Podcasts about Valence

Objectif commun pour Benoit et Yodu, le We Run Paris... Bienvenue dans le journal de bord ! Benoit a eu la chance d'aller reconnaître le parcours : 10km difficile, parcours exigeant, points de vigilance, le kiff à la fin. Quelle stratégie aborder ? La difficulté au début, un mal pour un bien ? De son côté, Yohan se transforme petit à petit en coureur cycliste, malgré une petite alerte au tendon. L'objectif, poser les fondations d'une nouvelle saison qui va l'emmener jusqu'au marathon de Valence. La préparation continue !

Thierry RoudilSi quelqu'un vous racontait l'histoire d'un chef des stups de la Police Judiciaire de Lyon, révoqué, poursuivi par ses démons, frappé par la maladie, plongé dans le coma, puis revenu à la vie pour monter sur scène... vous penseriez à un scénario de cinéma. Thierry Roudil, lui, appelle simplement ça son parcours.Après des années de reconstruction, Thierry ouvre l'Appart Café à Bourg-lès-Valence, une salle devenue au fil du temps un lieu incontournable pour les humoristes en tournée et les talents émergents. Pendant que les artistes montent sur scène chez lui, une idée commence à germer : raconter sa propre histoire.De cette envie naît À Contresens, un seul-en-scène devenu son œuvre emblématique. Un spectacle aussi drôle que bouleversant, où il revisite sans filtre son parcours hors du commun, de policier respecté à homme brisé, puis d'homme brisé à artiste accompli. Présenté au Festival Off d'Avignon, joué partout en France et salué pour sa sincérité, le spectacle révèle un conteur rare, capable de transformer les cicatrices en éclats de rire. Car derrière les punchlines, derrière l'humour et l'autodérision, se cache une question qui nous concerne tous : que fait-on lorsque la vie décide soudainement de réécrire notre destin ?Episode 76Production exécutive du podcast : yumeegoProduction éditoriale : Véronique BarbeDirection artistique du podcast : Alexandre BréalMontage/Mixage : Alexandre BréalAvec les voix de Véronique Barbe & William Piletsites web : www.lezardurire.com Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

What if the most compelling case for clean energy isn't climate change, economics, or energy independence?What if it's public health?Former EPA Administrator Michael Regan has spent his career connecting pollution, environmental protection, and energy policy to the everyday health of American communities. In this special collaboration between SunCast and Energy Empire, Nico Johnson and Jigar Shah sit down with Regan to explore why he viewed the EPA as a public health agency first, and what today's clean energy leaders can learn from communities demanding a greater voice in decisions that affect their lives.From North Carolina's landmark coal ash settlement to EPA's Journey to Justice initiative, Regan shares how listening to communities reshaped the way he approached enforcement, regulation, and environmental protection. The conversation also tackles one of the industry's most pressing challenges: how to build the infrastructure America needs while maintaining public trust amid rising concerns over affordability, data centers, and rapid load growth.For developers, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders, this episode offers a timely reminder that successful energy transitions depend not only on technology and capital, but on people.Expect to learn:

durée : 00:25:45 - Pédicure-podologue et posturologue à Valence, Carole LEPROU était notre invitée. À l'approche de l'été, elle a répondu aux questions des auditeurs sur la santé des pieds, les semelles, les douleurs et la prévention. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

L'info du matin - Les animaux sont parfois meilleurs que nos applis météo. Le winner du jour - Il met la carte grise de sa voiture au nom de sa fille de 9 ans, elle reçoit 5 000 euros de PV à l'âge adulte. - Le mystérieux message du Crédit Agricole qui a semé la panique ce mardi. Le flashback du jour - Août 2001 : Un jeu télé culte pour commencer ce flashback, créé par Kader Aoun et Alain Chabat : Burger Quiz ! Ensuite, l'album qui occupait encore et toujours la première place des ventes, c'était "... Próxima Estación ... Esperanza" de Manu Chao. Les savoirs inutiles - On parle d'un instrument de musique aussi étrange que fascinant : l'harmonica de verre. Il a été inventé par Benjamin Franklin, qui a également participé à la Déclaration d'indépendance des États-Unis ! La chanson du jour - The Last Dinner Party "Nothing Matter" 3 choses à savoir sur Ray Charles Qu'est-ce qu'on regarde ? - La sortie ciné du jour, c'est le 37ème long métrage de Steven Spielberg : "Disclosure Day !". - Un film français sort sur Prime Video vendredi : "Une famille de bâtards !". Une comédie de Mourad Winter, avec un gros casting : Florence Foresti, Laura Felpin, Hakim Jemili, Kad Merad et Benjamin Tranier. Le jeu surprise (1,2,3,4) - Nicolas de Tours repart avec un Shark Aqua Blue Edition de Richard Orlinski. Les coffres à jouets RTL2 - Maxence, 9 ans, de Bourg-lès-Valence vers Valence gagne un séjour 2J/1N en famille au Parc Astérix. La Banque RTL2 - David de Sentheim vers Mulhouse gagne 750€.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Rare earths are having a moment. And if you work anywhere near clean energy, batteries, EVs, data centers, defense, or domestic manufacturing, this conversation should be on your radar.And, when it comes to rare earths (aka critical minerals), it seems everyone talks about mining.But according to Mark LaVerghetta, that's not where the real critical minerals challenge lies.Nico got a chance to sit down with Mark, co-founder of ReElement Technologies, in person finally, and learned that the true bottleneck in the clean energy transition is refining. You can dig rare earth elements out of the ground, but they still need to be separated, purified, and transformed into the high-purity materials used in batteries, EVs, defense systems, data centers, and advanced electronics.Today, much of that refining capacity remains concentrated overseas (yes, largely China), creating vulnerabilities that extend far beyond clean energy. As AI accelerates demand for advanced materials and geopolitical tensions reshape global trade, domestic refining has become a matter of economic resilience and national security.Mark explains why ReElement is pursuing an "innovation, not imitation" approach to rare earth processing, using chromatography to create a more flexible and scalable refining platform designed to respond quickly to shifting market needs.Expect to learn:

