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In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy sits down with Chris Grablutz, Principal and Co-founder of Tri-Force Energy—a leading Commercial & Utility Solar Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance company serving NJ, NY, and PA. Chris shares expert insights on optimizing solar project performance through effective O&M strategies, repowering aging assets, and emerging trends shaping the future of the solar industry.   Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy and he is also an advisor for several solar startup companies.  He has extensive project origination, development, and financial experience in the renewable energy industry and in the environmental commodities market.   This includes initial site evaluation, permitting, financing, sourcing equipment, and negotiating the long-term energy and environmental commodities off-take agreements. He manages due diligence processes on land, permitting, and utility interconnection and is in charge of financing and structuring through Note to Proceed (“NTP”) to Commercial Operation Date (“COD”). Benoy composes teams suitable for all project development and construction tasks. He is also involved in project planning and pipeline financial modeling. He has been part of all sides of the transaction and this allows him to provide unique perspectives and value. Benoy has extensive experience in financial engineering to make solar projects profitable. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity which merged with Tesla in 2016.  He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity to move into the east coast markets.  Benoy was the Vice President at Vanguard Energy Partners which is a national solar installer where he focused on project finance solutions for commercial scale solar projects.  He also worked for Ridgewood Renewable Power, a private equity fund, where he analyzed potential investments in renewable energy projects and worked on maximizing the financial return of the projects in the portfolio.  Benoy also worked on the sale of all of the renewable energy projects in Ridgewood's portfolio.   He was in the Energy Structured Finance practice for Deloitte & Touche and in Financial Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young.  Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. He has a MBA in Finance from Rutgers University and a BS in Finance and Economics from the Stern School of Business at New York University.  Benoy was an Alumni Scholar at the Stern School of Business.       Chris Grablutz  Chris Grablutz has worked in the solar industry since 2010 with a wide network of great solar professionals and deep roots in northeast solar markets. His work in commercial, industrial, and utility scale solar has been focused on the technical aspects such as design engineering, construction management, QA/QC, Testing, and Operations & Maintenance. With a degree in Applied Physics and engineering background, Chris is a very detailed, logical, and process driven leader. Chris was also a NCAA Division I wrestler and grew up working for a family-owned construction company, which has contributed to his work hard attitude. In 2010, he entered the solar industry as a Project Engineer at Pfister Energy, a New Jersey based EPC firm. Chris supported commercial PV designs. Project and construction management came naturally to Chris from his upbringing in a family-owned construction firm. Chris managed the solar installations on multiple school district portfolios, UPS distribution facility, Teterboro Airport hangers, low and moderate income (LMI) apartment complexes, and building-integrated PV (BIPV) and building-integrated solar thermal systems at Camp Lejeune Marine Base in North Carolina. As the Director of Field Services at PV Pros and Pure Power Engineering, he led the creation of a commercial PV installation division. Chris grew the team to over 30 in-house employees with Job Site Safety, Technical Training, Quality Control, Staffing, and Project Management under his purview. In 2016, he led a start-up effort to transition from regional commercial construction into a national technical services firm, providing Operations and Maintenance (O&M), Owner's Engineer, and Independent Engineering. As the Director of Business Development, Chris's team led the sales of over 1GW of Owner's Engineer, Independent Engineer, and commissioning agent. His team's O&M sales included over 200MW of long-term O&M agreements. The O&M division completed multiple large service projects including PV system removal & re-installations. He continued his career in technical sales as the Director of Business Development at Clean Energy Associates, a global leader in solar manufacturing quality assurance, supply chain management, engineering services, and supplier/market intelligence programs.   Stay Connected: Benoy Thanjan Email: info@reneuenergy.com  LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com   Chris Grablutz Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgrablutz/ Email:  info@triforceenergy.com Website:  https://triforceenergy.com/   Chris Grablutz's previous episodes on the Solar Maverick Podcast   SMP 07-SMP 07: Getting down to Earth with Solar: Construction, quality control and O&M insights from Chris Grablutz   https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/e/smp-07-getting-down-to-earth-with-solar-construction-quality-control-and-om-insights-from-chris-grablutz/   SMP 42-LIve How Solar Technology is Changing the world? https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/e/smp-42-live-event-how-solar-technology-is-changing-the-world/ The book that Chris spoke about during the podcast is Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business. Two companies that Chris discusses in the podcast. Ecosuite https://ecosuite.io   Solargrade https://solargrade.io   Chris will be attending RE+ in Boston on Feb 12 to 13, 2025. If you want to meet with him at the conference, email him at info@triforceenergy.com.   Thank you to Concentro for sponsoring this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast! Concentro's mission is to create and promote accessible financing mechanisms for distributed generation projects. As we work towards a cleaner, more reliable, and affordable energy system, they strive to empower developers with the financial tools they need to succeed.  Below are the link to the podcast and the contact information of Iñigo and Tao who were on Episode 186. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast/id1441876259?i=1000679191495   Iñigo Rengifo Melia Email:  inigo@concentro.io Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/inigo-rengifo-melia/ Website: https://www.concentro.io/   Tao Mantaras Email:  tao@concentro.io Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/taomantaras/ Website:  https://www.concentro.io/  

