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Silicon Ranch Radio
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Silicon Ranch Radio explores the American solar energy frontier. Listen in as we discover opportunities and challenges, with thought-leaders, industry and technology leaders, and our partners and community members.
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The Solar Tracking Technology Driving Down Costs & Environmental Impact
Sep 17, 202400:51:38Tap to summarizeSilicon Ranch partner Nextracker has pioneered several innovations in solar tracker technology, including independent row, weather aware tracking algorithms, and have been leading the charge on domestic supply chain improvements. CEO Dan Shugar joins us for a discussion on how their innovations have reduced both costs and environmental impacts while also creating local jobs and community support for solar projects. These efforts enable Nextracker to partner with leaders like Silicon Ranch to deploy gigawatts of high-performing, sustainable solar projects.
Transcribe →Raising a Harmonious Relationship between Ranching and Renewable Energy
Jul 16, 202400:41:48Tap to summarizeAnna Clare Monlezun, rancher and rangeland ecosystem scientist, joins Nick de Vries to discuss grassland ecosystems, sustainable grazing practices, and the co-location of solar energy generation and regenerative agriculture. Anna Clare shares updates on a project close to her heart, Cattle Tracker, which aims to co-locate cattle grazing with solar energy generation. This conversation explores the importance of regenerative grazing practices and the role of herbivores in maintaining healthy grasslands as well as the concept of agrivoltaics, which involves the dual use of land for agriculture and solar energy generation.
Transcribe →Veteran's Day: Finding Your Next Mission
Nov 7, 202300:38:59Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we're celebrating Veterans Day as Nick invites two military veteran team members, Daizjah Morris and Chris Frobuccino, on the show to discuss their journey between ending their time in service and finding their next mission in civilian life. For many, this transition can be one of the more challenging milestones in a military career, as veterans have to cope with a new identity and purpose in life that can feel extremely foreign to what they have been used to. Hear in this episode how the host and guests have used the skills and tools they developed in the armed forces to thrive in their next mission in civilian life.
Transcribe →On Domestic Manufacturing - Part VIII: One Middle Tennessee Company's Mission to Create Jobs
Oct 5, 202300:29:13Tap to summarizeOur eighth episode in the series exploring domestic manufacturing takes us to Middle Tennessee, where Nick is joined by Ben Macias, Chief Revenue Officer of Shoals Technologies Group, a leading global provider of Electrical Balance of Systems (EBOS) for eMobility, solar and energy storage systems, with three facilities located in Portland, Tennessee. They'll discuss Shoals contribution both to renewable energy and the resurgence in American manufacturing by way of its diversification into the solar sector and its subsequent growth. Join the conversation to learn about the historic opportunities presented by the renewable energy transition and how we can bolster domestic manufacturing here in the United States.
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