durée : 00:05:30 - Les Matins de France Culture - par : Catherine Duthu - En Espagne, la fin de l'année scolaire est marquée par une série de grèves chez les enseignants. Le feu couvait depuis longtemps, après des années de manque de moyens pour l'école publique et de baisse du pouvoir d'achat des enseignants : moins 20 % depuis 2010. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

  La Classe Défense du lycée Montplaisir regroupe 20 élèves volontaires de 1ère LP et LT. En partenariat avec notre unité marraine, le 1er régiment de Spahis (1er RS) de Valence, ces jeunes se sont engagés sur l'année et ont participé à plusieurs manifestations : participations aux cérémonies commémoratives, découverte de la caserne Baquet ainsi que […]

Après plusieurs années d'hésitations, de restructurations et de recul commercial, Ford a voulu montrer qu'il n'avait pas renoncé à l'Europe. Le constructeur américain a reconfirmé l'arrivée de cinq nouveaux modèles électrifiés sur le Vieux Continent d'ici la fin de la décennie. L'objectif était clair : reprendre pied sur un marché où la marque avait perdu du terrain, face aux constructeurs européens, mais aussi face à la montée très rapide des marques chinoises.Cette annonce est intervenue dans un contexte un peu plus favorable pour Ford, notamment en France. Louis-Carl Vignon, président de Ford France, a indiqué que les modèles électriques représentaient 55 % des commandes enregistrées dans l'Hexagone au mois d'avril. Le constructeur bénéficiait notamment du lancement de modèles importants comme l'Explorer électrique et le Capri EV, tous deux développés sur la plateforme MEB de Volkswagen. Cette plateforme est une base technique conçue pour les véhicules électriques, qui permet de partager batteries, moteurs et architecture électronique entre plusieurs modèles.Dans le détail, Ford a présenté une feuille de route centrée sur les particuliers. Elle comprenait une petite citadine électrique, dans l'esprit de la Fiesta, un SUV compact zéro émission, ainsi que plusieurs SUV proposés en versions électriques ou hybrides. La marque a aussi confirmé l'arrivée en Europe d'un nouveau SUV compact inspiré de la famille Bronco, produit à partir de 2028 dans son usine de Valence, en Espagne. Le positionnement était assumé : un véhicule au style robuste, plus aventurier, mais adapté au marché européen. Ce plan répondait aussi à une inquiétude plus large. Jim Farley, le patron de Ford, avait multiplié les alertes sur la progression des constructeurs chinois, qu'il décrivait comme une menace majeure pour l'industrie occidentale. BYD, notamment, s'était imposé comme l'un des concurrents les plus redoutés, avec des modèles abordables et très avancés technologiquement.Ford n'a donc pas cherché à basculer brutalement vers le tout électrique. Le groupe a plutôt défendu une transition progressive, mêlant électrique et hybride, plus proche des usages réels des automobilistes. Pour réduire ses coûts, il s'est aussi appuyé sur des partenariats industriels, notamment avec Volkswagen, et potentiellement Renault pour certains futurs modèles produits en France. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Risk looks different depending on where you're standing.In Episode 936 (Jason Kaminsky & 2026 The Solar Risk Assessment), we explored risk through the lens of data, operations, and asset performance.Today's episode looks at it through the eyes of someone who spent four decades preparing organizations for uncertainty, disruption, and worst-case scenarios.General Robert Neller served as the 37th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, leading one of the world's most respected organizations through an era of rapid technological change, evolving threats, and global instability.In this conversation, General Neller joins Nico to discuss how great leaders think about risk before it becomes a crisis, why resilience is more than a buzzword, and what the energy industry can learn from organizations that operate where failure is not an option.Along the way, the conversation explores cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, energy resilience, military innovation, entrepreneurship, and the leadership principles that matter when the stakes are high.Expect to learn:

Solar projects are increasingly being financed and operated as long-life infrastructure assets. That means the industry can no longer rely on assumptions about risk—we need evidence.In this episode, Jason Kaminsky, CEO of kWh Analytics, walks us through what the latest Solar Risk Assessment reveals, and answers a deceptively simple question: Which solar risks actually matter?Drawing on dozens of partners' fleet-scale operational and underwriting data, Jason explains how the industry is moving beyond anecdotes to identify the risks that have a measurable impact on long-term performance, resilience, and project finance.Expect to learn:

A solar moratorium nearly shut down Alabama's emerging solar market before most of the industry even saw it coming.For years, the prevailing assumption has been that clean energy growth would be concentrated in politically progressive states while places like Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi lagged behind.But that's not what Monika Gerhart is seeing (and doing!) on the ground.As Executive Director of the Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association (GSREIA), Monika operates at the intersection of policy, infrastructure, resilience, and market development across some of the most politically and operationally complex energy markets in America. And increasingly, she says the future of clean energy growth is being shaped locally — through trust, coalition-building, reliability concerns, and resilience planning.In this conversation, Nico and Monika unpack the fight that nearly derailed Alabama's solar market before most of the industry even noticed, how Hurricane Ida transformed the conversation around distributed energy and microgrids in Louisiana, and why resilience infrastructure is rapidly becoming a life-safety issue across the Gulf Coast.They also explore:why state-level advocacy increasingly determines whether markets survive long enough to maturehow local relationships shape energy policy more than national narrativesthe emerging role of neighborhood-scale resilience planning and community microgridswhy lawmakers are becoming more open to renewables as electricity demand acceleratesand what developers, manufacturers, investors, and operators should understand about building durable markets in politically complicated regionsThis is a conversation about far more than solar policy.It's about how energy markets are actually built — and why some of the industry's most important battles are happening far from the headlines.Are there other technologies you've scouted on the frontlines of the Clean Energy Revolution that you think we should be covering here on SunCast?Hit us up - team@suncast.me with your feedback & recommendations.If you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to their contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://suncast.media/episodes/.Our Platinum Presenting Sponsor for SunCast is CPS America!SunCast is also sponsored by Nextpower!You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.suncast.media/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 875 other founder stories and startup advice at www.suncast.media.Subscribe to Valence, our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter, and learn the elements of compelling storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/valence-content-that-connects-7145928995363049472/You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus

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Climatetech is entering a different phase.The era of easy capital, oversized narratives, and growth-at-all-costs expectations is giving way to something more demanding: disciplined execution, durable business models, strong commercialization pathways, and teams that can scale proven solutions in real markets.In this live conversation, Nico Johnson sits down with longtime investor David Kirkpatrick, Managing Director at SJF Ventures, to unpack what experienced investors are actually paying attention to now and why the companies attracting long-term conviction may not be the ones making the loudest headlines.David has spent decades investing across renewable energy, efficiency, industrial innovation, resilience, and sustainability. He has watched the industry evolve from early-stage optimism into a global market measured in gigawatts, infrastructure, and real deployment. That long view makes this conversation especially timely for founders, operators, developers, policymakers, and anyone trying to understand how the market is maturing.This episode is less about chasing the next shiny technology and more about what it takes to build companies that can survive, scale, and create lasting value.Expect to learn:

Clean energy has made tremendous progress on technology.Solar is cheaper. Batteries are scaling. Virtual power plants are becoming real grid assets. Electrification is accelerating.But many people still do not understand why these technologies matter to them personally — or whether they are actually worth the cost.So what's missing?In this conversation, Nico sits down with Jessica Fishman to explore why the next phase of the energy transition may depend less on technical innovation and more on public understanding, trust, and emotional connection.Jessica shares lessons from nearly two decades working across solar, storage, policy, and communications, including what the industry can learn from the Inflation Reduction Act, why facts alone rarely change minds, and how clean energy companies can better connect their work to the things people already care about: affordability, resilience, independence, and economic opportunity.Expect to learn:

Battery storage is becoming one of the most complicated sales conversations in residential solar.Installers are now navigating different sizing requirements, shifting homeowner expectations, changing utility rate structures, evolving battery chemistries, and a flood of new products entering the market at wildly different price points.And underneath all of it is a harder question:Who can you actually trust to still be standing behind these systems years from now?Sam Buffington, Business Development Manager at Pylontech, joins Nico Johnson for a deeply practical conversation about what installers should actually be paying attention to as batteries become a core part of the residential energy system.Sam has worked across modules, distribution, and storage, and he's even built his own off-grid home by hand. That gives him a rare perspective on how solar-plus-storage systems behave in the real world and where installers most often create long-term problems for themselves.Expect to learn:

3 jours nous séparent du Final Four d'Athènes. C'est la fin de la saison en Euroleague, les Playoffs nous ont proposé différents scénarios entre domination et suspense. Olympiacos, Valence, Real, Fenerbahçe. Les 4 équipes restantes pour soulever le trophée dimanche prochain. Faites vos jeux. Lucas et Romain parlent des Playoffs et se mouillent pour le Final Four que l'on vivra ensemble sur Twitch !Partagez vos idées en commentaire et abonnez-vous pour plus de contenu ! --------------------------------------------------------------------

Electricity demand is rising fast. But New York is asking a different question than most states:What kind of demand is actually worth building for?In this live conversation from IESNA 2026, Nico sits down with Doreen Harris, President of NYSERDA, to explore how one of the largest economies in the country is preparing for 20–25% electricity load growth over the next 15 years. From AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing to distributed solar and storage, New York is making major investments while trying to ensure growth also creates long-term economic value.Doreen explains why durable policy signals matter, why transmission remains central to the next phase of grid buildout, and why "business as usual" already requires massive infrastructure investment.Expect to learn:

AI data centers are changing more than electricity demand. They are changing how the grid itself has to operate.Legacy data centers behaved with relatively flat, predictable load profiles. But giga-scale AI campuses introduce rapid swings in demand that can stress substations, destabilize generation assets, and expose the limits of infrastructure designed for a very different era.In today's episode, Nico Johnson sits down with Jon Parrella, CEO of Terraflow, and Anna Siefken, Director of Policy & Markets at the Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDES), to explore what this shift means for storage, grid reliability, and the future of energy system design.Together, they unpack why batteries may need to evolve from simple energy storage assets into active infrastructure that stabilizes and buffers the grid itself.Expect to learn:

