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Less than 1% of the solar that’s going to be built has been built. And in the wake of climate change, it’s imperative that we build solar plants faster and make the process cheaper. 

But what will it take to achieve terawatt-scale solar power?

Matt Campbell is the Cofounder and CEO of Terabase Energy, a technology solutions company on a mission to reduce costs and accelerate deployment by digitizing the solar power plant. Prior to Terabase, Matt spent 15 years at SunPower, and his experience spans 200-plus projects in 20 countries representing $10B in project investment.

On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Matt joins Tim to explain why digitization and automation are key in unlocking the full potential of PV technology and explore how close we are to seeing a robotized solar construction site.

Matt shares the thinking behind his cost-reduction goal of one cent per KWh of solar energy and describes how Terabase is addressing the two biggest constraints to reaching terawatt scale—cost and scalability.

Listen in for Matt’s insight on leveraging narrow AI to make solar farm design more efficient and learn how Terabase is reducing the carbon footprint of solar construction and minimizing its impact on the land while building the platform for terawatt-scale solar. 

Key Takeaways

How the desire to drive innovation in utility-scale solar inspired Matt to build Terabase Energy

Why digitization and automation are key in unlocking the full potential of PV technology

The thinking behind Matt’s cost reduction goal of 1 cent per KWh of solar energy

Why Matt is a true believer in green hydrogen (and why we can’t get to full decarbonization without it)

How Terabase is addressing the 2 biggest constraints to reaching terawatt scale—cost and scalability

The Mammoth Solar Project and how narrow AI makes large-scale solar farm design more efficient

The benefits of automating solar construction

Matt’s perspective on scaling the US labor force in clean energy and clean tech

How close we are to seeing a robotized solar construction site

How to reduce the carbon footprint of solar construction and minimize its impact on the land

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SunPower 

RE|Plant Solutions

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Mammoth Solar Farm Project

Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance 

Solar Power International 

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The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

Solar & Storage News LIVE from Boston at RE+ Northeast

Reducing the cost of solar - John Weaver gives us some perspective as the owner of Whaling City Solar a residential solar installer in MA and RI. How does Australia and Germany achieve dollar a watt solar pricing? Standardization and streamlining of the permitting and installation. Check out SolarApp if you are an installer or AHJ for streamlining solar installation in the US. 

What’s the purpose of attending these clean industry events? Ask Nico Johnson!

The challenges and opportunities of large format solar panels

Vertical, East-West racking for agrivoltaics in Alaska - Next2sun

EV and stationary storage - cost per kWh, cooling and temperature modulation

Moss Landing BESS has more technical fire safety challenges - Vistra is the owner with some large scale energy storage headaches.

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence CEO Simon Moores is coming on the show March 10, 2022 to talk lithium, batteries, EV supply chains and more! Join us!

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Smart thermostats help us achieve a more flexible and resilient grid. And yet, only 10% to 20% of US households use a Nest or similar device to automate energy savings. 

What can we do to speed the adoption of smart thermostats? How can companies like Google partner with utilities, inspiring residential customers to take action on energy efficiency?

Aaron Berndt is the Head of Industry Partnerships at Google, where he has served on the energy efficiency team for six years. Prior to Google, Aaron spent another six years at Pacific Gas and Electric, acquiring a deep knowledge of how demand-side management programs work.

On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Aaron joins Tim to share his definition of a smart thermostat and discuss the energy efficiency targets Google believes the Nest ecosystem can achieve.

Aaron explains what it means for an investor-owned utility to partner with Google, describing how a utility marketplace makes it much easier for consumers to participate in IOU demand response programs.

Listen in for Aaron’s insight on how DR aggregators work to automate demand response (with the consumer’s blessing) and learn what we can do to increase the number of residential energy efficiency incentive programs and accelerate the adoption of smart thermostats like Nest.

