Solar Maverick Podcast

Episode Summary

In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with Shounok Sinha who is an investment principal at Constellation Technology Ventures.  Shounok discusses many interesting topics like the electrification of the transportation fleet, future of solar plus storage, and his predications on the electricity grid of the future. 

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities. 

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Shounok Sinha

Shounok joined the Constellation Technology Ventures in 2019 as an investment principal and is responsible for originating and structuring new investments as well as supporting the growth of the Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) portfolio.

Prior to joining CTV, Shounok led the Investment Structuring team within Constellation Energy’s Distributed Energy business. Shounok has led new product development, financial structuring and asset acquisition efforts for competitive bidding and internal underwriting helping deploy over $1B of capital on Distributed Energy development; opportunities span multiple asset classes including Solar PV, Storage, Fuel Cells & Biomass. In addition, Shounok has had extensive experience in Project Financing and was involved in non-recourse debt offerings on utility scale renewable and gas generation assets totaling over $1.5B.

Shounok holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Instrumentation Engineering from BMS College of Engineering, India and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Shounok Sinha

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shounok/

Sponsor:

Thank you to our sponsor Solar Energy Systems LLC who sponsored this episode of the podcast.  Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) is a solar energy photovoltaic design/build firm headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and serving the Northeast U.S.  Founded in 1998, the company designs, builds, and maintains solar photovoltaic (PV) systems within the public and private domain.  We interviewed David Buckner who is the Founder and CEO of SES on Episode 65:  20 Year Solar Veteran and Entrepreneur Provides Perspective on the Solar Market. 

To learn more about Solar Energy Systems, check out their website which is www.solaresystems.com.  Email SES at [email protected] or Call 718-389-1545.

 Top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020

Thank you to Feedspot for having the Solar Maverick Podcast as one of the top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020.  Below is the link with more information.

https://blog.feedspot.com/solar_energy_podcasts/

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Episode Summary

In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with Eric Pasi who is the Chief Development Officer at Innovative Power Systems(“IPS”) which is full-service clean energy development firm about the Midwest solar market and other solar markets that the company focuses on and the community solar segment.  Also, Eric wrote a new book called the CleanWave: A Guide to Success in the Green Recovery.  His book educates readers through the past, present, and future of cleantech post-pandemic and offers practical tips for those interested in career opportunities, or those curious to learn more. 

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities. 

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Eric Pasi

Since 2007, Eric has helped organizations create revenue and meet sustainability goals with IPS Solar. As a company they carved out a niche in Midwest commercial rooftop and community-based solar development, focusing on our clients’ best interests.

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Eric Pasi

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpasi/

Twitter:  @ericpasi

https://www.cleanwavebook.com

https://www.amazon.com/CleanWave-Guide-Success-Green-Recovery-ebook/dp/B08D39RPCW

https://www.instagram.com/cleanwavebook/

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SMP 83:  NJ Solar Market Overview

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan, the host of the podcast, discusses the NJ Solar Market which has been top ten state for solar deployment in the United States and has an ambitious goal of 100% clean energy by 2050.  He discusses a lot of the new developments in the NJ Solar market for example new solar state level incentive and the community solar pilot.   

Our Host

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @bthanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

NJ Community Solar Pilot

https://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/programs/community-solar

NJ Solar Transition Stakeholder Process

https://njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/program-updates-and-background-information/solar-proceedings

Book Recommendation from the Podcast:

FEARVANA: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness by Akshay Nanavati

https://www.amazon.com/FEARVANA-Revolutionary-Science-Health-Happiness/dp/1630476056

Top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020

Thank you to Feedspot for having the Solar Maverick Podcast as one of the top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020.  Below is the link with more information.

https://blog.feedspot.com/solar_energy_podcasts/

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This episode was produced and managed by  Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)

SMP 82:  Startup Focuses on Technology Innovations for Solar Panels

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Bill Nussey and Dr. Ben Damiani discuss their startup Solar Inventions and how they are improving solar technology and scaling up and commercializing their inventions.  They also speak about being the first winner of the American-Made Solar Prize Competition and how it has helped their company.  Ben and Bill also discuss their predictions for the clean energy industry and their experiences as entrepreneurs.