The grid is getting more crowded.EVs. Heat pumps. Batteries. Rooftop solar. Flexible demand.What used to be a system built around a few thousand centralized assets is rapidly becoming a network of millions of connected devices interacting with the grid in real time.That changes everything.In this episode, Nico sits down with Devrim Celal, Chief Flexibility Officer at Kraken, to unpack why the future grid is becoming a software coordination problem, and how Kraken is helping utilities orchestrate distributed energy at massive scale.But this conversation goes far beyond software.Devrim shares the entrepreneurial journey that led him from software engineering and consulting to ultra-distance running, real estate, reinsurance, and eventually Upside Energy, the company that evolved into Kraken through its acquisition by Octopus Energy.Expect to learn:

Australia is installing solar and batteries for about $2 a watt.In the U.S., it's closer to $5.50.So why do we still have this huge gap?Barry Cinnamon went to Australia to find out. What he discovered challenges one of the industry's favorite explanations. Even if you remove permitting delays and other “soft costs,” the U.S. still doesn't come close.Today's Tactical Tuesday breaks down the real drivers behind [residential] solar pricing, from federal manufacturing policy and tariffs to financing structures and regulatory friction. Then we take it a step further, exploring a new hypothesis Barry has been modeling: using data center demand to help fund rooftop solar and storage.Expect to learn:

Radio Foot internationale, deux émissions en direct ce mardi à 16h10 T.U. et 21h10 T.U. Au sommaire de la 1ère : - Prix Marc-Vivien Foé RFI/FRANCE 24 édition 2026, du 11 de départ, il ne restera que 3 finalistes. ; - Demi-finales retour de C1, Arsenal et l'Atlético de Madrid dos à dos. ; - Premier League, les Cityzens espéraient rentrer victorieux de leur virée liverpuldienne contre Everton, mais ne sauvent qu'un point. - Prix Marc-Vivien Foé RFI/FRANCE 24 édition 2026, du 11 de départ, il ne restera que 3 finalistes Christophe Jousset, chef du Service des sports de RFI, nous dévoilera leurs noms à 16h10 T.U. Qui sera l'élu lundi prochain (11 mai 2026) ? Les portraits des joueurs du 11 initial sont à retrouver sur le site rfi.fr.    - Demi-finales retour de C1, Arsenal et l'Atlético de Madrid dos à dos Qui sera au rendez-vous de Budapest le 30 mai 2026 ? Le nul des Gunners à Madrid mercredi dernier, (29 avril 2026), une bonne base pour permettre aux Londoniens de l'emporter chez eux avec le soutien de leur 12è homme ? Sur les 15 derniers matches à domicile face à des clubs espagnols, les Canonniers n'ont perdu qu'une fois (contre le Barça lors de la saison 2015-2016). Les Colchoneros avaient été sèchement battus en phase de Ligue, le 25 octobre 2025, par les Rouge et Blanc (4-0). L'équipe d'Arteta qui tient le cap en championnat, aura-t-elle un supplément d'âme après le faux pas de Manchester City hier à Everton ? Les Rojiblancos vainqueurs à Valence, ce week-end, n'ont plus le championnat à l'esprit, mais comptent bien disputer une 4è finale dans la compétition, et espèrent cette fois-ci atteindre le Graal. Le résultat de l'aller n'est pas un problème pour les Ibériques qui se sont qualifiés dans 6 des 10 précédentes doubles confrontations européennes après un nul à l'aller. Forces et faiblesses des effectifs. Saka de retour et en forme, Julian Alvarez tiendra-t-il sa place de titulaire côté madrilène ?  - Premier League, les Cityzens espéraient rentrer victorieux de leur virée liverpuldienne contre Everton, mais ne sauvent qu'un point. Les Mancuniens, qui ont encaissé 3 buts en un peu moins d'un quart d'heure, connaissent un sérieux contrecoup dans la course au titre, et n'ont plus leur destin en main. Avec Annie Gasnier : Chérif Ghemmour, Bruno Constant et Jean-Philippe Bouchard. Technique/réalisation : Laurent salerno. -- David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.