Key Takeaways

The energy efficiency targets Google believes the Nest ecosystem can achieve 

How Google is overcoming the challenge of getting residential customers to take action on energy efficiency

How Aaron defines a smart thermostat in terms of its ability to automate energy savings

What it means for an investor-owned utility (IOU) to partner with Google

How a utility marketplace simplifies the process of participating in demand response programs

How DR aggregators work to automate demand response (with the consumer’s blessing)

The statistics around smart thermostat adoption in the US

Why we’re seeing an exponential increase in the number of residential demand response programs

The relative importance of residential vs. commercial and industrial participation in demand response programs

What we can do to accelerate the adoption of smart thermostats like Nest 

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ENERGY STAR Certification

Nest Renew

Uplight

EFI

AM Conservation Group

Franklin Energy

CLEAResult

EnergyHub

Resideo

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EVERSOURCE Demand Response Program

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Illinois clean energy boom is back
10-20 GW electrolyzer coming to California?
World’s largest wind turbine blade looks like a skate park
John bought a Hyundai Ionic 5 - yes!

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Illinois Clean Energy Boom is back on
https://electrek.co/2022/02/15/egeb-illinois-to-shut-all-fossil-fuel-plants-by-2045-and-invest-580m-a-year-in-renewables/

Southern California Gas Company is submitting an application to build a 10 to 20GW electrolyzer and 25 to 35GW of new and curtailed wind and solar, along with 2GW of energy storage, to deliver green hydrogen to the Los Angeles Basin.

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/17/la-could-soon-be-home-to-the-nations-largest-green-hydrogen-infrastructure-system/

World’s largest wind turbine blade - here’s the mould, it looks like a skate park

https://www.offshorewind.biz/2022/02/10/vestas-installs-mould-for-worlds-longest-wind-turbine-blades/

John bought an Ionic 5

https://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/status/1493937420764696577

Europe is building a massive number of battery factories - everywhere:

https://twitter.com/pogechi/status/1492422415800061952

5.4 TWh of battery manufacturing capacity in the pipeline by 2030

https://twitter.com/sdmoores/status/1493590988329213955

Complementing the above reality is a great chart of mining for lithium - expect it to POP

https://twitter.com/ProfRayWills/status/1492457305216262151

Tesla charging network is now available for all companies in the Netherlands, if this comes to the USA that’s real nice

https://electrek.co/2022/02/14/tesla-expands-access-supercharger-network-all-electric-car-all-stations-netherlands/

Article of mine: List of rejected solar power plants, 17 of them since 2017 - but we’ve built over 2600 - this guy is just a hater though, and I think that we’ve built so many he actually underscores his logic

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/16/they-love-me-they-love-me-not-a-tale-of-solar-power-romance/

Solar corporate PPA procurement is up massively, but pricing of PPAs is up as well over the last year or more

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/14/solar-power-pricing-is-up-and-so-is-demand/

Cool chart showing solar jobs and salaries

https://solarpower.guide/solar-energy-insights/which-solar-jobs-pay-most

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US military starts 24-7 clean electricity procurement
First real big Flow battery utility discussion
Import tariffs extended…cmon joe?
SpaceX rocket fully stacked
PV Mag reports that the US Military is doubling down on carbon-free energy

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/10/the-u-s-army-commits-to-using-100-clean-electricity-by-2030/

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III: “We face all kinds of threats in our line of work, but few of them truly deserve to be called existential. The climate crisis does. Climate change is making the world more unsafe and we need to act.”

Pentagon last week started soliciting contractors to learn about 24-7 clean electricity

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/pentagon-kicks-off-bid-for-round-the-clock-renewable-energy

Project of the week from Weaver - we got final approvals, starting site clearing
https://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/status/149108663567268659
Form Energy working together to build what could be one of the largest batteries by storage capacity in the world:

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/long-duration-energy-storage/iron-air-battery-maker-form-has-an-unexpected-new-customer-georgia-power
The spaceship is atop a rocket at SpaceX
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1491817170258563080

Rivian Vans
https://twitter.com/reillybrennan/status/1490340505435222024
Solar panel import tariff extended for four more years, bifacials officially exempted

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/biden-extends-solar-tariff-4-years-easing-trump-era-requirements/618408/
These seven powerlines, costing $1.8 billion, would enable 28 to 53 GW - $30 to at least $50 billion worth - of wind solar and storage to be deployed.