Solar Inventions was created with a mission to accelerate the pace of innovation in solar and other clean energy solutions.  Their first wave of products is based on the work of Dr. Ben Damiani.  The benefits of the technology include increased power, improved shading tolerance, and reduced hotspot risk.  Their product compliment existing technologies and do not require new equipment or manufacturing techniques.

Our Host

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Our Guests

Bill Nussey, Partner and CEO

Prior to Solar Inventions, Bill spent most of his career as a tech CEO. He co-founded his first company in high school which provided graphics software for early, text-based personal computers. His second company was started out of his college dorm room and ultimately sold business software across 45 countries. After several years as a venture capitalist with Greylock, he left the firm to run a portfolio company which he took public and grew to almost $500 million in revenue.

His company prior to Solar Inventions, Silverpop, was sold to IBM where he later served as IBM’s VP Corporate Strategy out of their world headquarters in New York. Bill’s companies have created thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in value.

Bill received a degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He holds several patents and has published two books with another book in development called Freeing Energy.

Dr. Ben Damiani, Partner and Chief Scientist

Ben has spent his career in solar. His innovations have enjoyed global reach through his work at early solar pioneers, Suniva and SolarWorld. He has worked across the world commercializing new solar technologies and building solar manufacturing facilities.

Ben received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and did part of his grad work at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. After graduating he joined Intel’s Process Technology Development (PTD) group and lead the medium current ion implant group. Bridging the technology from the integrated electronics industry into the solar industry, Ben was responsible for the first-ever implementation of Ion Implanted Solar Cells in high volume production for Suniva, Inc. Ben successfully realized this USA born technology from concept and feasibility to 180 MW’s production capacity in less than 28 months, a process that normally takes 6 years.

As the Director of Industrial Technology Development for Semco Engineering in France, he developed new processes for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, low pressure diffusion and oxidation, bifacial solar modules, and n-type PhosTop solar modules.  He holds several patents and has authored more than 30 papers.  

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @bthanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Bill Nussey

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/billnussey/

Website:  https://www.solarinventions.com

Dr. Ben Damiani

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-damiani-3560491b/

Website: https://www.solarinventions.com

Solar Inventions White Paper

https://www.solarinventions.com/whitepaper

Sponsor:

Thank you to our sponsor Solar Energy Systems LLC who sponsored this episode of the podcast.  Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) is a solar energy photovoltaic design/build firm headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and serving the Northeast U.S.  Founded in 1998, the company designs, builds, and maintains solar photovoltaic (PV) systems within the public and private domain.  We interviewed David Buckner who is the Founder and CEO of SES on Episode 65:  20 Year Solar Veteran and Entrepreneur Provides Perspective on the Solar Market. 

To learn more about Solar Energy Systems, check out their website which is www.solaresystems.com.  Email SES at [email protected] or Call 718-389-1545.

 Top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020

Thank you to Feedspot for having the Solar Maverick Podcast as one of the top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020.  Below is the link with more information.

https://blog.feedspot.com/solar_energy_podcasts/

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Episode Summary

In this episode of Solar Maverick, John Lee Dumas("JLD"), founder and host of the Entrepreneurs on Fire podcast, talks about his experiences with solar power in Puerto Rico, shares the three things that make entrepreneurs successful, and where is the future of the podcast industry.   With over 2,500 episodes, 1 million + listens a month, and seven-figures of annual revenue, JLD is just getting started!

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities. Reneu Energy has brokered $27 million in environmental commodity transactions. 

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

John Lee Dumas

JLD was born and raised in Maine where he went to Massabesic High School and then to Providence College on an ROTC scholarship to get his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002.  After graduating, he was commissioned in the US Army as an officer.  During his four years of active duty, he served eighteen months in Iraq and at the age of 23, JLD became the Armor Platoon leader responsible for men and tanks.  After that, he served four years in the Army Reserves before becoming a civilian.

After serving in the army, JLD struggled to find his next goal. He tried his hand at law school and dropped out in the first semester. Later he joined the John Hancock Life Insurance company in Boston but after working for two years with the organization, he decided to quit and took a commercial real estate job, which didn’t last more than a year.

