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
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Nathan Jovanelly who is the head of business development from Enerflo. Enerflo is a platform for Solar Sales and Operations and has processed $2 Billion in solar transactions to date. Nate speaks about many interesting topics like how lowering soft costs is the next big thing in solar, Enerflo’s software simplifies the solar process, selling residential solar online will become more popular, and other solar trends and predictions.
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.
Nathan Jovanelly
Nathan Jovanelly is the head of business development at Enerflo. Nate joined Enerflo because he believes everyone should have access to affordable green energy. At Enerflo they are helping their solar partners increase efficiencies and cut costs by creating a seamless customer journey from lead to PTO.
Enerflo gives your reps the most unified solar sales process in the industry. One platform, one login, one seamless experience across the entire solar customer journey.
They’re on a mission to help democratize solar energy and spread it across the globe, one well-executed deal at a time.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Nate Jovanelly
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natejov/
Website: https://enerflo.com
Press release regarding Nate joining Enerflo.
Nate’s other interviews on the Solar Maverick Podcast
SMP 100: US Residential Solar, Storage, and Electric Vehicle Trends
https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/e/smp-100-us-residential-solar-storage-and-electric-vehicles-trends/
SMP 74: Impact on COVID-19 on Residential Solar
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smp-74-impacts-of-covid-19-on-residential-solar/id1441876259?i=1000475840259
SMP 58: Residential Solar Financing and Other Interesting Topics
https://podcasts.apple.com/tc/podcast/smp-58-residential-solar-financing-other-interesting/id1441876259?i=1000459212910
SMP 20: The Solar Intrapreneur Story: How Nate helped IGS become one of the biggest solar asset owners in the US
https://podcasts.apple.com/tc/podcast/smp-20-solar-intrapreneur-story-how-nate-helped-igs/id1441876259?i=1000432329129
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Jordan Leventhal from Invenergy and John Moran from Lafayette Square. They discuss REACTIVATE which is a new innovative solar platform which is a joint venture between Invenergy and Lafayette Square. By 2030, Reactivate seeks to develop three gigawatts (“GW”) of renewable energy capacity, save $50 million in energy costs for LMI households, sign 100 contracts with minority or women-owned contractors, and facilitate workforce training for 2,500 underserved workers. They speak about many interesting topics like how REACTIVATE is solar 2.0, the many benefits of community solar project, and how to scale solar deployment and investment.
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.
John Moran
John Moran leads the community solar energy platform, Reactivate, in its efforts to make impact in underserved areas by acquiring, developing, financing, and operating renewable energy projects that support local communities.
Prior to joining Lafayette Square as Co-Head of Community Solar, John was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in the Renewable Power Group where he helped pioneer the group's Community Solar business. John has worked in the solar and renewables industry since 2006 and has worked on over a gigawatt of projects.
Previously, John was a Project Manager at Spower where he was responsible for taking projects from inception, through permitting, construction and financing. Prior to Spower, John held positions at Suntech where he led utility scale sales on the east coast, and EDF where he established their east coast distributed generation business. Before entering the Renewables space in 2006 John was a High School Science Teacher and Coach at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx. John started his career in Private Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley.
John serves on the board of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research Team. Originally from New City, NY, John holds a BS from the University of Notre Dame.
Jordan Leventhal
Jordan Leventhal serves on the Investment Committee of Reactivate and as Manager of Growth and Innovation at Invenergy. In his role at Reactivate, Jordan advises on market and impact strategy and oversees key investment decisions.
At Invenergy, Jordan leads the Growth and Innovation team where he engages in strategic planning and leads various growth initiatives across Invenergy’s solar, wind, energy storage, and other technology platforms.
Prior to his current role, Jordan led emerging technologies on the Invenergy Strategy team where he was instrumental in the launch of new Invenergy technology platforms including hydrogen, distributed energy, electric vehicle charging, offshore wind, and long-duration energy storage.
Previously, Jordan worked at Deloitte Consulting in the Strategy and Operations practice where he led strategy, sustainability, and corporate restructuring projects for large electric utility and consumer goods companies.
Jordan holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
John Moran
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-moran-03a3b3a/
Website: https://www.reactivate.com
https://www.lafayettesquare.com
Jordan Leventhal
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-leventhal-ba127b90/
Website: https://www.reactivate.com
https://invenergy.com
Additional Notes
Lafayette Square and Invenergy Announce Launch of Renewable Energy Joint Venture. The link to the press release is below.
Invenergy Announces Approximately $3 Billion Investment from Blackstone Infrastructure Partners to Accelerate Renewable Development Activities. The link to the press release is below.
https://invenergy.com/news/invenergy-announces-approximately-3-billion-investment-from-blackstone-infrastructure-partners-to-accelerate-renewable-development-activities
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Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Harald Overholm who is the CEO and Founder of Alight Energy. Alight Energy is the leading solar Power Purchase Agreement provider in the Nordics and developing more than 500 MW of PPA-based onsite and offsite projects across Europe. Harald speaks about many interesting topics like the European PPA market, how the European solar market has evolved, and how higher electricity prices in the past year is allowing more solar.
