of a 10 part series on microgrids, discussing critical loads. He highlights corporate executives around the country pushing for climate action, as well as other climate action related stories on repurposing power plants, constructing the loop in Vegas, microbial soil sequestration, a...
Apr 21, 2021•26 min•Ep. 21
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted interviews Denis Hayes, the coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970 and the founder of the Earth Day Network, perhaps the largest secular movement in history. What a time of strife... Vietnam, Cambodia, Nixon, overlaid with air and water pollution. Appointed by President Jimmy Carter, Denis discusses his work at Solar Energy Research Institute, now NREL, and brings us up to date with his current regional work promoting sustainability at the helm of T...
Apr 19, 2021•51 min•Ep. 20
Ted Flanigan interviews Angelina Galiteva, Chair of Board of Governors of California Independent System Operator, about her background, love for renewable energy, and her reappointment by Governor Gavin Newsom to a third term to CA Grid Operator Board. They dissect the essence of the ISO, the transmission system, managing the wholesale power market, the grid collapse in Texas, and her influence on other ISO's.
Apr 02, 2021•26 min•Ep. 19
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted salutes the Aspen Skiing Company for Climate Action. Ted also releases the fourth part of a 10 part series on microgrids, telling the story of EcoMotion’s first adventures with microgrids at the Santa Rita Union School District. In addition to climate action and microgrids, there are stories on net negative bioenergy works, all-electric tankers, hydrogen updates on Saudi Arabia and hydrogen goop, energy storage news, and hillside solar.
Mar 19, 2021•21 min•Ep. 18
This edition of Flanigan's Eco-Logic features a conversation with Auden Schendler, Vice President of the Aspen Skiing Company for Environmental Sustainability. Nearly ten years ago, SkiCo invested in a methane capture project at a mine in the next county, tackling a major environmental problem since methane is like "carbon on steroids," while generating enough green power for all of SkiCo's operations.
Mar 17, 2021•19 min•Ep. 17
Ted Flanigan interviews Andrew Waddell, EcoMotion's newest addition to the solar team, about his recent findings on hillside solar. A client prompted the EcoMotion to take a closer look at similar projects across California. They discuss the fundamentals of hillside solar: design and procurement, potential obstacles, and savings outcomes for residential and commercial owners.
Mar 15, 2021•15 min•Ep. 16
Barry Murrey interviews Ted Flanigan about his journey to energy resilience. The degradation of the energy grid and increase in power outages here in California prompted Mr. Flanigan to take a closer look at what he could do to prepare himself, clients, and the community’s Ecomotion serves to continue to power our lives in the midst of an emergency. He discusses the fundamentals of energy resilience: what it means, potential residential and commercial solutions, and how to implement those option...
Mar 08, 2021•27 min•Ep. 14
Ted Flanigan interviews Jigar Shah, one of the solar industry’s luminaries and the founder of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). He also founded and managed Sun Edison, at one time the world’s largest solar company. He then teamed up with Sir. Richard Branson to manage the Carbon War Room. Until his recent announcement at the US Department of Energy, heading up the Loans Program Office, Jigar Shah ran Generate Capital, a specialty finance company that builds, owns, operates, and finances infras...
Mar 08, 2021•29 min•Ep. 15
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, there is a heap of good environmental news to celebrate! To begin with, General Motors announces its plan to completely phase out the manufacturer of vehicles using internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2035. In addition to the end of ICE cars, Ted Flanigan discusses the rise of global electric vehicle sales and Norway leading the revolution by selling more EVs per capita than any other country. He also celebrates the United States rejoining the Paris Agreem...
Mar 01, 2021•25 min•Ep. 13
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted discusses messaging in 2021 and his intention for the EcoNet Newsletter to be more inviting to readers. This Podcast also delves deeper into the second part of a 10 part series on microgrids, showcases a video of the largest corporate solar system in Orange County, discusses the popularity of tiny homes, gives updates on electric vehicle charging around the world, green hydrogen production from offshore wind, residential hydrogen energy storage, China b...
Feb 12, 2021•26 min•Ep. 11
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted introduces Microgrids 1.1: The Basics, the first of a 10 part series. This Podcast also includes stories on virtual power plants, recycling wind turbines, the United Kingdom outpacing California in cutting Greenhouse Gas emissions, Denmark taking a landmark step to end all new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, Toronto Dominion Bank no longer funding oil and gas related activities in the Arctic Circle, Nordic Harvest’s Vertical Farm, energy stora...