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Christian Roselund has a strategy for when a new solar tariff petition drops. Turn off your phone. Then get to reading. Had he failed to follow these rules in April, Roselund, a senior policy analyst at Clean Energy Associates, would have gotten an ear full from developers fearful of yet another tariff fight.U.S. solar manufacturing giants First Solar and QCells are putting their weight behind the latest threat to an already fragile supply chain, and it could be much worse than the one that brought the industry to its knees just two years ago.Roselund joined Episode 78 of the Factor This! podcast to break down the impact of the newest attempt to tamp down China's solar dominance.Watch the full episode on YouTubeRegistration is LIVE for GridTECH Connect Forum - California. Join us in Newport Beach June 24-26 for the interconnection event. We're bringing together utilities, developers, and regulators to take on one of the biggest challenges facing the energy transition. Click here to save 10% on your ticket. Join partners from PG&E, CAISO, ENGIE, AES, and more. Watch every new episode of the Factor This! podcast on the Renewable Energy World YouTube channel, and make sure to subscribe while you're there!

Andy Klump, CEO & Founder, Clean Energy Associates, with developer, IPP, and EPC customers in 70+ countries,155+ GW of solar PV/15+ GWh of energy storage projects, leading 200+ professionals operating in 15 countries, with 135+ engineers and inspectors.

The conversation on the future of domestic manufacturing in the solar industry continues with Vinayak Gupta, Senior Vice President of Operations of Clean Energy Associates, a global company operating in the United States, Asia, and Europe, working on the soup to nuts of solar supply chains in terms of what it takes to bring new technology to production at scale of high quality. In this episode, Vinayak shares how module manufacturing can fully leverage the economic development opportunity that the solar industry brings.

