In his second appearance on the Solar Coaster, Mr Andre Richtor begins to detail a plan for regional manufacturing of solar modules that could significantly affect both the local economies, and the actual solar panel performance. Josh and Jay discuss the implications of policy going forward.

Josh and Jay talk about Maui's first "utility scale" solar farm that's just come online, the upcoming second, and introduce us to Emily Erickson, one of the key figures in putting it all together!

They also discuss the possibility that renewable energies may tie us further to natural gas or other quick ramping fossil fuels to pick up when the sun or wind isn't available, or even the possibility of nuclear still being a good option?!? Well, it's certainly something to talk about.

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J & J call over to the island of Hawaii where volcanic activity threatens the island chain's largest geothermal power plant. Marco Manglesdorf, President of ProVision Solar and former Hawaii Electric Industries, provides a local perspective on the state of renewables on the island of Hawaii, and the threat that the eruptions pose to both the energy grid and the population.

In this 52nd episode of the Solar Coaster, Josh and Jay talk with Boris Van Bormann, former CEO of Sonnen Batterie America and Mercedes-Benz Energy Americas about how the energy revolution will be mobile, and how deeply these affects will be felt across both the transportation and energy industries.

Josh and Jay pull in some wall street muscle in the form of Mr. Brendan Keane from Dividend Finance to get the inside scoop on how financing in the solar energy space has evolved, and what the potential options are for customers as they join the renewable energy revolution.

The guys sit down with Walter Enomoto of Hawaii Energy to discover exactly what Hawaii Energy does, and how they're helping the state achieve it's lofty energy goals through conservation rather than raw production.

As news of SolarWorlds insolvency spreads, Josh and Jay take a look at the many faces of SolarWorld, and their historic place in the industry.

Josh and Jay have a conversation with Kelly King, Councilwoman, and Vice President of Pacific Biodiesel on the history of Biodiesel in Hawaii and throughout the world, Biodiesel's roll in our 100% renewable energy goals, and the challenges in making those goals a reality.

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