Feb 12, 2021•27 min•Ep. 10
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted discusses Lyndon B. Johnson’s Climate Briefing, offshore wind floaters, coal-free Oregon, green hydrogen in the west, renewables outpacing coal and nuclear, psychological resilience and biophilic design, the swift and fair energy transition, and EcoMotion’s selection by Clean Power Alliance (CPA) to develop 32 microgrids in its service territory in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
Feb 12, 2021•26 min•Ep. 12
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted shares his experience hiking Aspen’s Lost Man Loop. He also discusses the huge role that green hydrogen may have in our future, residential fuel cells for energy resilience, General Electric’s green pivot, Walmart’s regeneration, California Governor’s Executive Order to ban gas-powered cars, a massive, 2,400-foot building for New York City that will trap carbon emissions in the atmosphere, and China’s carbon neutrality commitment.
Feb 12, 2021•26 min•Ep. 8
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted digs into gardening during the pandemic, Community Choice Aggregators’ world class program designs, the duck curve, California’s microgrids and wildfires, battery-ready homes, black wind turbine blades, South Korea’s hydrogen fuel cell power plant, and French and German electric vehicle sales.
Feb 12, 2021•23 min•Ep. 7
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted presents futuristic concepts that are no longer futuristic: Big time renewables. The topics covered include biking in the pandemic, micro-schooling, a high speed rail to Vegas, Portland’s virtual power plant, big energy storage, SMUD accelerating its carbon neutrality goal by a decade, plastic bottles replaced with paper bottles, wireless electric vehicle charging, and an update on EcoMotion’s works in renewable energy.
Feb 12, 2021•26 min•Ep. 9
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted discusses the environmental impact on crafting a safe and sustainable post-covid world. The stories feature three climate hero trees, renewable natural gas, researchers in Golden, Colorado creating a six-junction photovoltaic cell that achieved 47.1% efficiency, big solar and Qatar’s record low price, coal-free Sweden, California’s policy makers developing a first-of-its-kind plan to phase-in electric trucks, greywater laundry to landscape systems, and ...
Feb 12, 2021•25 min•Ep. 6
In this issue of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted presents big and bold green steps around the world! There are stories featuring the world’s first energy, self-sufficient, zero emissions sea vessel, renewable natural gas in Philadelphia, hybrid electric fire trucks, a campaign in New Zealand — Food in the Nude — to end plastic packaging for fresh produce in supermarkets, LA’s hydrogen energy storage, the green schools movement, the urban drawdown initiative, and EcoMotion’s works to save the world....
Feb 12, 2021•28 min•Ep. 5
Ted Flanigan interviews Michael Peevey and Diane Wittenberg about their new book, California Goes Green: A Roadmap to Climate Leadership. In this book, they show how California built a gold standard environment along with a thriving economy. It’s a very readable and inspiring contemporary account of how to make things happen. To learn more and purchase, click here: https://www.californiagoesgreen.net/
Feb 12, 2021•35 min•Ep. 4
Ted Flanigan interviews Michael Ware, a longtime EcoMotion colleague and Senior Solar Specialist. Ted and Michael discuss their work together and the solar industry. Michael joined the EcoMotion team in 2007 to be an “honest broker” of solar power systems. Prior to working at EcoMotion, he worked at PermaCity Solar. At EcoMotion, Michael’s work focuses on solar opportunities, measuring potentials, and developing solar implementation strategies for organizations as diverse as Kimco, CBS, Sempra U...
Feb 12, 2021•34 min•Ep. 3
Jonathan Port is an entrepreneur extraordinaire. He considers himself a sustainability designer and planner. He is the founder and CEO of PermaCity Solar, which just finished installing the largest solar rooftop installation in the world – the Westmont Project in Los Angeles.
Feb 12, 2021•33 min•Ep. 2
Ted Flanigan interviews Michael Totten, an author, speaker and 40-year advocate promoting a solar powered economy and sustainably flourishing planet, highlighted in his publications: Promoting Sustainable Planetary Prosperity, and Climate for Life. He heads AssetsforLife.net, promoting Internet of Networks for sustainability initiatives, and working with numerous groups, including Jeremy Rifkin’s Third Industrial Revolution initiative in Europe, WWF’s Market Transformation initiative, Rocky Moun...
Feb 12, 2021•38 min•Ep. 1