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.
Harald Overholm
Harald was previously a cleantech venture capitalist and an advisor on solar markets to the WWF and the Swedish Government. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge with a thesis on solar diffusion and PPA. He is a member of the International Energy Agency’s PVPS workgroup on solar business models, a former associate with leading global sustainability think tank Stockholm Environment Institute, and a former board member of the Swedish Solar Energy Association.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Harald Overholm
Website: https://www.alight-energy.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haraldoverholm/
Additional Notes
Benoy wrote two articles on Power Purchase Agreements(“PPA”) in Renewable Energy World and PV Magazine. The links are below.
Below is a link with Solar Maverick Podcast Episode 52 called PPA 101.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smp-52-ppa-101/id1441876259?i=1000455375187
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Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Jim Spano who is the Co-Founder, Head of Originations of Sol-REIT and Mark Settles who is the CEO of Sol-REIT. Sol-REIT offers long-term, fixed rate debt that matches the operational life of an asset and at a lower cost of capital. Jim and Mark speak about many interesting topics like how developers can keep more of the value that they created with their solar projects, their innovative financing to help developers own their projects, and energy storage financing.
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.
Jim Spano
Jim has played a key role in the development of projects totaling over four hundred megawatts in solar generation facilities. Through his leadership, Spano Partners Holdings Companies, a founding joint venture partner of Sol-REIT, has become recognized as one of the top privately-owned utility-scale and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar energy developers and financiers in New Jersey.
Mark Settles
Mark served as an executive coach for senior managers and as a senior executive for JPMorgan Chase & Co. for over 20 years. In his highest profile role at the bank, he reported directly to JPMorgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, as the firm’s Managing Director and Diversity Recruiting Executive. In that role, Mark helped the firm find and develop women and ethnic minorities for senior positions at the bank.
Throughout his banking career, Mark served as the head of various fixed income market product teams and as a specialist in central bank and sovereign reserves management.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Jim Spano
Website: https://www.sol-reit.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-spano-ab43521/
Jim Spano was interviewed on the Solar Maverick Podcast Episode 13: How to develop a great solar project and many other interesting topics about solar and entrepreneurship with Jim Spano from Spano.
The link to the Jim's podcast interview is below.
https://spanopartners.com/podcasts/solar-maverick-podcast/
Mark Settles
Website: https://www.sol-reit.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-settles-b0a93168/
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Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with B.D. Erickson who is the CEO of Satic USA and Satic Solar which produces electronic products that cleans and filters EMF radiation and Satic Solar is involved in residential solar. B.D. Erickson speaks about many interesting topics like how solar projects produce EMF radiation or dirty electricity, what trends are increasing EMF radiation, and the Montana solar market.
Satic is offering a 10% discount to Solar Maverick Listeners when you purchase their products use the promotion code “MAVERICK” at checkout at the Satic USA website. The Satic USA Shopping’s website is https://www.saticshield.com.
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.
B.D. Erickson
B.D. Erickson is the CEO of Satic USA. SATIC USA is a privately-owned electronics manufacturer and professional engineering firm HQ in Missoula, MT. The company is also involved in residential solar through Satic Solar. Satic USA is driven by a passionate belief that dirty electricity is inefficient, wasteful, harmful to electronics and equipment. Satic USA has created products for customers to clean and filter EMF radiation.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
B.D. Erickson
Website: https://www.saticusa.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-d-erickson-ii-a5362621/
Satic is offering a 10% discount to Solar Maverick Listeners when you purchase their products use the promotion code “MAVERICK” at checkout at the Satic USA website. The Satic USA Shopping’s website is https://www.saticshield.com.
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Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with David Magid who is Managing Member and Founder of YSG Solar which is a solar developer based in New York City with a solar pipeline in excess of 100MWs. David speaks about many interesting topics like how to develop a good solar project, what are great markets in the US to develop solar, and how the grid should compensate energy storage.
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.
David Magid
David Magid is the managing member at YSG Solar which is a solar developer based in NYC. In 2018, Forbes recognized David’s leadership and listed him the “30 under 30” list in the energy sector. David has been involved with Community Solar development since 2015, with over 20 MW Residential Community Solar of executed projects and a 250 MW pipeline of utility and DG solar projects. YSG has executed power purchase agreements with clients such as the New York Military Academy, the New York Botanical Garden , The City of New York and many other local municipalities ,counties and towns.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
David Magid
Website: https://www.ysgsolar.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmagid/
David was interviewed on Episode 9 of the Solar Maverick Podcast. Below is the link to the interview on Podbean.
https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/e/smp-09-how-david-started-his-solar-company-with-david-magid-from-ysg-solar/
David’s Books Suggestions
Rumsfeld Rules
The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
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Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Tom Matzzie who is President & CEO at CleanChoice Energy which expand access to clean energy through clean electricity, community solar, and offset products. Tom speaks about many interesting topics like how Cleanchoice is the easiest solution to procure renewable energy, how data science is lowering customer acquisition cost, and the future of the community solar.
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.