Radio Foot internationale, deux émissions en direct ce mardi à 16h10 T.U. et 21h10 T.U. Au sommaire de la 1ère : - Prix Marc-Vivien Foé RFI/FRANCE 24 édition 2026, du 11 de départ, il ne restera que 3 finalistes. ; - Demi-finales retour de C1, Arsenal et l'Atlético de Madrid dos à dos. ; - Premier League, les Cityzens espéraient rentrer victorieux de leur virée liverpuldienne contre Everton, mais ne sauvent qu'un point. - Prix Marc-Vivien Foé RFI/FRANCE 24 édition 2026, du 11 de départ, il ne restera que 3 finalistes Christophe Jousset, chef du Service des sports de RFI, nous dévoilera leurs noms à 16h10 T.U. Qui sera l'élu lundi prochain (11 mai 2026) ? Les portraits des joueurs du 11 initial sont à retrouver sur le site rfi.fr.    - Demi-finales retour de C1, Arsenal et l'Atlético de Madrid dos à dos Qui sera au rendez-vous de Budapest le 30 mai 2026 ? Le nul des Gunners à Madrid mercredi dernier, (29 avril 2026), une bonne base pour permettre aux Londoniens de l'emporter chez eux avec le soutien de leur 12è homme ? Sur les 15 derniers matches à domicile face à des clubs espagnols, les Canonniers n'ont perdu qu'une fois (contre le Barça lors de la saison 2015-2016). Les Colchoneros avaient été sèchement battus en phase de Ligue, le 25 octobre 2025, par les Rouge et Blanc (4-0). L'équipe d'Arteta qui tient le cap en championnat, aura-t-elle un supplément d'âme après le faux pas de Manchester City hier à Everton ? Les Rojiblancos vainqueurs à Valence, ce week-end, n'ont plus le championnat à l'esprit, mais comptent bien disputer une 4è finale dans la compétition, et espèrent cette fois-ci atteindre le Graal. Le résultat de l'aller n'est pas un problème pour les Ibériques qui se sont qualifiés dans 6 des 10 précédentes doubles confrontations européennes après un nul à l'aller. Forces et faiblesses des effectifs. Saka de retour et en forme, Julian Alvarez tiendra-t-il sa place de titulaire côté madrilène ?  - Premier League, les Cityzens espéraient rentrer victorieux de leur virée liverpuldienne contre Everton, mais ne sauvent qu'un point. Les Mancuniens, qui ont encaissé 3 buts en un peu moins d'un quart d'heure, connaissent un sérieux contrecoup dans la course au titre, et n'ont plus leur destin en main. Avec Annie Gasnier : Chérif Ghemmour, Bruno Constant et Jean-Philippe Bouchard. Technique/réalisation : Laurent salerno. -- David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.

Rebuilding solar manufacturing in the U.S. is not just about capital or policy. It is about making the right bets at the right time.It comes down to timing, experience, and the critical decisions.Alex Zhu has spent nearly two decades inside the global solar manufacturing system—from the early rise of Chinese production to failed U.S. factory attempts, and now to building one of the few solar cell manufacturing facilities in America through ES Foundry.In this conversation, Alex explains why he focused on solar cells instead of modules. Module assembly scaled quickly after the IRA. Cell manufacturing remained limited, even though it sits at the center of the supply chain. But that gap is precisely where Alex recognized his greatest strength.Experience.But the ensuing decisions (bets) he made carry real risk.He is betting that the U.S. cannot sustain a domestic solar industry without cell production. He is also building on proven PERC technology, even as the global market moves toward TOPCon. And he is relying on speed, execution, and hard-won experience to make that strategy work.We also get into how his past shaped these decisions, what has changed since earlier U.S. factory failures, how the IRA shifted the economics, and what it actually takes to build a factory, from permitting and infrastructure to workforce and community impact.Expect to learn:

Comment passer d'un marathon en 2h54 à l'une des courses les plus dures au monde, la Diagonale des Fous ? C'est le défi complètement fou de Nicolas, coureur polyvalent, tiré au sort dès sa première tentative pour le Grand Raid de La Réunion. Marathonien solide (1h20 au semi, 2h54 à Valence), adepte de gros volumes d'entraînement, il doit en quelques mois basculer de la route au trail ultra technique, avec plus de 10 000 m de D+. Dans ce cabinet de Maître Yodu, Benoît Boutron, Yohan Durand et en renfort, notre nouveau coach trail Seb Cornette, décortiquent son plan de bataille : comment récupérer après le Marathon des Deux Rives, structurer la prépa de la Diag', intégrer un renforcement muscu intelligent sans perdre la tête, encaisser les descentes ultra raides, gérer l'alimentation sur 40 à 50 heures d'effort, et organiser la logistique familiale sur place. Objectif : franchir la ligne à La Réunion, éviter une troisième nuit à la belle étoile… et revenir encore plus fort sur marathon !

Recorded live at the 2025 Whitsundays Songwriter Festival in Airlie Beach, Chris Sebastian joins Francesca to reflect on artistry, cultural influence, and the balance between vocal power and emotional restraint in songwriting. About Chris: Chris Sebastian found his voice and love for music at a very young age. This passion has never left him, and today Chris has honed his craftsmanship of songwriting alongside the industry's best. Writing for major artists and labels, Chris has created his own unique style, with his 2016 EP Runaway, and a new album to be released in 2019. Chris receives an overwhelming response everywhere he performs; in his homeland of Australia, and around the world. Chris has toured as support to some of the world's best, packed out his own headline shows, and more recently performed with Aussie electronic music duo, Peking Duk. As a finalist on the first series of The Voice in Australia, Chris was nationally recognised for both his talent and his character. A highly entertaining performance, striking vocal technique, and a passion for his audience. This is what you can expect from an experience with Chris Sebastian. Contact Chris: Facebook / Instagram Find out more and contact us at I Heart Songwriting Club & Francesca de Valence. Ready to deep dive into songwriting? Join our 10-week online intensive course to write 10 new songs with lessons, personalised mentorship and practical tools to refine your craft. Learn more at iheartsongwritingclub.com/songwritingcourses. Get your creativity, confidence, and songwriting output flowing. Join The Club and receive the support and structure to write 10 songs in 10 weeks and get feedback from a private peer community.  Just getting started on your songwriting journey and need more hands-on support? Establish a firm foundation and develop your musical and lyric skills with our Beginner Songwriting Courses.  Don't struggle to write your next album - write an album a year with ease! Watch our Free Songwriting Masterclass.  Get songwriting insights from I Heart Songwriting Club: Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Be inspired by Francesca on socials: YouTube / Facebook / Instagram Theme song: “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other One” music and lyrics by Francesca de Valence  Join our 2026 Festival If you want to be part of the 2026 Whitsundays Songwriter Festival and be mentored by our team of acclaimed songwriters, join us in Airlie Beach, Queensland on June 6. Click here for more information on the festival. If you love this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and tell everyone you know about The Magic of Songwriting.