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/spp-miso-identify-seven-cross-seam-transmission-projects-renewable-wind/618152/
Opinions on polysilicon pricing - most everyone thinks pricing is falling, but the rate is what matters

https://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/status/1490026475873001472

Solar Canals in Cali 

The Hill: First-in-the-nation project will cover canals with solar panel canopies | TheHill.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/energy/593694-first-in-the-nation-project-will-cover-canals-with

35 GW of USA offshore wind capacity in the pipeline, and it doens’t include west or gulf coast capacity

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/wind/chart-how-11-states-are-building-the-us-offshore-wind-industry-from-scratch

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The Energy Transition is Going to Require a Staggering Growth in Electrification and Enabling Technologies https://www.powermag.com/the-energy-transition-will-require-staggering-growth-in-electrification-and-enabling-technologies/

Long duration energy storage procurement - more than 4 hours, up to 8, won by - surprise - lithium ion versus other sources https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/long-duration-energy-storage/lithium-ion-batteries-beat-novel-long-duration-tech-in-california-contest

PA politician introduces legislation that says state must sell its RECs to fund capping oil/gas wells https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/01/solar-indulgences-for-fossil-sins-in-pennsylvania/

Beer company capturing CO2 from the air to feed its beer carbonation  https://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/status/1487110715169292290

Someone thinking about building a robotic network somewhere between the moon and the earth https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/3/22914873/quantum-space-lunar-robotic-outpost-nasa-artemis

Some politicking - suggestions that the Biden admin will keep trump solar panel tariffs in place, but let the bifacial ones lapse https://twitter.com/JarrettRenshaw/status/1486778461930799111

Most interesting solar panel purchase agreement I’ve seen before - 250 MW a year, 25% of Heliene’s product, but Altus also has to invest $5 million in Heliene's soon public launch

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/01/us-solar-module-manufacturer-nets-5-million-investment-250mw-supply-deal/

Polysilicon manufacturing technology - GCL poly, one of largest making this product, has first granular poly facility come online -  two cool data points, 15% higher gross margin, and 35% less CO2 https://www.pv-tech.org/gcl-poly-confirms-completion-of-its-granular-silicon-facility-expects-us850m-net-profit-in-2021/

Hydrogen electrolyzers installed going to grow 4X in 2022, thats an S Curve https://about.newenergyfinance.com/blog/hydrogen-10-predictions-for-2022/

And an example - 150 MW project online, world’s largest by 5X https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/record-breaker-world-s-largest-green-hydrogen-project-with-150mw-electrolyser-brought-on-line-in-china/2-1-1160799

An oil tanker burning https://twitter.com/JavierBlas/status/1489153976620756993

CO2 free lithium mining

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Tesla’s Q4 numbers are among the top stories in clean energy this week, so it’s only appropriate that this recording coincide with Tim's pilgrimage to SpaceX. So, what’s it like to spend time at Giga Texas, the Tesla manufacturing facility near Austin? Or the rocket production facility and spaceport near Brownsville?

On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Tim and John come to you live from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, to discuss the latest in clean energy news. They explain the significance of PG&E’s plan to procure 1.6 GW of battery storage in California and share the latest DOE research on how many terawatt hours of storage are needed for the US to reach Zero Carbon by 2050. 

John describes the game-changing technology in the new electric Airstream and offers his take on the importance of the Ford Transit EV as an accepted fleet vehicle. Listen in for insight around the current proposal to extend clean energy tax credits and learn more about the innovative offshore wind projects that are popping up all over the world.