Tom Matzzie
Tom is the President & CEO of CleanChoice Energy. After spending 15 years helping people get involved in politics through technology, Tom wanted to do something more about climate change. He had a vision to make renewable energy accessible for all, and founded CleanChoice Energy to do just that.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Tom Matzzie
Website: https://cleanchoiceenergy.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommatzzie/
Twittter: @tommattzie
Sponsor: Summit Ridge Energy
Thank you to Summit Ridge Energy for sponsoring this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast!
Summit Ridge Energy is the leading owner-operator of community solar projects in the United States. The team has been a strong force within the U.S. commercial solar market for years and was instrumental in the creation of "virtual" power purchase agreements and associated financing structures. Summit Ridge Energy has leveraged this experience to launch Summit Ridge Capital, a dedicated funding platform that acquires pre-operational community solar and battery storage projects.
SRE also works with land owners across the country to maximize the value of their acreage by offering predictable lease income to host their solar farms.
From site identification and system design, to take-out financing and construction management, Summit Ridge is the most complete solutions provider in the community solar space.
https://srenergy.com
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Mateo Chaskel who is Managing Director, USA at UGE which develops, owns and operates community and commercial solar generation & storage projects. Mateo speaks about many interesting topics like how UGE develops solar in state markets early before it becomes saturated, competitive advantages of developing and owning projects, and prime community solar markets.
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.
Mateo Chaskel
Mateo Chaskel is the Managing Director, USA at UGE and the company develops, owns and operates community and commercial solar generation & storage projects. He is responsible for leading and managing all development related concerns for UGE projects working closely with the business development team to develop successful projects, markets, and portfolios. Coordinating UGE’s project development activities, project finance efforts, regulatory and permitting knowledge, and ensuring a smooth transition to the construction team for build-out.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Mateo Chaskel
Website: https://ugei.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mateochaskel/
Email: mateo.chaskel@ugei.com
UGE Investor Presentation Sept 2021: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5909325e17bffc90f0e5da7a/t/612ff7a84bd6f15dd565d801/1630533546154/UGE+Investor+Presentation+-+202109.pdf
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Jason Kaminsky who is COO at kwh Analytics which is insuring the energy transition through the most comprehensive renewable energy data. Jason speaks about many interesting topics like how kwh uses data to create insurance products like their solar revenue put product, how hail storm in Texas damaged a solar plant and how that impacted the insurance market, and underperformance of solar projects is common based on the forecast production.
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.
Jason Kaminsky
Jason Kaminsky is the COO at kWh Analytics. Just prior to joining kWh Analytics, Jason spent more than three years as a Vice President of Environmental Finance at Wells Fargo Bank. As a senior member of the Wells Fargo deal team, Jason originated, underwrote, and financed tax-equity investments during a time when the bank added nearly $1bn of solar assets. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2011, Jason worked at SPG Solar, where he supported the CEO on strategic corporate initiatives.
Jason received both his B.S. in Mathematics and his B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences from UCLA. He holds an M.S. degree in Environment and Resources from Stanford University, and also completed his M.B.A. at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Jason Kaminsky
Website: https://www.kwhanalytics.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkam/
Email: jason.kaminsky@kwhanalytics.com
Contact US at kwh Analytics
https://www.kwhanalytics.com/contact
Email: Contact@kwhanalytics.com
Solarscape(formerly Lendscape):
https://www.kwhanalytics.com/solarscape
Sponsor: Summit Ridge Energy
Thank you to Summit Ridge Energy for sponsoring this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast!
Summit Ridge Energy is the leading owner-operator of community solar projects in the United States. The team has been a strong force within the U.S. commercial solar market for years and was instrumental in the creation of "virtual" power purchase agreements and associated financing structures. Summit Ridge Energy has leveraged this experience to launch Summit Ridge Capital, a dedicated funding platform that acquires pre-operational community solar and battery storage projects.
SRE also works with land owners across the country to maximize the value of their acreage by offering predictable lease income to host their solar farms.
From site identification and system design, to take-out financing and construction management, Summit Ridge is the most complete solutions provider in the community solar space.
https://srenergy.com
info@srenergy.com
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Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Nigel Morris who is Head of Business of Development at Solar Analytics, has 30 years of experience in the solar industry, and has two solar podcasts. Nigel speaks about many interesting topics like the importance of data on the solar industry, the Australian solar market, and future solar trends.
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.
Nigel Morris
Nigel Morris has been involved in solar for almost 30 years and has worked as Head of Business Development at Solar Analytics for the last five years and is a Solar Technology Advocate. He is listed as one of the world’s Top 20 Solar Energy Influencers and hosts two solar podcasts called Solar Insiders and Great Solar Business. He has been involved in almost every aspect of the solar industry including manufacturing, installing, selling and designing solar, monitoring and storage systems around the world.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Nigel Morris
Website: https://www.solaranalytics.com.au
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelmorris2/
Nigel’s two solar podcasts
Great Solar Business
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/great-solar-business/id1567999944
Solarinsiders
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solar-insiders-a-reneweconomy-podcast/id1269397979
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