After spending a lot of time in his car, commuting during the jobs and having no interest in radio, JLD started listening to podcast interviews and instantly fell in love with their free and inspiring content and decided to start his own podcast. The distinguishing feature of his podcast was that it was a 7-day-per-week podcast where he interviewed several successful entrepreneurs. Despite not generating any revenue for the first nine months, he still remained confident and loyal to his listeners and his work. Since then, the podcast has grown and generated over $16 million in revenue with more than one million monthly listeners. After the success of his podcast, Dumas has started a free Podcaster Course which teaches everything a person needs to know to start their own podcast.

JLD has also written several books on podcasting and productivity.

• The Freedom Journal: Accomplish Your #1 Goal in 100 Days

• The 100-Day Goal Journal: Accomplish What Matters to You

• The Mastery Journal: Master Productivity, Discipline, and Focus in 100 Days

• The Podcast Journal: Idea to Launch in 50 Days

• Podcast Launch: How to Create & Launch Your Podcast Kindle Edition

• The Common Path to Uncommon Success - available March 23, 2021

Insights from this episode:

• Reasons why JLD is incorporating solar and other sustainable features into his lifestyle. 

Quotes from the show:

• On why JLD installed solar in his home: “I’ve really wanted to continue to move a little more self-sufficient, a little more or the grid in different areas of my life to include energy.” – John Lee Dumas, Episode #81

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

John Lee Dumas

Website: eofire.com

Podcast: Entrepreneurs on Fire 

Twitter: @johnleedumas

Facebook: John Lee Dumas

Top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020

Thank you to Feedspot for having the Solar Maverick Podcast as one of the top 5 Solar Energy Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020.  Below is the link with more information.

https://blog.feedspot.com/solar_energy_podcasts/

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Episode Summary

In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with Andy Klump of Clean Energy Associates about how the rising demand for solar power has also created a rising need for greater quality assurance within the solar industry. Andy discusses what quality assurance in solar means, what sets CEA apart from their competitors, and what he sees as key trends in the solar and energy storage supply chain.  As an American company based in China, Andy shares how COVID-19 specifically affected their operations and how it disrupted business overall.

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities. Reneu Energy has brokered $27 million in environmental commodity transactions. 

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Andy Klump

Andy is the founder and CEO of Clean Energy Associates.  Clean Energy Associates works with developers, independent power producers (IPPs), and engineering procurement construction (EPC) customers in 55+ countries.  Founded in 2008, Clean Energy Associates provides technical advisory services in the areas of quality assurance, supply chain management, and engineering services.  Their 125-plus member team comprised of over 85 in-house engineers serving the needs of project developers, IPPs, EPCs, financial institutions, and other downstream partners that value supply chain transparency and quality solutions in the global storage and solar energy fields.

Andy’s area of expertise is storage and solar energy, with a track record of 14 years of leadership experience in the field of storage and solar energy along with 17 years of experience working within Asia.  Prior to CEA, Andy served as the Vice President of Business Development for Trina Solar, where he headed the company’s international expansion plans covering supply chain, international business development, capital raising, and corporate development. During the period from 2006 to 2008, the management team successfully raised nearly $500 million in capital during Trina’s IPO, follow-on, and convertible bond offerings on the New York Stock Exchange.  Additionally, Andy also served as an active Board Member of the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Being proactive towards society and entrepreneurial in nature, Andy also co-founded KIDSIQProject.org in 2015, a non-profit organization advancing drug development for reversible Intellectual disability disorders with an initial focus on Kleefstra Syndrome. Andy is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization in Shanghai. 

Insights from this episode:

• Details on starting Clean Energy Associates and the services they provide, what quality assurance is, and how they enhance the solar supply chain.