China is by far the world's dominant producer of solar power technology which is becoming increasingly popular in places like Africa that are under mounting pressure to transition from reliance on fossil fuels to new, greener renewable sources of energy.Nicola Licata, a Shanghai-based project manager at the U.S. consultancy Clean Energy Associates, and her Washington, D.C.-based colleague, Associate Engineer Raiene Santana, discuss China's outsized role in the solar power supply chain and the challenges that U.S. and European governments are going to face in financing "Just Energy Transition" projects on the continent that don't include Chinese solar tech.Also, Eric & Cobus try to figure out why one of the Biden administration's top diplomats, Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is so off-base when it comes to China in Africa.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Showing up is half the battle. “Wow, 500! How did you do it, Nico?” Seems a lot of folks had this question on their mind as the date drew nearer to hit this milestone on the pod. And, when I asked you listeners “what can I do that's special for Episode 500?”, time and time again I got a common reply, “Have someone interview you, Nico! We want to know what you've learned!” The answer to “How I got here” is really boring and simple. One foot in front of the other, following my intuition, and reaching out to every hero, founder, leader who inspired me in the solar industry.  It's the tried and true formula for consistent progress that Most (all?) of the over 400 entrepreneurs & Executives interviewed on SunCast have “revealed” over the years.  Only ONE thing trumps (or compliments) Luck in the formula for success, and that is CONSISTENCY! Persistence. Sweat. Late Nights. Stretching what you believe you can do. And, for me, deciding each and every week to Press Record (and so, so much more that actually goes into bringing these episodes to life)! Consistency is a muscle and you have to decide you will do whatever “it” is, just like exercise, every single day. But the truth is, I have not always had this character trait of consistent action towards a goal. In fact, I was told I would fail in the beginning by people who, well-meaning, recognized that I had never been this consistent in anything. Little did they know, they motivated me to do the one thing that they believed I was incapable of, publish a podcast every single week.  Now, we publish 2. Soon, it will be even more. As they say, Hug your haters…let them inspire you.  All along, this quote inspired me: ​​“Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” — James Cook I set my sights on 500 episodes…7 years later, here we are. And now,  WHO should be that trusted guide in an interview meant to tease out my lessons learned (and origin story) along the way? Afterall, in Episode 100, I already brought in the Mega-connector and solar industry maven, Scott “Sully” Sullivan to help me tell my origin story.  So, this time, I decided to turn to the all-time most-listened-to SunCast guest (and an excellent & insightful solar industry CEO), Andy Klump, founder/CEO of Clean Energy Associates.  In today's episode, Andy turns the mic, and the interview draws out some of my most deeply held beliefs, most strongly anchored memories, and stories I have never told before on this or any other stage.  Tune in to hear more about my origin story (skip the first 30min if you don't care about that! haha), what I've learned from 500 episodes, and where we go from here. I hope SunCast has inspired you thus far.  I'd love to hear what were some of your favorite stories? Who did you meet or come to admire/appreciate #BecauseOfSunCast??  We are on this journey together.  This show has become my life, my livelihood, and my community.  Thank you for showing up, each and every time #SolarWarrior. Because, truly, showing up is half the battle. You'll find links to connect with me and Andy and reference links to the things we discussed in the episode in the https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/ (show notes) over on the blog. I'd also really love if you would Comment on today's Linkedin post about the episode!  What were some of your favorite stories? Who did you meet or come to admire & appreciate #BecauseOfSunCast??  SunCast is presented by https://www.mysuncast.com/sungrow (Sungrow), the world's most bankable inverter brand. You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you, here: https://www.mysuncast.com/sponsors (www.mysuncast.com/sponsors) Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 499 other founder stories and startup advice...

Andy Klump is a renewable energy executive with nearly two decades of experience living and working in Asia. He is the founder, owner, and CEO of Clean Energy Associates (CEA), a solar energy and storage advisory firm that specializes in technical due diligence and engineering services. Established in 2008, CEAnow employs over 175 professionals around the world, and has completed solar energy and storage projects in more than 65 countries so far. Originally from the U.S., Andy has a background in Economics and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He relocated from Atlanta to Shanghai in 2002 and has been based in Asia ever since. Prior to founding his own company, he served as the Vice President of Business Development for Trina Solar, where he headed the company's international expansion plans covering supply chain, international business development, capital raising, and corporate development. Over a two-year period, he and his Trina Solarmanagement team successfully raised nearly $500 million in capital during the company's IPO and follow-on offerings on the New York Stock Exchange. In addition to his role as the head of CEA, Andy is a current board member of a couple of renewable energy startups, ion Ventures and Solar Inventions, and he has served as a board member of the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). He is also a co-founder and board member of the health-care focused non-profit organizations iDefine.org and KIDSIQProject.org. In this interview, Andy shares his personal career journey of relocating to China from the U.S., adapting to the local business culture, and eventually launching and scaling his own global company. He explains what the core purpose behind CEA is, and how he manages his growing international team. And he talks about some global and regional trends he's seeing in solar energy, and his perspective on the solar supply chain going forward. Tune in for Andy's valuable insights!   Links: CEA website CEA on LinkedIn CEA on Twitter Andy on LinkedIn  

We're taking a road trip on this Follower Friday as we head to the Far East to chat with longtime Solar Pioneer Andy Klump, CEO and founder of Clean Energy Associates. Klump, is a St. Louis kid who has called China home for the last twenty years. In today's episode, … The post The Green Insider – Ep 123 – Andy Klump – Follower Friday appeared first on eRENEWABLE.

As the storage and renewables market continues to expand, new manufacturing facilities are popping up across the world every day. But with new facilities come new problems that some operators aren't prepared to handle. Enter Andy Klump and his team at Clean Energy Associates (CEA). Tune in as podcast host and Troutman Pepper Partner Bill Derasmo and his guest CEA CEO and Founder Andy Klump discuss storage buyer risks and rewards, the potential for retroactive ruling on anti-dumping, and insider tips on how to track and identify the right suppliers to avoid being bamboozled by manufacturers.

