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SunCast

Your resource for developing a clean energy or climate tech career

Nico Johnson

969 episodesEN

Show overview

SunCast has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 969 episodes, alongside 9 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 780 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence, with the show now in its 18th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 29 min and 1h 5m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 73 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 127 episodes published. Published by Nico Johnson.

Episodes
969
Running
2015–2026 · 11y
Median length
47 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

Nico Johnson takes you into conversations with those at the forefront of Renewable Energy. SunCast gives an inside look into what is happening in renewable energy. From conversations with the biggest Solar Panel manufacturers in the world to the small startups creating the future of renewable energy, such as carbon capture and battery technology breakthroughs. SunCast is dedicated to providing the knowledge, research, tools and expert guidance you need to understand, grow and be ahead of the curve in the fastest-growing markets in the world. Featuring over 800 conversations, Nico has interviewed people from Tesla, SolarCity, Trina Solar, Meyer Burger, Conergy, SunEdison, Energy Vault and even the US Government... to name a few. Covering topics such as Solar Power, Wind Energy, Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Carbon Capture, Finance, Hydrogen, and more. You can watch SunCast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SunCastMedia ...or view the full archive of SunCast episodes here: https://www.suncast.media/media/podcast

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960: Why Good Companies Still Struggle to Get Noticed | Melissa Baldwin

Aug 21, 202655 min

959: The Argument for Automation: Making Solar Construction More Predictable | Cody Houser, FTC Solar

Aug 18, 202619 min

958: Australia’s Second Act: Building the Solar Service Economy | Daniel Lazarus, Industrias

Aug 13, 20261h 8m

957: How Do You Plan a Grid You Can’t Predict? | Xcel, ComEd & Ameren

Aug 11, 202645 min

956: How Do You Prepare a Family Business for Its Next 100 Years? | Jake Pepper

Aug 6, 20261h 19m

955: Why Some Companies Last and Others Don't | Marc Lopata

Aug 4, 202625 min

954: Can Clean Energy Build Mythic Power? | Tom Matzzie

Jul 30, 202654 min

953: The Hardest Part of Solar Isn't What Most People Think | Jeff Spies

Jul 28, 202627 min

952: Plug-In Solar Is About to Change Everything | Stephan Scherer

Jul 23, 20261h 12m

951: Most Solar Problems Start Before the Install | Greg Smith

Jul 21, 202618 min

950: Dell's Big Bet on AI and the Future of Energy | with David Holmes

Jul 16, 202651 min

949: The Missing Step in Battery Recycling | Sheeba Dawood

Jul 14, 202619 min

948: Why Solar’s Speed Is Winning Over Washington | Heather Reams

Jul 11, 202621 min

947: The Leadership Habit Fighter Pilots Never Skip | Jason Knapp

Jul 9, 20261h 17m

946: What Nobody Tells You About Operating Battery Storage | Ty Fenton

Jul 7, 202624 min

945: We're Not Alternative Energy Anymore. It's Time to Lead. | Dan Shugar & Jigar Shah

Jul 2, 202630 min

944: The Grid's Biggest Challenge Isn't More Power. It's Timing. | Sean Kelly

Jun 30, 202625 min

943: The Data Center Deal That Could Transform Energy Affordability | Molly Bauch

Jun 25, 202623 min

942: What Hundreds of Inspections Reveal About Battery Safety | Kathleen McCaffrey & Jeff Zwijack

Jun 23, 202655 min

941: Why America Can't Build Big Things Anymore | Tom Fanning

Jun 19, 202636 min
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