In our final episode of 2023, we sit down with Dan Shugar, founder and CEO of Nextracker, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXT), a leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects globally. With over 30 years of experience in the field, Dan has been a driving force in advancing climate tech solutions in the U.S. and around the world.

In the conversation with Gil, Dan reflects on Nextracker's incredible success over the past ten years, including its successful IPO earlier this year; they talked at length about the company's steadfast customer-focused mindset and how that has driven so many industry-first solar tracker innovations in their mission to transition the world to affordable, renewable power. Dan also talked about Nextracker's remarkable initiatives with U.S. manufacturing expansions over the past three years and the importance of public policy engagement for our industry. He also touched on a few non-U.S. markets that are key to his optimism for the future of solar power. We even found time at the end to have fun talking about great guitar music and his new musical products venture, AmpMojo.

Links:

More on Dan 

• Dan Shugar Bio
• Shug Speaks Blog
• Press Release: Nextracker CEO Dan Shugar Named S&P Global’s ‘Chief Trailblazer of the Year’ at the 25th Annual Platts Global Energy Awards (December 12, 2023)
• Dan Shugar on LinkedIn
• Video: Dinner with Dan - Intro - 'Solar Myths Debunked"
• Website: AmpMojo - Dan’s new musical products company
• Video: Introducing AmpMojo

Nextracker, Inc. 

• Website
• Nextracker American Manufacturing Microsite
• Nextracker on LinkedIn
• Nextracker on X
• Press Release: Nextracker Opens New U.S. Factory with Dedicated Capacity in Las Vegas with Unimacts (September 11, 2023)
• Video: NX Horizon Hail Pro - The Gold Standard for Hail Risk Mitigation

Episode recorded December 8, 2023.

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