Intro to Agrivoltaics (Interview with Austin Kinzer)

In this episode of The Renewable Generation... Kelly explains her latest endeavors as an elected official for the city of Issaquah, as well as her re-election campaign! For more information visit: kellyjiang.com Steve references his Illinois debt raise, which was fully maxxed out before the publishing of the episode. Luckily, Enterprise Energy has a new Minnesota investment fund offering, just follow this link: web.climatize.earth/project/00027 There is an annual interest rate of 11.25%, the minimum investment is just $10, and the average investment is $2000. This message is for informational purposes only and doesn’t constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The offering is being conducted pursuant to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) through Climatize Earth Securities LLC, a registered funding portal with the U.S. SEC and a member of FINRA. All investments carry risk.

It's been three years since our last episode, and a lot's... changed. Steve co-founded a solar company called Enterprise Energy, and today, you get to meet the Partners. What is community solar? What is the state of the solar industry as of September 2024? What is it like to start a company? The Renewable Generation is back for a special one-time episode exploring these topics and more.   Plug: know of any experienced Finance Professionals you could send our way? 

Welcome to the Season Finale of The Renewable Generation! 10 episodes up, 10 episodes down! Joining us this week is Mara Midiere: a Master in Sustainability, Science and Policy from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and a junior project leader at diep working on 5th generation district heating and cooling. We hear about her journey, breaking into the climate space with a liberal arts background, all the way to Glasgow and COP26.  We want to thank our listeners for joining us this season. Kelly and Steve will be taking a break, but stay tuned to hear updates next year about Season 4. 

This week, we are graced with an expert young person - Benny Corona! Benny has a Master of Public Policy coming from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, and has represented California's Central Valley in various capacities at the federal, state, and local level.  Agriculture makes up about 10% of all GHG emissions. California's Central Valley is one of the most agriculturally productive regions in the world. In this episode, Benny gives us his perspective on sustainable agriculture in CA, how CA is leading the world, and how it is falling short on its ambitions.

In this episode, Steve and Kelly chat with Bonnie Gurry and Elizabeth Landau, co-founders of GreenPortfolio, a tool that helps individuals use their financial portfolios to support climate action. We chat about how Bonnie and Elizabeth got started in sustainability, their journey to founding a company, what it's like to be a female founder, and much more.  Learn more about GreenPortfolio by visiting https://greenportfolio.com/.

You know it, you love it.. no not slam-dunking the political left, it's Lithium-Ion batteries!   This week we are soaking up the sun... and wind.. and hydro... and dirty energy as well?? Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are a keystone technology that helps solve renewable energy's intermittency problem. But batteries are not strictly clean energy devices. They also help support the grid in technology-agnostic ways by providing lightning quick voltage and frequency support.   Listen to us rant about Lithium-ion batteries, its technological competitors, the market solution it provides, and more!