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SunCast

SunCast

Your resource for developing a clean energy or climate tech career

Nico Johnson

983 episodesEN

Show overview

SunCast has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 983 episodes, alongside 9 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 790 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 earlier today, with 87 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 127 episodes published. Published by Nico Johnson.

Episodes
983
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

Latest Episodes

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974: How to Make the Case for Solar + Storage to People Who Don’t Speak Energy

Oct 8, 20261h 3m

973: 11 Years of SunCast: What Changed, What We Missed, What’s Next | Nico Johnson & Josh

Oct 6, 20261h 1m

972: How Smart Solar Developers Treat Land as Growth Capital | Laura Pagliarulo

Oct 1, 202659 min

971: The Hidden Bottleneck Slowing Solar Automation | Nick de Vries, Matt Campbell & Frédéric Laure

Sep 29, 202643 min

970: 11 Years, 3 Pivots, and a Successful Exit | Jason Kaminsky

Sep 24, 20261h 9m

969: Could Data Centers Pay for Your Rooftop Solar? | Barry Cinnamon

Sep 22, 202616 min

968: How to Make Better Building Technology Investable | Dermot & Aiden Sweeny

Sep 17, 20261h 8m

967: Why U.S. Solar Costs 2–3x More Than Australia | Barry Cinnamon

Sep 15, 202615 min

966: When Solar Works But the Savings Don’t | Charlotte Meerstadt

Sep 10, 20261h 18m

965: 3 Lessons From Germany’s Plug-In Solar Boom | Stephan Scherer

Sep 8, 202613 min

964: Why the Best Energy Technology Doesn't Always Win | Sass Peress

Sep 3, 20261h 13m

963: How Exact Solar Keeps Growing in a Shrinking Market | Aaron Nichols

Sep 1, 202654 min

962: What If We Paid Households to Power the Grid? | Ari Matusiak

Aug 27, 20261h 22m

961: Latinoamérica 2026: Dónde Poner Tiempo, Capital y Capacidad de Ejecución (Español)

Aug 25, 202658 min

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
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