🌍 What Do You Solve? | Scott Wharton, CEO of Tandem PV | Perovskite Solar & The Future of Clean Energy

In this episode of Climate Hive: What Do You Solve?, we sit down with Scott Wharton, CEO of Tandem PV, to explore the future of Perovskite solar technology and its role in accelerating the clean energy transition.

Scott shares his journey from successful tech entrepreneur to clean tech innovator, explains why he joined Tandem PV, and breaks down what makes Perovskite solar such a promising advancement in renewable energy. We dive into his perspective on the current state of the energy transition, the challenges ahead, and what gives him hope for a sustainable future.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:09 The Stanford Origins

04:05 Coming Full Circle to Solar

06:29 What is Perovskite Solar?

08:51 Solving for Durability

10:34 The "Holy Grail" of Solar

11:37 The 3-Phase Manufacturing Plan

13:39 The "Solar of Things"

15:28 Indoor Use & Abundant Materials

17:42 A Hopeful Global Outlook

19:35 Winning on Economics

23:34 China's Solar Deployment

25:43 How to Compete with China

28:18 Why Focus on Utility-Scale?

29:47 Innovation vs. "Doom-and-Gloom"

33:20 The "Valley of Death"

35:38 How to Help & Driving the Market Forward

👉 Topics Covered:

What is Perovskite solar technology?

Why Scott Wharton joined Tandem PV

How Tandem PV is changing the solar game

Scott’s entrepreneurial background

What gives Scott hope about the climate future

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🔗 Learn more about Tandem PV: https://www.tandempv.com/

Scott Wharton

CEO

Scott is the CEO of Tandem PV, a disruptive solar panel company based in Silicon Valley.

Prior to Tandem, Scott was the Vice President and General Manager of Logitech for Business, a division that generates ~$2 billion in annual revenue and includes all products, software, and services for business and enterprise customers. Before leading the B2B group, Scott drove 25x growth in the Video Collaboration division, starting as a small player in 2015 ($62m) to over $1 billion in revenue, becoming the global market leader for video equipment. Under his leadership, Logitech has developed award-winning products recognized by CES, iF Design, Red Dot, and IDA for design innovation. For product excellence, the honors include TIME Best Inventions in 2022 and 2024 and Fast Company Next Big Thing in Tech for two consecutive years.

Scott has held market-leading roles throughout his career in the communications space including as the founder of Vidtel, a pioneer in cloud-based video conferencing services. Vidtel had a successful exit in 2013.

Scott was an early executive at BroadSoft (IPO; acquired by Cisco) and VocalTec (IPO) where he spearheaded numerous groundbreaking initiatives, including the development of the first commercial VoIP product, the creation of the cloud PBX market, and the VoIP service provider industry. Scott holds an MBA from Yale University.

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