We speak with Andy Klump, founder and CEO of Clean Energy Associates. Andy has been in China for 20 years and walks us through the solar industry's development with emphasis on China's role in becoming the dominant industry manufacturer today. We touch on factors affecting supply, demand, and pricing both in China and abroad. And what the future of solar adoption looks like as governments, businesses, and consumers become more and more willing to spend to adopt clean energy solutions.

On these “Select” episodes of the show, we'll extract our favourite moments from previous episodes of The International Business Podcast. You can find the links to the guests in the show notes. Enjoy.#76: Solar energy and supply chain traceability With Andy Klump #40: Is Education digitally strong? With Melissa Palleschi#35: Sustainable innovation With Stefano Giusti-Andy Klump is a renewable energy executive with 20 years of solar energy, storage, and technology experience with 18 years' operating in China. He is the founder, owner, and CEO of Clean Energy Associates, a solar energy and storage technical due diligence and engineering services firm with a presence in 13 countries with over 170 professionals and completed solar energy and storage projects in 60+ countries.-Melissa Palleschi, Sales and Marketing Director at The PIE - independent media, recruitment and events company connecting a global community of professionals working in international education. A native New Yorker, Mel has lived in London for 11 years. She studied European Mass Communication and Art History at the American University of Rome and graduated from the University at Buffalo in New York with a BA in Communication. She moved abroad to Italy after graduating UB to teach English. In 2009, she made the move to London where she started working as an English teacher, Social Programme Organiser and eventually the Sales and marketing executive at Tti School of English in Camden Town. Her role as the sales and marketing executive at Tti and at The PIE has enabled her to travel around the globe creating new partnerships and deepening her understanding of the value of international education. - Stefano Giusti is the Vice President of Global Packaging at AFC Materials Group and General Manager at Policarta. His family has been working with paper-based products for over six generations. He now manages the global division of the American company AFC, focusing on the research and manufacturing of sustainable packaging products. Are plastics the real enemy? And is paper the only solution? AFC made its mark as a global provider of high temperature and non-stick solutions. And since 1988, they have remained focused on partnering with end users, distributors, and OEMs to solve their greatest production challenges. To better serve their customers, AFC Materials Group has developed internal business units designed for flexibility and speed of service.   As a turnkey manufacturer, their capabilities include coating, converting, and fabrication of composite materials engineered for the most demanding applications. AFC is based in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, with locations in Vermont, Mexico, and Italy. Subscribe to The International Business Podcast on your favourite platform. The show is listened in 115 countries. Weekly episodes are released every Monday. Connect with the host Leonardo Marra on LinkedIn Follow the page on LinkedIn 

Solar and wind (supported by battery storage) are attracting the lion's share of near-term energy transition investment. Costs for both have tumbled over the past decade as manufacturing capacity has exploded.But 2021 reversed this as solar module prices rose by as much as a quarter last year, while wind turbine prices grew 10-15%. Battery costs will rise in 2022 for the first time in a decade.Record commodity and transport costs, raw-material supply constraints and logistical bottlenecks are the culprits, Rising costs have led developers to consider delays or cancellations tapping the breaks on the growth of renewables just as many countries commit more ambitious emissions reductions.China's renewables manufacturers and project developers emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before as power demand drive investment to record levels. Building more, faster and cheaper than anyone else, China has become the Ikea of the energy transition.In February's Horizons podcast, Dr Liz Dennett is joined by Andy Klump, the founder and CEO of Clean Energy Associates. Andy has over 20 years' experience in high tech renewable sectors, 18 of which are in solar PV.Also on the show: Alex Whitworth - Head of Asia Pacific Power & Renewables Research at Wood Mackenzie. Alex has over 10 years' experience in the energy industry in China and Asia, including roles at McKinsey, GE and IHS Markit. February's Horizons podcast identifies what has driven this growth in China's renewables, how sustainable it is likely to prove and how countries and companies can respond.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An experienced and highly motivated business leader, Darryl Parker's work in 57 countries makes him a leader in driving innovation across global, matrixed organizations and developing and executing strategies for complex organizations. He brings a strong entrepreneurial mindset, business acumen, passion for innovation and a true commitment to developing the talent around him to every role. He also designs sales and marketing programs that achieve financial targets and deliver beyond customer expectations.Darryl shifted to renewable energy - specifically solar - from other high growth industries: high tech information systems and communications, leveraging the skills of guiding and growing organizations for his current role at Clean Energy Associates.Prior to joining Clean Energy Associates, Parker held the role of Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Ampt, a PV power electronics business where he oversaw the global sales and field application engineering team, delivering significant customer value and 10X sales growth over the past five years. He holds undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and an MBA in global management. Quotables “The grid has always been an amalgamation of multiple types of energy generation.” – Darryl Parker “It's so interesting to watch the evolution as people start to transform their knowledge from one form of energy generation to another.” – Darryl Parker“You know when the ‘go big or go home' guys are getting involved that the industry has real momentum.” – Amy Simpkins “It's just power. It's just electrons running on a wire that helps us run our daily life. And how we get it the fastest, cheapest, most economical way- whatever. Let's just do that! And make it available to everyone.” – Darryl ParkerIf you enjoyed the conversation, please share the episode with other innovators. Leave us a positive review and subscribe to Power Flow on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out our awesome merch! And hey, we're new, so you can even apply to be a sponsor or a guest.You can follow Power Flow Podcast on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Tik Tok. Thank you for listening. See you at the whiteboard!