Key Takeaways

Tim’s experience at Giga Texas and the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica

The significance of PG&E’s plan to procure 1.6 GW of battery storage in California 

Tesla’s Q4 results and why Musk doesn’t want to promote V2G

How the latest DOE research suggests that 6.5 terawatt hours of energy storage is needed to reach Zero Carbon by 2050

The game-changing technology in Thor Industries’ new electric Airstream

Senator Tina Smith’s proposal to extend clean energy tax credits

The rooftop solar project John is doing for a customer in Rhode Island

The importance of the new Ford Transit EV as an accepted vehicle for fleets

What inspired China to build more offshore wind capacity in 2021 than the rest of the world in the last 5 years combined

ScotWind’s bid of 25 GW and the long-term potential of offshore wind

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Resources

‘PG&E Plans to Add a Lot of Batteries to California’s Grid’ in Bloomberg

Tesla’s 2021 & Q4 Results

The Energy Show

NEM-3

‘Six Terawatt Hours of Energy Storage Needed for Zero Carbon’ in PV Magazine

‘Electric Airstream Concept Is the RV Industry’s iPhone Moment’ in Electrek

‘Senator Smith to Push Ahead on Passage of Clean Energy Tax Credits’ in Utility Dive

John’s Project of the Week

The Ford Transit EV

China’s Offshore Wind Chart

Orsted’s Offshore Charging Buoys

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by Ray Dalio

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

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Why would a solar panel manufacturing company put time and energy into innovating for niche markets? What are the benefits of developing products for very specific applications like greenhouses, satellites or power-generating building facades?

Martin Pochtaruk is the President and CEO of Heliene, a customer-first provider of North American-made solar panels serving the utility-scale, commercial and residential markets. Martin has 30-plus years of experience managing manufacturing businesses in both Europe and the Americas, and since its founding in 2010, Heliene has been recognized as one of Bloomberg’s New Energy Finance Tier 1 Bankable PV Manufacturers—the only North American manufacturer to hold this title. 

On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Martin joins Tim and John to discuss some of Heliene’s innovations in niche markets, including the greenhouse integrated photovoltaic panels and the solar modules used to power the SpaceX Starlink Satellite Project. Martin explains why more than 80% of solar products are imported from China and offers insight on the current efforts to bring solar manufacturing back to the US. Listen in for insight on the advantages of working with a local supplier like Heliene and learn how Martin thinks about innovating for niche markets with the potential to grow.

Key Takeaways

What inspired Martin to build a solar panel manufacturing company

How Heliene’s greenhouse integrated photovoltaic (GiPV) modules work

The results of Niagra College’s trial for Heliene’s GiPV solar panels

Heliene’s pilot project to develop a new product that augments usable light

Why more than 80% of solar products are imported from China 

Martin's insight on the legislation to incentivize the reshoring of solar manufacturing 

The pros and cons of import tariffs and how they impact Heliene

The need for legislation to prevent forced labor in the manufacturing of solar panels

Heliene’s work on the SpaceX Starlink Satellite Project

How much of Heliene’s business is utility/residential vs. niche markets 

How Heliene is making power-generating glass building facades

The benefit of working with Heliene

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Resources

‘Heliene to Expand Its Module Manufacturing Capacity’ in PV Magazine

‘All I Want for Christmas is a Solar-Powered Greenhouse’ in PV Magazine

Meyer Burger on Clean Power Hour EP044 

UbiQD 

H.B. Fuller

‘Parametic Open Source Cold-Frame Agrivoltaic Systems’ in Inventions

Build Back Better

The Section 301 Safeguard

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Project

Onyx Solar

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While the energy transition has begun, we still have a long way to go. In fact, our CO2 footprint here in the US increased by 6% in 2021 and global CO2 levels continue to rise. So, what are we doing to manage the impacts of climate change? And what’s happening in the world of solar, wind and storage to accelerate the crucial transition to clean power?

On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Tim and John sit down to discuss the top headlines in energy transition news, beginning with the feasibility of the Bloomberg story on doubling the world’s polysilicon capacity in 2022. They go on to cover solar tracker manufacturer Array’s acquisition of STI Norland and Golman Sachs’ $250M investment in compressed air storage projects.

