Ep. 74 | Community Choice Aggregation, a $4.5M Zero Emissions Trucking Project, & LGBTQIA+ Challenges | Lori Bilella of Ava Community Energy
From a $4.5M zero emissions trucking project with Forum Mobility, to virtual power plants, to contracting with Clearway Energy Group on a solar project involving Wartsila & NEXTracker, Ava Community Energy continues to track toward 100% carbon-free power by 2030. In fact, NREL recently named Ava, a community choice aggregator, one of the top green power providers in the U.S. In this Green Light episode, I will speak with Lori Bilella, Director of Clean Energy Services at Ava, about the re...
10 Touko 202436min
Ep. 73 | Heading to Cleanpower? Learn What’s New, Including the EmpowHER Forum | Rosanna Maietta of American Clean Power Association
Are you heading to Cleanpower in May? In this Green Light episode, you will learn what sets this show apart, including its EmpowHER Forum that is associated with WRISE, as well as about the significant growth of the trade association behind the conference. Catherine spoke with Rosanna Maietta, Chief Communications Officer & Senior Counselor to the CEO at the American Clean Power Association (ACP), about how ACP hired over 50 people last year alone & has reached over 800 member compani...
26 Huhti 202421min
Ep. 72 | Utility-Scale Energy Storage Growth Strategy & Recruiting Top Tier Diverse Talent | Tasha McCarter of RWE
From SunPower to Silicon Ranch to now RWE, Tasha McCarter has provided engineering leadership at every stage in the lifecycle of a power plant. She is now tasked with ensuring continued cleantech growth by focusing on people, processes & technology for RWE, which has nearly 20,000 employees in 30 countries. In this Green Light episode, Catherine spoke with Tasha about where she anticipates the most utility-scale energy storage growth taking place in the coming years, & how she & h...
21 Huhti 202423min
Ep. 71 | Arevon’s $2B in Project Financing, BESS Resiliency Projects, & Senior Women Leaders | Lydia Li of Arevon
Arevon has been all over the news lately with a handful of major announcements, including its $350 million raise from Blackstone for an 800 MWh energy storage project with Southern California Edison, Rosendin & Tesla. In total, Arevon has secured over $2 billion in clean energy project financing over the last 4 months alone. In this Green Light episode, Catherine spoke with Lydia Li, Director of Investments at Arevon, about Arevon’s recent achievements, the significant impact of the trans...
4 Huhti 202417min
Ep. 70 | How Pine Gate Grew its Team 3x While Ensuring Diversity, & Resources for LGBTQIA+ in Cleantech | Eric Shangle of Pine Gate Renewables
How was Pine Gate Renewables able to grow its team by 3x during the pandemic while also ensuring nearly half of its team remained people who identify as women? In this Green Light episode, Catherine spoke with Eric Shangle, a Navy Veteran & Veterans Advanced Energy Project Fellow, about the company’s myriad successful people & culture programs, including its work toward greater pay transparency. Eric also spoke about the company’s PRIDE Resource Group, & clean energy career advice...
18 Maalis 202433min
Ep. 69 | The Largest U.S. Community Solar Provider’s $2B Expansion & Environmental Justice | Juan Parra of Nexamp
In this Green Light podcast episode, Catherine spoke with Juan Parra at Nexamp, the nation’s largest community solar provider, about the company’s $2B expansion plan & new, second HQ in Chicago. Juan also shared about Nexamp’s purchase of 1.5 GW of American-made solar modules from Heliene - the largest ever community solar module order in history. He shared about how he transitioned from volunteering with WE ACT into a long-term career in community solar, & about the most effective st...
1 Maalis 202430min
Ep. 68 | Scaling Green Hydrogen, Allyship & Work Life Balance | Linette Casey of Siemens Energy
From starting out in gas turbine logistics to now leading sales for decarbonization initiatives in the Americas, Linette Casey has seen it all in her 23 years at Siemens Energy. And it all started with a Girl Scout trip. In this Green Light episode, Catherine spoke with Linette about her transition to renewables as well as the company’s green hydrogen partnership with Air Liquide. Linette also shared about how she overcame significant challenges in her career, such as having to prioriti...
18 Helmi 202435min
Ep. 67 | The DOE's $400 Billion in Cleantech Investments & Tribal Energy Finance | Arpita Bhattacharyya, DOE LPO
Did you know that the DOE Loan Programs Office’s authority for clean energy commercialization increased tenfold - from $40 billion to $400 billion dollars - due to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & the Inflation Reduction Act? In this Green Light podcast episode, Catherine McLean spoke with Arpita Bhattacharyya, Chief Climate Officer at the LPO, about the organization’s strategic priorities - from green hydrogen to EVs to geothermal to wind. They also spoke about the DOE’s Tribal Energy...
13 Helmi 202426min
