Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast)

Oct 23 2024 129 ep. 37 mins 15
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Deep discussions with those who are helping us build our way out of climate change. 

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Journey in Renewable Energy with Riean Norman - E129

Oct 23 2024 30 mins  
In this episode, Riean Norman, Senior Director at Crow Holdings, shares his journey and insights into the renewable energy sector.The conversation covers:Riean's career path, starting as a land representative at Chevron and transitioning into renewable energy development at NextEra.His shift from subsurface oil and gas development to surface-based renewable projects.Navigating skep

Paces What A Year! - E128

Oct 22 2024 6 mins  
In this relaunch episode, James McWalter interviews Charles Bai, CTO & Co-Founder of Paces, to explore what’s changed over the past year in both the energy industry and at Paces.The conversation covers:Continued growth in renewable energy projects.New advancements in solar, EV charging infrastructure, and battery storage.Increasing competition for prime sites among developers

Software Engineering at Paces - E127

Jul 24 2023 36 mins  
Wonderful to speak to Lena and Kevin, the first two software engineers at Paces! We discussed:Their path to joining PacesWhat drove you towards climate change as an issue?How much of your company culture is a function of company size?Defining engineering cultureThe importance of engineers having a direct relationship with customers.We even iterated on how engineering at Paces can b

Modern Solar Development & GIS with Carson Weinand from CVE - E126

Jul 11 2023 23 mins  
Great to chat with Carson Weinand, Senior Project Developer at CVE North America, about recent changes to solar development as well as the importance of GIS data. We discuss:How he became a product developer at CVEFalling in love with GISWhat does perfect look like for project development data?The real market killer for community solar.New rules for the IRAAnd much more!Paces helps

From Brownfields to Brightfields - E125

Jun 06 2023 21 mins  
We sit down for an insightful conversation with Corey Hindin, Director of Business Development at AC Power, to talk about transforming brownfields into productive solar farms. We delve into:How business development is structured at AC Power, which entails various steps ranging from market exploration to closing agreements with landowners for project due diligence.The unique charact

From Solar Farms to Sheep Farms with Ryan Kelliher & ASGA - E124

Jun 01 2023 22 mins  
We speak with Ryan Kelliher, VP of Renewable Solutions at Tradition Energy and Executive Director of the American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA). We discuss why:Solar grazing is beneficial for farmers and rural communitiesSheep grazing is helpful for the permitting of solar projects, as it aligns incentives for the developer and the farmer and reduces community opposition.The lac

Energy Data Science with Kyle Baranko - E123

May 15 2023 23 mins  
In this episode, James McWalter interviews Kyle Baranko, a data scientist at Paces, about the intersection of energy and data. They discuss:How renewable energy companies are using data to optimize projects and the challenges of working with legacy energy systems. The types of data that renewable energy project developers care about, including interconnection, geophysical and envir

Build, Repeat - E122

May 02 2023 4 mins  
Carbotnic is now Act, Build, Repeat! Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Transforming waste into energy - E121

Feb 07 2023 31 mins  
Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Liquid Air Energy Storage - E120

Jan 31 2023 36 mins  
Great to chat with Justin Scholz Ceo and founder of Phelas, Phelas develops the solution for the energy transition: A modular, mass-produced and cost-effective and safe electricity storage system for utilities, grid operators, industry, renewable energy developer & operators! We discussed liquid air energy storage, energy efficiency, supply chain disruptions, grid interconnecti