Tim and John consider the scope of the Northern European Enclosure Dam and walk us through the EIA projections around the breakdown of electric generating capacity in the US in 2022. Listen in for insight on the highest efficiency solar modules available to consumers and find out what makes solar and wind power complementary sources of renewable energy.

Key Takeaways

The feasibility of doubling the world’s polysilicon capacity in 2022 

How Florida Power and Light is mulching solar panel packaging to save $130K per site 

How Array’s acquisition of STI Norland makes it the largest solar tracker manufacturer in the world

Goldman Sachs’ $250M investment in Hydrostar to advance compressed air storage

The pros and cons of underwater battery storage technology

How the Northern European Enclosure Dam is designed to save Europe from sea level rise

The highest efficiency solar modules available to consumers

How an Indian real estate firm was running a rooftop solar incentive scheme

The EIA’s projections that solar will account for half of new US electric generating capacity in 2022

What makes solar and wind complementary sources of power

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Resources

'China’s Solar Giants Have a Fix for Their Broken Supply Chain’ in Bloomberg 

‘Millions Saved with Onsite Mulching of Solar Trash’ in PV Magazine

‘Goldman Sachs Invests $250M in Hydrostar to Advance Long-Duration Energy Storage Projects’ in PV Magazine

‘Utility Scale Ocean Battery, a Bedfellow for Floating PV’ in PV Magazine

Northern European Enclosure Dam on Wikipedia

‘Monthly Taiyang News Update on Commercially Available High Efficiency Solar Panels’ in Taiyang News

Elon Musk on the Lex Friedman Podcast EP252

‘How Chennai Realtors Are Flouting Building Rules by Hiring Rooftop Solar Panels’ in Citizen Matters

‘Coal Will Account for 85% of US Electric Generating Capacity Requirements in 2022’ from the US Energy Information Association

Chart of Wind and Solar Generation in Europe

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Today on the Clean Power Hour we bring you a new segment called clean power quick takes:
CLEAN Power Consulting Group launches
Your host Tim Montague is launching the CLEAN Power Consulting Group. It is a unique, structured and flexible approach to helping growth companies realize their full potential that Tim Montague developed over twenty years and two hundred million in sales of working with technology companies that are part of the answer to a future that is safer, healthier and more sustainable. Read more | Book a mtg with Tim | CLEAN stands for Capacity assessment, Leverage, Expansion, Action planning, and Next steps. We call it the CLEAN Power Market Expansion Method.

Clean Energy Corps - $62 B initiative by US DOE
With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Clean Energy Corps
is charged with investing more than $62 billion to deliver a more equitable clean energy future for the American people by: Investing in American manufacturing; Creating good paying jobs; Expanding access to energy efficiency and clean energy for families, communities, and businesses; Delivering reliable, clean, and affordable power to more Americans; And building the technologies of tomorrow through clean energy research, development, and demonstrations.

Building a Better Grid
As part of the Infrastructure Bill of 2021 the DOE is launching an initiative to invest $20 billion in what they call ‘building a better grid.’  There's a bottleneck for wind and solar projects across the US where there isn’t capacity on the grid and so these projects are stuck in limbo. This initiative is to support the build out of long-distance high voltage transmission facilities to help us reach Biden's goal 100% clean electricity by 2035. 

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DOE Clean Energy Corps | Expanding the Grid | Clean Power Hour Quicktake https://youtu.be/zySQYdQHDRA | audio
Cleaning Up Thermal Power with Matt Lensink & Lisa Katz | #68 https://youtu.be/xZLmderKLpo | audio
Renewable Energy as a Tenant with James Geshwiler | #69 https://youtu.be/XP9mX4iNCEM | audio
Land Stewardship in the Solar Industry | Rhett Kerby, KerTec | #67 https://youtu.be/tTImJXEhAYo | audio

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