Quotes from the show:

• On what CEA provides: “We created this comprehensive, on-site quality assurance program that really starts with a factory audit, with a rigorous team and a rigorous methodology and a thousand-point checklist.” – Andy Klump, Episode #80

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Andy Klump

LinkedIn: Andy Klump

Website: www.cea3.com

Sponsor:

We would like to thank Solar Energy Systems for sponsoring this episode of the podcast.  Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) is a solar energy photovoltaic design/build firm headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and serving the Northeast U.S.  Founded in 1998, the company designs, builds, and maintains solar photovoltaic (PV) systems within the public and private domain.  I interviewed David Buckner who is the Founder and CEO of SES on Episode 65:  20 Year Solar Veteran and Entrepreneur Provides Perspective on the Solar Market.

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SMP 79:  Building the Solar Future Through Solar Forecasting

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Dr. Nick Engerer who is the CTO and co-founder of Solcast speaks about how new advancements in cloud computing and satellites has allowed Solcast to create comprehensive models for solar forecasting. He also speaks about how solar forecasting is extremely important regarding profitability of solar projects and its importance when you combine storage with a solar project.

Solcast is dedicated to developing the data and tools through solar modeling and forecasting needed to plan, construct, operate and manage solar power systems across the world helping boost solar profits for projects across the world. 

Our Host

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Our Guest

Dr. Nick Engerer

Nick is an expert in the field of solar radiation and distributed solar PV modelling, and has co-founded Solcast in 2016 out of a sincere desire to enable others to build the solar-powered future. Nick displays an unusual level of passion for developing applied research projects and collaborating with industry to make BIG ideas a reality.

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @bthanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Dr. Nick Engerer

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nick-engerer/

Website: www.solcast.com

Nick’s Biohacking Longevity Blog

https://www.nickengerer.org

Nick’s Longevity Book Recommendations

Lifespan by Dr. David Sinclair

Amazon Link

https://www.amazon.com/Lifespan-Why-Age_and-Dont-Have/dp/1501191977/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=lifespan&qid=1596301737&sr=8-2

Why we sleep?  by Dr. Matthew Walker

Amazon Link

https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Matthew-Walker-audiobook/dp/B0752XRB5F/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Why+we+sleep%3F&qid=1596301816&sr=8-3

Sponsor:

Thank you to our sponsor Solar Energy Systems LLC who sponsored this episode of the podcast.  Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) is a solar energy photovoltaic design/build firm headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and serving the Northeast U.S.  Founded in 1998, the company designs, builds, and maintains solar photovoltaic (PV) systems within the public and private domain.  I interviewed David Buckner who is the Founder and CEO of SES on Episode 65:  20 Year Solar Veteran and Entrepreneur Provides Perspective on the Solar Market. 

To learn more about Solar Energy Systems, check out their website which is www.solaresystems.com.  Email SES at [email protected] or Call 718-389-1545.

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SMP 78:  Solar Dynamic Selling System for Solar Enrgy

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Rylee Meek is the CEO and Founder of the Social Dynamic Selling System talks extensively on how his one to many sales system through dinner seminars is a game changer for solar companies. He also speaks about his entrepreneurial journey and how he adapted his business during COVID19.   

Rylee went to produce over $100 million in sales over the past 9 years using the Social Dynamic Selling System.  Rylee took a Solar Company from $0 to $2 Million in under six months and proceeded to generate over 8 figures of sales in the next 12 months after that. 

Free Book Offer

Rylee Meek is offering exclusively to Solar Maverick Podcast Listeners the pdf version of his book for free which on Amazon charges $14.99 for the paperback.  The book is called Food for Thought: How to Use Dinner Seminar Marketing to Grow Your Business in Ways You Never Thought Possible.  The link is below to receive the free book.

http://socialdynamicselling.com/mavericks

Our Host

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Our Guest

Rylee Meek is the founder and CEO of the Social Dynamic Selling System, which turns dinner seminar marketing into a science.  Social Dynamic Selling is a value-based approach to lead generation and client acquisition.  The Social Dynamic Selling System provides a Predictable, Sustainable, and Scalable system for entrepreneurs and business owners looking to drive more business and increase revenue through new customer acquisition. He also has a podcast called "The Sales Conversion Podcast.”  The podcast introduces listeners to the creator of the Social Dynamic Selling System, and how to turn cold calls into hot leads. On the show, Rylee and his industry expert guests share their own expertise as business building guru’s to expand your business, grow your income, and improve your overall life. 

