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#119: IRA Anniversary: Reviewing One Year of Clean Energy Policy, Finance, and Technology Aug 30, 2023

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In 2023, the world experienced extreme weather events from rising ocean temperatures to detrimental wildfire smoke to the hottest consecutive days the Earth has ever seen. However, renewable energy is at a historical moment in time where policy, technology, and finance have aligned in a way to make a generational impact against the climate crisis. Thanks to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) over the last year, the industry has built significant momentum. We are witnessing a generational opportunity to drive both public and private sector investment into clean energy solutions. Tune in as Jon Powers, President of CleanCapital, is joined by Thomas Byrne, CEO of CleanCapital; Alex McDonough, Partner at Pioneer Public Affairs; and Marta Stoepker, Director of Public Relations at Qcells discuss the following: - Why the clean energy transition is at an historic inflection point as policy, technology, and finance align. - How the IRA has reshaped climate policy, and navigating those real-time policy changes. - How U.S. manufacturing of clean energy technology is increasing and what more to expect based on the IRA incentivizes for Domestic Products. - Understanding how climate legislation is unleashing billions of dollars in private capital to build assets like solar and energy storage.

#117 with Roger Ballentine, President of Green Strategies, Inc. Jul 11, 2023

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Welcome back Roger Ballentine, energy and sustainability strategist, to the show. Roger first appeared on Experts Only five years ago. Listeners got to know Roger as he discussed his experience in the clean energy space, helping to form the conversation around climate the last few decades. 106 podcast episodes have passed since then, and we're grateful to have him back on the show! During this episode, Roger and host Jon Powers discuss the Clean Air Task Force's report: "Modernizing How Electricity Buyers Account and are Recognized for Decarbonization Impact and Climate Leadership." Tune in to hear more about the work this report is trying to affect, and Roger's work at Green Strategies, Inc. Thank you for listening!

Experts Only Podcast #101 with Sustainable Capital Expert Trenton Allen Nov 09, 2021

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Welcome Trenton Allen, Managing Director and CEO of Sustainable Capital Advisors, and Member of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, to Experts Only Podcast. Tune in to hear host Jon Powers' discussion with Allen, an expert in sustainable capital. Thanks for listening!

Experts Only Podcast #97: Learn About Flow Battery Technology with Eric Dresselhuys, CEO, ESS Inc. Aug 25, 2021

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Host Jon Powers welcomes Eric Dresselhuys, ESS Inc. CEO, to Experts Only for an important conversation about flow battery technology. Tune in to hear more from an energy storage expert.

Experts Only Podcast #96: with Energy Efficiency Expert Cullen Kasunic Aug 10, 2021

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Welcome Cullen Kasunic, Chief Financial Officer & Head of Project Finance at BlocPower to Experts Only. Cullen joins host Jon Powers to address energy efficiency in climate change and climate justice. Tune in to hear from a renewable energy finance leader!

Episode 82: Adam Browning Jan 19, 2021

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This week on Experts Only podcast, host Jon Powers welcomes back Vote Solar CEO Adam Browning for an important discussion including their predictions for the upcoming year with the incoming Biden-Harris Administration and how we can work toward clean energy access for all. Also, hear how you can be more engaged with Vote Solar to help push solar energy policies forward at the state level.

Bill Bush, Chief Financial Officer of Stem Aug 06, 2018

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This week, Jon Powers speaks with, Bill Bush, the Chief Financial Officer of Stem, a leading energy storage company, where he manages the company’s corporate and project financing efforts, guiding Stem from a startup to a $200 million-invested leader in the industry. Prior to joining Stem, Bill was CFO at multiple companies within the solar space, including Borrego Solar Systems, and Solar Semiconductor Inc., leading them to high-growth and profitability. Bill brings a wealth of accounting and financial experience to the clean tech world, previously serving as CFO and Corporate Controller numerous software, and online media companies. Additionally, Bill worked for seven years in public accounting with Ernst & Young (EY) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. We discuss energy storage, and the potentially transformational impact it will have on the energy sector, and what Stem is doing to drive this change. We hope you enjoy our conversation today with Bill as much as we did. Experts Only is made possible by CleanCapital. Learn more: http://www.cleancapital.com Follow on Twitter: @CleanCapital_ Learn more about Stem here: http://www.stem.com/, follow on Twitter: @stempowered

Alicia Seiger, Deputy Director of the Stanford Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance Oct 30, 2017

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We are joined this week by Alicia Seiger Deputy Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance and Managing Director, Precourt Institute Clean Energy Finance Initiative. Alicia leads the center’s work to develop and deploy financial innovations for philanthropic and long-term sources of capital to catalyze a rapid decarbonization of the global economy. This week’s conversations focuses on the evolution of the academic thinking on climate and finance and what’s driving the business case for investing in clean energy. Experts Only is made possible by CleanCapital. Learn more: http://www.cleancapital.com Follow on Twitter: @CleanCapital_ Connect with Alicia via twitter @aaseiger and Steyer Taylor Center @StandfordSTC Alicia’s latest articles mentioned in the pod: Businesses and Investors Need to Act on Climate Now https://ssir.org/articles/entry/businesses_and_investors_need_to_act_on_climate_now Connecting Climate Resilience to the Bottom Line https://ssir.org/articles/entry/businesses_and_investors_need_to_act_on_climate_now

Chris Buddin, Goldman Sachs Oct 24, 2017

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We are joined this week by Chris Buddin (@cbuddin), Global Head of Clean Technology Renewables Group and the Internet of Things in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. This week’s conversations focuses on technology, where clean energy has come and where it’s going. We also talk about how the evolution of technology development is affecting the market, specifically as it relates to the Internet of Things. Experts Only is made possible by CleanCapital. Learn more: http://www.cleancapital.com Follow on Twitter: @CleanCapital_

Adam Gardner, lead singer of Guster and Co-Founder and Co-Director of REVERB Oct 09, 2017

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Join us as we catch up with Adam Gardner, lead singer of Guster, as well as, the Co-Founder and Co-Director of REVERB. We have an interesting conversation about how innovation and clean energy intersect in the music industry. Learn how Adam took up the charge to disrupt the status quo of energy consumption in the music festival industry and in the process empowered fans to become clean energy advocates. Learn more about REVERB: http://reverb.org/ Follow on Twitter: @reverbrocks Experts Only is made possible by CleanCapital. Learn more: http://www.cleancapital.com Follow on Twitter: @CleanCapital_

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