The Solar Maverick Podcast is the insiders guide to where the solar and energy markets meet entrepreneurship and trailblazing. Hosted by Benoy Thanjan - a serial entrepreneur and founder of Reneu Energy
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Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Episode Summary
In this episode of Solar Maverick, Benoy talks with William Szamosszegi who is the Founder and CEO at Sazmining which is a cryptocurrency mining, consulting, and management firm. William talks about cryptocurrency and the importance of cryptomining and how renewable energy can be incorporated into cryptomining. He also discusses how energy storage is a game changer for cryptomining and how they help energy companies turn their excess/stranded power into revenue through cryptomining.
Benoy Thanjan
Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.
Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.
William Szamosszegi
He founded Sazmining in 2018 and currently as CEO & President and has scaled the team to handle multiple domestic and international joint venture mining projects. He has built a well-recognized brand within the industry, having been written up in Business Wire, Yahoo Finance, Marketwatch, Business Insider, and other platforms. He strategically positioned Sazmining to capitalize on future trends in the cryptocurrency mining and energy industries, enabling innovation that will support a truly dominant global brand.
Prior to his work in cryptocurrency and blockchain, William co-founded the technology company TurnUh LLC, where he managed domestic and international projects. William’s work focused on product development, marketing campaigns, and scaling teams to achieve rapid expansion of corporate capabilities. His experience includes work in algorithmic video promotion at IRIS.TV and business development at Bankers Healthcare Group. William was the recipient of Bucknell’s venture grant, a finalist in SXSW’s Digital Entrepreneurship Tournament, a Forbes Fellow, and a speaker on Cryptocurrency/Blockchain topics at conferences and Universities. Prior to his work as a tech CEO, he co-founded the Winter Tennis Special Olympics program at the Junior Tennis Champions Center at College Park, Maryland to provide winter training opportunities for tennis special Olympians. William is a graduate of Bucknell University.
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Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
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Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
William Szamosszegi
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamszamosszegi/
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A great podcast. Very valuable information and topics. Thanks.
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
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