Is solar power the way of the future or ahead of its skis?

 

In this episode, I interview Joaquin Altenburg, the CEO and founder of Vert Solar Finance, about the development and future of the solar power industry. Vert Solar is a solar investment and development company focused on the commercial and industrial sector that is involved in and promoting the progression of the solar industry. Herein, we discuss the status of solar in the U.S. and some of the economics behind what has brought it to where it is today.

 

 

We touch on:

-Joaquin’s background

-Resistance to solar from the oil industry

-A benefit of solar: production at the source

-The planned Saudi transition to solar power for domestic consumption

-Society having a balanced energy mix not completely reliant on any one energy source

-The upkeep and longevity of solar panels

-Solar power market sectors and market penetration of solar into the energy industry

-Government subsidization and “grid parity” cost economics

-The downward trajectory of the solar cost curve

-Potential advancements as investment and brainpower pour into the solar industry

-The vision, unique selling points, and ongoing projects of Vert Solar

 

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