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @bthanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Rylee Meek

Text Rylee: (727) 472-3860

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rylee-meek-1556a919/

Website: http://socialdynamicselling.com

The Sales Conversion Podcast on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sales-conversion-podcast/id1508586091

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SMP 77:  Expert Insights: Driving Growth in the Energy Storage Industry

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Kelly Speakes-Backman who is the first CEO of the U.S. Energy Storage Association (“ESA”) discusses about the many benefits of energy storage.  She also talks about how the cost is decreasing exponentially and the storage capacity keeps increasing significantly, how it is a game changer for intermittent power sources, and many other interesting topics.

Our Host

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Our Guest

Kelly Speakes-Backman is the first Chief Executive Officer of The U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA), the national trade organization for the energy storage industry. Serving as CEO since 2017, Kelly leads the association’s efforts to represent the interests of energy storage in the United States, including policy, external relations and industry leadership.

Kelly has spent over 20 years working in energy and environmental issues in the public, NGO and private sectors, including United Technologies, SunEdison and Alliance to Save Energy. She is a former Commissioner of the Maryland Public Service Commission.

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @bthanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Kelly Speakes-Backman

ESA Phone Number:  +1 202 293-0537

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @KSpeakesBackman

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyspeakesbackman/

Energy Storage Association Website:  https://energystorage.org/

Sponsor:

Thank you to Silverline Communications for sponsoring this episode of the podcast.

Sillverline Communications, an integrated marketing and PR agency focused on clean and emerging tech, is headquartered in DC with satellite offices in Chicago and Salt Lake City.

To learn more about Silverline, go to teamsilverline.com.  You can reach Silverline at 703-286-5500 or [email protected].

We interviewed Laura Taylor who is the CEO and Founder of Silverline Communications on Episode 59: Lessons Learned from Clean Energy Entrepreneur.

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SMP 76:  How CS Energy has grown rapidly and differentiated itself from other solar installers?

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Kevin Magayah and Matt Tripoli from CS Energy discuss the company's competitive advantages in solar construction and energy technologies that the company is looking to construct.  Also, they speak about what precautions that the company took due to COVID-19 and many other interesting topics.  CS Energy was recently named the nation’s number-one commercial solar installer by global research firm Wood Mackenzie.

Our Host

Benoy Thanjan

Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.

Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.

Our Guests

Kevin Magayah

Vice President in Business Development at CS Energy

Mr. Magayah has 15 years of experience in large scale solar PV installations as well as bridge and tunnel work for public and private- sector clients. In his Business Development role, he is focused on building and maintaining relationships with CS Energy’s solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) customers in the Northeast and Midwest regions of the US. Leveraging his strong solar engineering, development and project management expertise, Kevin works with customers to create the most cost effective and productive solar facilities possible. Kevin has developed, designed and installed over 230 MW of solar photovoltaic systems for over 40 projects across the US and internationally, including engineering and constructing CS Energy’s first international solar project in Israel in 2016. Throughout his 15-year EPC career, he has proven to be an exceptional problem solver with an attention to detail who continues to be an asset to the customers he serves.

Matt Tripoli

Director in Project Development at CS Energy

Matt Tripoli is responsible for the development of new utility-scale and distributed solar and storage projects for CS Energy. He began his work in solar development in 2012, and he has been part of the acquisition, development, and operation of solar and energy projects in multiple markets throughout the US. Mr. Tripoli has also developed utility-scale natural gas, landfill-gas-to-energy, and wind projects. In total, his development efforts have resulted in over 150 MW’s of operating distributed generation projects. His diverse energy industry background includes work supervising distribution system design at PPL Electric Utilities, and asset electrical engineering support for Chevron’s operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Stay Connected:

Benoy Thanjan

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @bthanjan

Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com

Kevin Magayah

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-magayah-9995096/

Matt Tripoli

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tripoli/

CS Energy

Website:  https://www.csenergy.com

Contact CS Energy: https://www.csenergy.com/contact/

LinkedIn: csenergy-usa

Facebook: @CSEnergyUSA

Twitter: @CS__Energy

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