Today we're speaking to Andy Klump, the CEO and Founder of Clean Energy Associates, a company that provides services in the field of solar PV and battery storage quality assurance, supply chain management, and engineering. He founded the company in 2008 after working for several years at Trina, in an era before China was even a leader in solar manufacturing. Andy is an expert in world solar supply chains who is frequently quoted in publications such as PV Tech / PV Magazine, as well as in mainstream media.   In today's episode, we cover: The scale of the largest solar players The upcoming solar and battery technologies and whether China is a tech leader The overall health of the Chinese solar industry The main challenges in the industry right now Whether other countries have the chance to compete with China on solar given its leading position now The relative complexity of he solar supply chain compared to the battery supply chain The extent to which materials supply bottlenecks will continue in both industries How clean energy will evolve—will it still be central plants, or will distributed RE plus storage play more of a role in China than it has so far?

On this episode Leo interviews Andy Klump. He is a renewable energy executive with 20 years of solar energy, storage, and technology experience with 18 years' operating in China. He is the founder, owner, and CEO of Clean Energy Associates, a solar energy and storage technical due diligence and engineering services firm with a presence in 13 countries with over 170 professionals and completed solar energy and storage projects in 60+ countries. Supply chain traceability allows to track products from sources to consumer. Is this vital? What is the importance of company culture? Connect with Andy on LinkedIn  Clean Energy Associates (CEA), a solar and storage technical advisory firm, provides quality assurance and independent engineering solutions worldwide. We serve financial institutions, project developers, EPCs, IPPs, and power plant owners. From our base in China, CEA's quality control engineers travel worldwide to conduct upstream in-factory technical evaluations, including factory audits, production monitoring and pre-shipment product inspections. Our US-based product management and engineering (IE/OE) teams provide support throughout the project life cycle, from upstream supply chain management and supplier benchmarking, to downstream system design, construction, commissioning, performance assessment, re-power and optimization as well as warranty support. We serve the solar and storage industries through our expertise in PV modules, racking, inverters and energy storage systems. Since 2008, CEA has reduced buyers' risks and improved returns on investments via quality assurance, technical and financial due diligence and engineering services covering more than 90 GW in over 60 countries. Self-learning is of paramount importance in the business world, listen to your international peers and step up your game.Connect with the host Leonardo Marra on LinkedIn Follow the page on LinkedIn This episode is sponsored by International Expansion Explained. Are you looking to expand internationally, but you're not sure where to start? Or you export already but would like to venture further overseas? Reach out to arrange an international clarity session and learn more about growth plans here International Expansion StrategyPartners SearchOngoing sales and branding supportIndividual one on one support

