Category: Local Energy
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Podcast 060: Jemma Green – Will peer-to-peer electricity trading unlock local energy and transform the grid?
Bill Nussey interviews Dr. Jemma Green, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Australian-based Power Ledger which is pioneering the…
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Podcast 046: Ryan Goodman: Are microgrids the future of reliable, clean energy?
Ryan Goodman, the CEO of leading microgrid company, Scale Microgrid Solutions, explains why microgrids are a clean reliable…
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Podcast 045: Vikram Aggarwal – Why are millions of people putting solar on their roofs?
Vikram Aggarwal is the CEO of the internet’s #1 source for going solar — EnergySage. He shares his…
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Presentation: The coming age of self-powered buildings
I recently had the opportunity to speak at a virtual conference on the built environment called, Shadow Summit.…
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Podcast 038: John Powers – Can software supercharge financial returns for commercial solar projects?
Host Bill Nussey interviews Extensible Energy’s CEO John Powers about how software can coordinate solar and HVAC to…
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Podcast #037: Laura Sartore – What happens when we ditch panels and let our roofs, walls, and windows make affordable solar directly?
Bill Nussey talked with Ecoprogetti CEO Laura Sartore about the revolution in affordable and beautiful building integrated photovoltaics…
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Podcast #030: Dr. Greg Nemet: How solar became cheap and the lessons for other clean energy technologies
In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, Dr. Greg Nemet discusses the factors driving solar’s continued decline…
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Podcast #029: Nussey and Easterby: Unpacking solar myths around land use, raw materials and agriculture
In this episode of the Freeing Energy podcast, hosts Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby break down some common…
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Podcast #028: Top Experts – The biggest local energy headlines in 2019 and what they are most excited about in 2020
Listen in as top experts share their views on the biggest local clean energy stories in 2019 and…
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Podcast #027: Sunnova CEO John Berger – Will a rapidly evolving residential solar + battery story reshape energy markets?
Host Bill Nussey talks with Sunnova CEO John Berger about his entrepreneurial journey, the origin story of Sunnova,…
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Podcast 026: Ana Sophia Mifsud – Her story from ground zero – Shaping the energy future of Puerto Rico with microgrids
Listen in or read the transcript as Ana Sophia Mifsud of the Rocky Mountain Institute takes host Bill…
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Podcast 025: Roy Torbert – Can tapping people power shape a local energy revolution in Puerto Rico?
Listen in or read the transcript as host Bill Nussey interviews Roy Torbert of RMI about their work…
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Podcast 024: After Maria – How microgrids are helping schools in Puerto Rico stay open during outages
Listen in or read the transcript as host Bill Nussey travels to Puerto Rico to talk with teachers,…
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Puerto Rico after Maria: From generator island to a solar microgrid revolution (part 2)
In the aftermath of Hurrican Maria, Puerto Rico was left in darkness for months. Many communities responded by…
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Podcast #023: Jereme Kent – Can small-scale distributed wind allow companies to embrace clean, local energy?
Host Sam Easterby talks with Jereme Kent, CEO of One Energy, the largest provider of distributed wind solutions…
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Podcast #022: Peter Heintzelman – Can electric membership cooperatives light the way for clean local energy in the utility industry?
Host Bill Nussey talks with Peter Heintzelman, CEO of the electric utility, Cobb EMC, one of the largest…
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Podcast #021: Emily Morris – Can distributed hydropower provide clean local energy 24/7 without expensive dams?
The Freeing Energy host Bill Nussey talks with Emily Morris of Emrgy about how distributed hydro power can…
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How solar and batteries will unlock the electric monopolies and create a clean energy renaissance
The shift from fossil fuels to clean energy may prove to be the largest and most disruptive energy…
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Bill Nussey interviewed on Suncast podcast
My recent podcast interview with Suncast’s Nico Johnson covered a wide range of topics including the history of…
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The inevitability of a solar powered future
There are few more important questions for the 21st century than how we will power our electric grids.…