Ep. 26 | Electrifying the Navajo Nation with Hydrogen, Wind & Solar | Dory Peters of Big Navajo Energy & William McCabe of Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company
What role does hydrogen play in a fully decarbonized, electrified future for all? This is a question the Navajo Nation and its leaders have been increasingly focused on. This week, Catherine discusses the recent hydrogen project with Dory Peters of Big Navajo Energy & William McCabe of Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company. In partnership with Siemens & Power Innovations International Inc, they address the fact that Navajo Nation households make up 75% of all unelectrified households in t...
7 Sep 202127min
Ep. 25 | How Lightsource bp Doubled its Development Pipeline & Ensured Diverse Hiring During a Rapid Expansion | Emilie Wangerman of Lightsource bp
In this episode, Catherine speaks with Emilie Wangerman, Senior Vice President & Head of Business Development and M&A at Lightsource bp. Discussing how the company was able to double its solar power project development pipeline by supporting bp in acquiring an additional 9 GW pipeline of projects from 7X Energy, Inc. Spread across 12 U.S states, the projects will generate enough clean energy to power about 1.7 million U.S. homes. With great momentum and growth, Lightsource bp en...
17 Aug 202114min
Ep. 24 | Solar Sisters of the Traveling Hard Hat | Liz Lachowitzer of Mortenson
How have diversity programs affected the cleantech industry? What organizations are expanding the conversation around equity and inclusion? In this episode, we speak with Liz Lachowitzer of Mortenson, as she reflects on her newly launched program, 'Sisters of the Traveling Hard Hat', which was designed to spotlight women who are leading and developing projects in the cleantech space - helping to pave the way forward for women and collaborate with like-minded organizations like Women of...
10 Aug 202113min
Ep. 23 | BlueWave Solar & The Triple Bottom Line | Trevor Hardy & Safiyyah Khan of BlueWave Solar
What can your company learn from BlueWave Solar, which has been ranked alongside Patagonia as one of the most impactful companies in the world? From their B Corp status to their own initiative against racism and hate, BlueWave Solar is taking matters into their own hands and paving a path forward, towards a more equitable workplace. In this episode, Catherine speaks with BlueWave’s CEO, Trevor Hardy, & VP of Marketing, Safiyyah Khan, about their recommendations for implementing succ...
6 Jul 202128min
Ep. 22 | Why Greentown Labs Invested in ALLY Energy & How We Can Transition Former Fossil Fuel Employees Into Cleantech | Katie Mehnert of ALLY Energy
In this episode, we congratulate Katie Mehnert, CEO & Founder of ALLY Energy on becoming an Inaugural Member of Greentown Labs Houston. Greentown Labs is North America’s largest incubator for climate-focused startups & recently chose ALLY Energy, a rapidly growing, digital company focused on diversifying the clean energy & traditional energy workforces, as one of the first members of the recently opened Greentown Labs Houston. The Green Light podcast is inspired by such work. In a...
10 Jun 202117min
Ep. 21 | Overcoming the SHEcession & Investing in Women Entrepreneurs | Alice Myerhoff of How Women Lead
Did you know that women founders generate 1.5x more revenue than male founders, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG)? However, women only receive 2% of venture capital funding despite making up 42% of all entrepreneurs. Investing in women leaders would also return $4.4 trillion to the economy, according to Morgan Stanley's Beyond the VC Funding Gap survey. In this Green Light episode, Catherine speaks with Alice Myerhoff of How Women Lead & How Women Invest about how they ar...
11 Mai 202112min
Ep. 20 | Revolutionizing Community Solar in Pursuit of Environmental Justice | Kristal Hansley of WeSolar
Did you know community solar capacity in the U.S. has doubled year over year in the past decade? Today, Catherine speaks with an incredible clean energy leader who is responsible for such growth and the expansion of community solar on the East Coast. Kristal Hansley, a Howard University Alumna, is the first Black woman to found a community solar company. Kristal was recently featured in Fortune, Bloomberg LP & Vogue for her leadership on topics like environmental justice. Through We...
8 Apr 202114min
Ep. 19 | Empowering Female-Led Solar Businesses in Africa & DER Aggregation | Isabelle Christensen of Doosan GridTech
In this episode of The Green Light, we speak with an Astro scientist, economist, electrical engineer, renewable energy veteran, NASA ambassador & social entrepreneur. These are just a few ways to describe our guest, Isabelle Christensen, BSEE, Ph.D. of Doosan GridTech. Catherine speaks with Isabelle about Doosan GridTech’s distributed energy resources aggregation software platform and her work across the globe. Discussing how her interest in STEM work flourished and came to develop ...
9 Mar 202115min