For the las six months, the solar industry has been under a shroud of confusion and uncertainty with regard to a handful of policies that are affecting all of us. Whether you have felt it yet or not, the WRO (Withhold Release Order) has slowly crept into the solar industry consciousness and is impacting everything from project equipment and project delivery timelines to supply chain and equipment pricing. As much of the news is coming through the filter of international media and is targeted toward the ever-growing trade battle between the US and Southeast Asia, chiefly China, it's often difficult to discern exactly what the WRO and other policies (both in the Biden administration and abroad) could mean for your business and our industry at large. To help sift the wheat from the shaft and give you front lines insight into how this can effect your business and what you can do about it, I've brought Andy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates, to the show today for his fourth appearance because Andy is, in my view, one the of the world's chief experts on US - China solar trade, both from a policy perspective and a delivery/logistics quality perspective. Andy has been in the industry for 20 years and he's seen a lot of cycles. Andy and I talk about how this is similar to and different from past trade cycles, like the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties or AD/CVD. Andy has keen insight on the impacts on pricing, timelines on logistics log jams and when they might ease up, and whether or not the underlying arguments of the existing WRO actually holds water. We also contemplate whether this is necessarily fair that the solar industry is receiving the brunt of this trade policy, considering we are not the only industry that utilizes products coming from SE Asia and in particular, the areas that are under inspection in China, with the current WRO rulings. Andy provides his thoughts on how, where and IF the Biden administration might provide relief to this ever more troublesome situation. If you've been wondering how this will effect you, you want to listen to this today's episode. It's a timely look at how international trade policy directly effects our industry and your livelihood. Head over to the blog where we've got tons of links, articles and interviews about the topic. -- There's a lot we dig into today, so sit back and enjoy When it's done, I'd love if you'd leave us a 5 ⭐ rating & review and it's never been easier: www.ratethispodcast.com/suncast And, find me on Linkedin and let me know what you thought of this episode! (http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus)  Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 400 other founder stories and startup advice as well as sign up for weekly email notifications at www.mysuncast.com. Join the conversation with Nico Johnson, on Twitter, LinkedIn or email

For the las six months, the solar industry has been under a shroud of confusion and uncertainty with regard to a handful of policies that are affecting all of us. Whether you have felt it yet or not, the WRO (Withhold Release Order) has slowly crept into the solar industry consciousness and is impacting everything from project equipment and project delivery timelines to supply chain and equipment pricing. As much of the news is coming through the filter of international media and is targeted toward the ever-growing trade battle between the US and Southeast Asia, chiefly China, it's often difficult to discern exactly what the WRO and other policies (both in the Biden administration and abroad) could mean for your business and our industry at large. To help sift the wheat from the shaft and give you front lines insight into how this can effect your business and what you can do about it, I've brought Andy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates, to the show today for his fourth appearance because Andy is, in my view, one the of the world's chief experts on US - China solar trade, both from a policy perspective and a delivery/logistics quality perspective. Andy has been in the industry for 20 years and he's seen a lot of cycles. Andy and I talk about how this is similar to and different from past trade cycles, like the Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties or AD/CVD. Andy has keen insight on the impacts on pricing, timelines on logistics log jams and when they might ease up, and whether or not the underlying arguments of the existing WRO actually holds water. We also contemplate whether this is necessarily fair that the solar industry is receiving the brunt of this trade policy, considering we are not the only industry that utilizes products coming from SE Asia and in particular, the areas that are under inspection in China, with the current WRO rulings. Andy provides his thoughts on how, where and IF the Biden administration might provide relief to this ever more troublesome situation. If you've been wondering how this will effect you, you want to listen to this today's episode. It's a timely look at how international trade policy directly effects our industry and your livelihood. Head over to the blog where we've got tons of links, articles and interviews about the topic. -- There's a lot we dig into today, so sit back and enjoy When it's done, I'd love if you'd leave us a 5 ⭐ rating & review and it's never been easier: www.ratethispodcast.com/suncast And, find me on Linkedin and let me know what you thought of this episode! (http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus)  Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 400 other founder stories and startup advice as well as sign up for weekly email notifications at www.mysuncast.com. Join the conversation with Nico Johnson, on Twitter, LinkedIn or email

In this episode host Bill Nussey talks with Andy Klump, founder and CEO of Shanghai-based Clean Energy Associates, the leading global solar and storage supply chain management and engineering services firm. Klump walks us through how and why the economics of solar are shifting in the short term and the impact an energy crisis in China as well as backlogs in global shipping are having on US solar and battery projects. Klump shares views on when this crisis might end and the critical need for a holistic clean energy manufacturing strategy in the US.

