Solar Maverick Podcast

SMP 301: Solar's Next Chapter: Affordability, Storage and the Grid

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Sachu Constantine, Executive Director of Vote Solar, about why state-level policy

SMP 300: 300 Episodes Later, Why We’re Still Bullish on Solar

Episode Summary In this milestone 300th episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan is joined by longtime friend and co-host Nate Jovanelly, Founder and CEO of S

SMP 299: From 9/11 Survivor to Solar Maverick: A Life Driven by Purpose

Episode Summary Benoy Thanjan, host of the Solar Maverick Podcast, sits down with Li Wang, Head of Marketing for Reneu Energy and the Solar Maverick Podcast, for a deeply

SMP 298: When Energy Becomes a National Security Issue

In Episode 54 of The League, Benoy Thanjan and David Magid examine how clean energy is becoming increasingly connected to national security, grid resilience and governmen

SMP 297: Solar Gets Complicated: AI, Storage, Inverters & Grid Challenges

In Episode 53 of The League, Benoy Thanjan and David Magid discuss how the solar industry is becoming more complex as policy uncertainty, storage, cybersecurity, and grid

SMP 296: The Race for Reliable Power: Storage, Nuclear and AI Data Centers

In Episode 52 of The League, Benoy Thanjan and David Magid discuss several major developments shaping the future of power markets. The conversation begins with a signifi

SMP 295: Building a Brand in Clean Energy: Marketing, LinkedIn & Thought Leadership

Episode Summary On this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Jacob Yang, a clean energy marketing and communications professional who has work

SMP 294: Solar’s New Reality: Capital, Storage, and the Race to Execute

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan joins Peter Pongracz of Soliverse for a wide-ranging conversation about how the global solar market is changi

SMP 293: Why Execution Will Decide the Next Clean Energy Winners

The League Episode #51 – Show Notes In this episode of The League, Clean energy demand continues to accelerate as utilities, data centers, manufacturers, and large comme

SMP 292: Where the Capital Is Flowing: Inside S&P Global’s Clean Energy Investment Trends Report

Recorded at the ACORE Finance Forum, Benoy Thanjan speaks with James Gutman of S&P Global about the findings from S&P Global’s latest report created for ACORE on the stat

SMP 291: How Bees, Biodiversity Data, and Agrivoltaics Are Transforming Solar Farms

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Matt Coleman, CEO of Davis Hill Development and Principal of Skyview Ventures. T

SMP 290: Community Solar, Storage, and Getting Projects Done with Noelle Paige of Aspen Power

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Noelle Paige, Vice President of Project Development at Aspen Power. Noelle shares her journey fr

SMP 289: The Author of The Lean Startup Explains How to Build an Incorruptible Company

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Eric Ries, bestselling author of The Lean Startup, about his new book, Incorrup

SMP 288: Why Solar Racking Can Make or Break a Project

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Bill Taylor, CEO and owner of DCE Solar, about his 17-year journey building one of the

SMP 287: Solar Surpasses Coal in the U.S. but Legal and Political Risks Are Rising

The League Episode #50 – Show Notes In this episode of The League, Benoy Thanjan and David Magid break down the latest clean energy trends. They discuss litigation surro

SMP 286: How AI Is Making Project Finance 10x Faster

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Inigo, co-founder and CEO of Concentro and founder of Folio, about how AI is helping st

SMP 285: How Battery Storage Is Powering the Future of the Grid with Russell Laplante, CFO of Convergent Energy and Power

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Russell Laplante, Chief Financial Officer of Convergent Energy and Power, one of the leading batt

SMP 284: How the Solar Sisters Are Powering the Energy Transition?

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with members of the Solar Sisters about their organization, their partnership with L

SMP 283: How Solar and Storage Are Saving Lives in Puerto Rico?

Episode Summary In this special episode of Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan sits down with Russell Laplante, Flavia Cabral, and Stephen Jordan to reflect on the Nov

SMP 282: How Commercial Real Estate Became One of Solar’s Biggest Opportunities

Episode Summary In this episode, Benoy Thanjan sits down with Victoria Stulgis, President of Black Bear Energy, to explore one of the most underrated opportunities in the