Confused about the WRO, Withhold and Release Order on solar silicon products made by Hoshine in Xinjiang Province in China? We have an expert on materials tracing, Paul Wormser, Vice President of Technology for Clean Energy Associates. If you buy solar panels, you want to understand this information. Whitehouse info on the topic: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/24/fact-sheet-new-u-s-government-actions-on-forced-labor-in-xinjiang/About our Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulwormser/Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/ Twice a week we highlight the tools, technologies and innovators that are making the clean energy transition a reality - on Apple,

Andy Klump is a renewable energy executive with 20 years of solar energy, storage, and technology experience. He has been living and working in China since 2002. He is the founder, owner, and CEO of Clean Energy Associates, a solar energy and storage technical due diligence and engineering services firm with a presence in 13 countries with over 170 employees. Developing his company, he has hired many flexpats over the years and knows exactly how and why foreigners should work in China. That's what you'll learn in this leadership episode. Connect with Andy Klump on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aklump/ Visit his company's website: https://www.cea3.com

Today's guest, Darryl Parker, brings more than three decades of extensive high-tech manufacturing and power electronics experience to his role at Clean Energy Associates. But he's got a truly inspiring story of growing up in the booming high tech industry, pulling up a seat at the table and opening the door for many who have followed in his footsteps! He currently leads the global sales and marketing teams focused on solving clients' solar and storage challenges with CEA's comprehensive suite of technical advisory services. We go into our own history together, having met way back in 2009 on the job when he first arrived at SatCon! This guy's got stories. You're here for Stories. Let's get into it!   Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and hundreds of other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com. Text Nico and start a conversation! +1 (310) 634-1780 You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on Twitter, Link`edIn or email   And you can find out more about today's sponsor, Enian, at www.enian.co

Today's guest, Darryl Parker, brings more than three decades of extensive high-tech manufacturing and power electronics experience to his role at Clean Energy Associates. But he's got a truly inspiring story of growing up in the booming high tech industry, pulling up a seat at the table and opening the door for many who have followed in his footsteps! He currently leads the global sales and marketing teams focused on solving clients' solar and storage challenges with CEA's comprehensive suite of technical advisory services. We go into our own history together, having met way back in 2009 on the job when he first arrived at SatCon! This guy's got stories. You're here for Stories. Let's get into it!   Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and hundreds of other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com. Text Nico and start a conversation! +1 (310) 634-1780 You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on Twitter, Link`edIn or email   And you can find out more about today's sponsor, Enian, at www.enian.co

How did Chinese firms come to dominate the global solar industry? Now that the Biden administration has banned imports for some key components of solar panels made in Xinjiang, how will global solar buyers adapt? Andy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates, a firm tasked with monitoring Chinese solar supply chains, joins the podcast to discuss.   Outtro Music:  星球坠落（FALLING）by 艾热, a rapper from Xinjiang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN8lxL1gvOE&list=OLAK5uy_mxe6tOdJnF3FcOOYFaBPPW2wKbrE7mKwU&index=2 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How did Chinese firms come to dominate the global solar industry? Now that the Biden administration has banned imports for some key components of solar panels made in Xinjiang, how will global solar buyers adapt? Andy Klump, CEO of Clean Energy Associates, a firm tasked with monitoring Chinese solar supply chains, joins the podcast to discuss.   Outtro Music:  星球坠落（FALLING）by 艾热, a rapper from Xinjiang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN8lxL1gvOE&list=OLAK5uy_mxe6tOdJnF3FcOOYFaBPPW2wKbrE7mKwU&index=2

Sustainability, the digital economy, international trade & supply chains: our new podcast series brings you insights from inspirational leaders, entrepreneurs and experts on the topics that matter to your business. In our first episode, Andy Clump, CEO and Founder of Clean Energy Associates, shares his learnings on managing an international supply chain, adapting value propositions, and building a sustainable business – and a better world for future generations.This episode is a part of the HSBC Drive series. Drive 2021 is a unique opportunity for you to connect with thought-leaders and like-minded business owners from around the world. The online event, which takes place from 4-20 May, offers exclusive global insights as well as in-depth local knowledge on topics that matter the most to businesses like yours. The event focuses on three themes, all of which are critically important to SME business owners and managers – international trade, sustainability and digital and innovation.To find out more click here Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

A little over a year after the dip in the international supply chain for renewable projects, many are starting to wonder where the U.S. fits into the world's renewable energy market. Can we really build a clean power supply chain on the home front?NPM Reporter Michaela Althouse speaks with Andy Klump, CEO & Founder of Clean Energy Associates, a North American-owned solar PV and battery storage quality assurance, supply chain management and engineering services firm based in Denver, Colorado and Shanghai, China.