Are data centers starting to bypass the grid?A growing share of planned projects are pairing with behind-the-meter generation, and the shift has happened quickly. At the same time, there's still real debate about how much of this will actually materialize.Michael Thomas, founder of Cleanview, tracks what moves through interconnection queues, permitting timelines, and development pipelines. His data highlights how developers are responding to rising demand, tighter timelines, and increasing grid constraints.In this conversation, Michael shares what he's seeing in the data, where demand is growing fastest, and how different generation strategies are being considered to meet it.If you're trying to understand how data center growth is shaping project decisions, this episode offers a grounded look at what's emerging.Are there other technologies you've scouted on the frontlines of the Clean Energy Revolution that you think we should be covering here on SunCast?Hit us up - team@suncast.me with your feedback & recommendations.If you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to their contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://suncast.media/episodes/.Our Platinum Presenting Sponsor for SunCast is CPS America!SunCast is also sponsored by Nextpower!You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.suncast.media/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 875 other founder stories and startup advice at www.suncast.media.Subscribe to Valence, our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter, and learn the elements of compelling storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/valence-content-that-connects-7145928995363049472/You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus

Most people [who have been in the industry awhile] have opinions about SunEdison.This is one of the first times Ahmad Chatila and Jigar Shah have sat down together to compare notes on how it actually played out.Both were inside it.Both made the bets.Both saw things others didn't.In this conversation, the two leaders who helped build one of solar's most ambitious companies sit down to examine how it actually worked and why it did not hold.They walk through the operating logic that made SunEdison so competitive. Using semiconductor-style cost modeling to see price declines before the market. Making audacious bets on equipment inputs. Structuring deals that looked aggressive at the time but consistently won.Ahmad explains how lessons from silicon manufacturing shaped that thinking and created a real edge.But they also get clear on what ultimately determined the outcome.The strategy worked.The cost curve was real.The execution was there.What broke was the financial architecture behind it.A capital structure that depended on continuous demand.A global footprint that introduced currency and market friction.And a model that moved faster than investors were willing to follow.In this live conversation, Ahmad Chatila joins Jigar Shah and Nico Johnson for a candid look at the decisions, convictions, and missteps that helped shape one of the most consequential chapters in clean energy history.This is not a sanitized founder story. It is a rare, honest reflection on what worked, what failed, and why the hardest problem in clean energy may still be capital formation, not technology.You will hear how Ahmad anticipated solar cost declines years ahead of the market, why he determined that owning the PPA mattered more than owning construction, and how TerraForm Global became the critical fault line in SunEdison's collapse.The conversation also reaches far beyond the past, into the future of India, currency risk, and the global financing models that still need to be built if clean energy is going to scale where it is needed most.It's one of the most fascinating conversations Nico has had the opportunity to co-lead (and eaves-drop on!)Solar may be cheap, but capital still decides what gets built.If you're trying to scale projects, raise money, or understand where deals actually break, this is worth your time.Press play and decide what you would have done differently.Are there other technologies you've scouted on the frontlines of the Clean Energy Revolution that you think we should be covering here on SunCast?Hit us up - team@suncast.me with your feedback & recommendations.If you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to their contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://suncast.media/episodes/.Our Platinum Presenting Sponsor for SunCast is CPS America!SunCast is also sponsored by Nextpower!You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.suncast.media/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 875 other founder stories and startup advice at www.suncast.media.Subscribe to Valence, our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter, and learn the elements of compelling storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/valence-content-that-connects-7145928995363049472/You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus

Dean Solon has always been a pattern matcher.Across projects, conversations, and time in the field, he's constantly picking up on what's changing — where pressure is building, where systems start to strain, and where the next opportunity is taking shape.But seeing the pattern is only half the story.Joseph Fahrney is the one who has to turn those signals into real products, real partnerships, and real projects — while protecting focus and making sure the right ideas actually get built.Live from Intersolar, Dean and Joe join Nico Johnson for a conversation about what they're both seeing right now — and how they're acting on it.From integrated system design to plant-wide control, from 10-year warranties to robotics in the field, this is a look at what happens when you trust your read on the market enough to start building ahead of it.Some might call it a crystal ball.The difference is — they're already building what others are just starting to react to.Expect to learn:

You can now plug solar panels into a wall outlet in some states.No permits. No installer or electrician even required?Just… plug it in.So who's responsible when that system starts sending power back into your home, or the grid?Plug-in solar is moving faster than the standards designed to govern it. And right now, the rules are still being written.In this conversation, Nico Johnson sits down with two experts at the center of the process. One is helping shape the National Electrical Code, the other bringing products to market. Together, we unpack what actually needs to happen for this category to scale safely.This isn't just a new product [category], it's a new edge case for the entire ecosystem, one where DIY meets infrastructure, and where the lines between safety, enforcement, and responsibility all begin to blur.Expect to learn:

What does it actually take to earn trust at the highest levels of utility-scale solar?Tyler Nelson has a perspective few in the industry can claim. As founder of Revamp Engineering, his team has been embedded in the design and execution of a massive share of utility-scale solar and storage projects across the U.S. — working alongside the developers and EPCs shaping the grid in real time.But this conversation isn't about scale for the sake of scale.It's about how that kind of trust is built.We dig into Tyler's early career at SunPower and how that experience carried forward into the founding of Revamp. He shares how the company landed its first anchor clients, what actually drives credibility in this industry, and why engineering is often the difference between a project that works on paper and one that works in the field.We also explore a different kind of founder mindset — one that isn't oriented around an exit.Tyler recently transitioned Revamp into an employee-owned company, reinforcing a long-term vision centered on culture, accountability, and durability.Along the way, Tyler offers a clear-eyed view into how the market is evolving, where complexity is increasing, and what teams consistently underestimate as projects scale.Expect to learn:

At the 2025 Whitsundays Songwriter Festival, songwriter and artist Zipporah Corser-Anu joins Francesca for a conversation about writing from instinct, blending dance and voice, and how culture and lived experience shape the songs we create. About Zipporah: Fresh off the release of her new music but backed by years of live performance experience, Zipporah is a seasoned and magnetic performer who knows how to command a stage. Her recent highlights include appearances at the Brisbane Lord Mayor's Christmas Carols, Dream Aloud (MC), Melbourne Fashion Week and the National NAIDOC Awards in 2025, following standout sets at Blak Powerhouse, AFL Gather Round, Port Fairy Festival and WOMADelaide in 2024. In 2023 alone she featured at the GQ Awards, Mushroom Music's 50th Anniversary Concert, NGV Gala, BIGSOUND and triple j's Like A Version with Ziggy Ramo, building on earlier major moments such as the NITV 10th Anniversary Concert and First and Forever Festival in 2022. Contact Zipporah: Website / Instagram Find out more and contact us at I Heart Songwriting Club & Francesca de Valence. Ready to deep dive into songwriting? Join our 10-week online intensive course to write 10 new songs with lessons, personalised mentorship and practical tools to refine your craft. Learn more at iheartsongwritingclub.com/songwritingcourses. Get your creativity, confidence, and songwriting output flowing. Join The Club and receive the support and structure to write 10 songs in 10 weeks and get feedback from a private peer community.  Just getting started on your songwriting journey and need more hands-on support? Establish a firm foundation and develop your musical and lyric skills with our Beginner Songwriting Courses.  Don't struggle to write your next album - write an album a year with ease! Watch our Free Songwriting Masterclass.  Get songwriting insights from I Heart Songwriting Club: Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Be inspired by Francesca on socials: YouTube / Facebook / Instagram Theme song: “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other One” music and lyrics by Francesca de Valence  Join our 2026 Festival If you want to be part of the 2026 Whitsundays Songwriter Festival and be mentored by our team of acclaimed songwriters, join us in Airlie Beach, Queensland on June 6. Click here for more information on the festival. If you love this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and tell everyone you know about The Magic of Songwriting.

Most energy professionals believe the data will win.John Szoka did too.After a career in the military and time in the North Carolina legislature, Szoka followed the facts and became a clean energy advocate. But what he learned next is what matters.Data might change your mind.It doesn't change most people's.In this special conversation, **Jigar Shah and I co-host a discussion with Szoka on how decisions actually get made in energy—from state legislatures to local communities—and why storytelling, trust, and timing often matter more than the numbers.This is the first episode in a set of conversations we recorded live at the UNC Cleantech Summit. Additional interviews from this series will be released across both SunCast and Jigar's Energy Empire podcast—including a conversation with Tom Fanning (CEO, Southern Co) also dropping this week.To hear the full set, you'll want to follow both shows.You can find Energy Empire here: https://www.energyempire.fm/episodesKey takeaways from John:

If it takes more than one meeting to explain what you do, you have a messaging problem.In this live conversation from Intersolar North America, Nico Johnson sits down with Spenser Meeks of Apex Presentations to unpack why so many clean energy teams struggle to clearly communicate their value—and how that confusion shows up as longer sales cycles, more meetings, and missed opportunities.Spenser, a former engineer turned messaging strategist, breaks down a simple shift: say less, but make it matter. When your message is clear, it becomes easier to connect, qualify, and move deals forward.Expect to learn:

Nico had the chance to sit down in person with today's guest — and as you'd expect, that face-to-face conversation brings a level of depth, candor, and nuance you don't always get.Emilie Flanagan, Founder and CEO of Carson Power, has built her career across Southeast Asia, Europe, and the U.S. — from advising on energy markets at KPMG to working inside a European family office, and eventually leading more than 200 megawatts of community solar development in New York before launching her own platform.In this conversation, Emilie shares how her approach to development has evolved in real time — including the decision to integrate battery storage early, and what that actually changed in how her team evaluates, structures, and advances projects.We also spend time on the part of development that doesn't get talked about enough: working with communities — what builds trust, what breaks it, and why more projects stall there than most developers are willing to admit.What she got wrong early — and how it changed the way she buildsWhy she left a successful role at Borrego to start Carson PowerHow experienced developers think about capital, risk, and disciplineWhere projects actually succeed — or fail — long before construction

Every year, the industry says the same thing.“C&I solar is about to take off!”And yet, it never quite scales the way we expect.Could this year finally be the year?In this live panel from Intersolar, Nico Johnson sits down with Joe Ross (CPS America), Rob Smith (ABC Supply), Tim Montague (Clean Power Consulting), and Jim Wood (SEG Solar) to unpack what's really happening in the commercial and industrial market.The opportunity is real—but it's uneven, complex, and highly dependent on where you operate.Battery storage is starting to shift the conversation. Falling costs, rising electricity prices, and new incentives are making projects pencil in ways they didn't before. But storage alone isn't the answer.This discussion explores the full picture—from workforce challenges and customer education to capital competition and regional market dynamics.Expect to learn:

What do you do when your entire market disappears?That's not a thought experiment for Michael Bergey. It's the story of his career.Long before solar dominated rooftops, distributed wind was solving real problems across rural America — lowering energy costs for customers who didn't care about climate narratives, only outcomes. Then policy support vanished. Oil prices collapsed. And later, cheap solar took over.Most companies didn't survive.Bergey Windpower did.In this conversation, Michael walks through what it actually takes to stay in the game when incentives disappear, competitors pivot, and the market moves faster than your business model.But there's a deeper takeaway here.The customers driving distributed energy today don't all look the same — and they don't all think the same either. Wind and solar, once seen as separate paths, are now serving the same need: control, resilience, and economics that work.Expect to learn:⚡ What really happened to small wind after the 1980s policy collapse⚡ How solar's cost curve forced a complete reset of the business⚡ The engineering decisions that made small wind viable again⚡ Why farmers — not homeowners — are driving adoption todayIf you're building in clean energy right now, this may give you a new perspective on staying power and resilience.

Wednesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Hugh of Grenoble, 1053-1132; born in the Dauphine region, and became a canon of the Cathedral in Valence; he became bishop of Grenoble in 1080, and attempted a massive reform of the diocese, but was discouraged, and retired to Chaise Dieu Abbey, becoming a Benedictine; Pope Gregory VII ordered him to return to Grenoble; he gave St. Bruno the land on which the Grande Chartreuse was built, starting the Carthusians; Hugh died April 1, 1132 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/1/26 Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25

The residential solar playbook did not just change. It got torn up.If you are still operating like yesterday's incentives, product assumptions, and sales motions will carry you forward, this episode is a reality Margins aren't disappearing overnight. They're leaking — in places most contractors don't even notice.In this live conversation from IESNA 2026, Nico Johnson sits down with Rob Smith and Eric Cieslak of ABC Supply to break down where solar contractors are quietly losing profit — and where the smartest operators are starting to take it back.From jobsite efficiency and logistics to financing-driven product decisions, this episode connects the dots between day-to-day operations and long-term business survival. ABC Supply brings a unique vantage point, seeing how contractors across the country are adapting — or failing to — as the market shifts.If you're still running your business the way you did two years ago, this conversation will challenge you to rethink what's actually driving your margins today.Expect to learn:

Long duration energy storage has spent years sitting in the “we'll need it someday” category. Not anymore. As grid strain grows, data center demand surges, and reliability becomes a boardroom issue, long duration storage is starting to move from interesting concept to urgent solution.Recorded live at Intersolar and Energy Storage North America, this panel brings together Anna Siefken of the LDES Council, Aric Saunders of Noon Energy, Tristan Bannon of CellCube, and Andrew Friedenthal of E-Zinc. With Nico Johnson leading the conversation, the group digs into what is changing in the market and why more buyers are finally paying attention to long duration storage.This episode is not just about technology. It is about what happens when the grid needs more than incumbent batteries can supply. The panel explores how vanadium flow, zinc-based systems, and other long duration approaches could support resilience, replace diesel, firm renewables, and help planners think beyond the standard four-hour battery playbook.Expect to learn:

Most conversations about agrivoltaics stay at the surface.Rebekah Pierce didn't set out to become a voice for solar. She was trying to solve a much simpler problem:How do you make a small farm financially viable… without giving it up?What followed was a shift — from seeing solar as a “necessary evil” to recognizing it as a tool that might fundamentally reshape how farms survive.In this conversation, we unpack what's actually happening on the ground:

AI isn't just increasing demand for electricity - it's changing how power behaves.In this Tactical Tuesday, Nico Johnson sits down with Jon Parella of Terraflow Energy to break down a problem few people are talking about: modern AI data centers don't draw power like traditional loads. They ramp rapidly, swing unpredictably, and introduce volatility that existing infrastructure wasn't designed to handle.That shift is putting real strain on generators, batteries, and the grid itself - accelerating wear, increasing complexity, and creating new risks for developers and investors alike.In this episode, you'll learn:

Russell Gold has spent years explaining the energy transition from the outside. First as one of The Wall Street Journal's leading energy reporters, and now from inside one of clean energy's fastest-growing new entrants, T1 Energy.At The Wall Street Journal, his award-winning work covered the fracking boom, Deepwater Horizon, and the investigation into the Camp Fire in California. He also wrote The Boom and Superpower, digging into the people, decisions, and forces shaping modern energy.Now, he's on the other side of the table.As EVP of Strategic Communications at T1 Energy, Russell is helping shape how a new U.S. solar manufacturer shows up to the market—and how that story connects to capital.In this conversation, we explore what that shift in perspective reveals. Where the industry is actually making progress. Where the bottlenecks persist. And why clean energy still struggles to tell a clear reliability story, even as deployment continues at record pace.We also dig into something most people underestimate: how much narrative influences where capital flows—and what leaders in this industry should be doing about it.Expect to learn:

Most C&I solar projects don't fall short because of the solar itself.They struggle because deals aren't structured correctly, markets are misunderstood, or developers take on opportunities that were never a fit to begin with.In this episode of SunCast, Nico Johnson sits down with Aaron Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Solar One, to unpack what actually separates projects that get built and deliver long-term value - from the ones that stall, get delayed, or fail to meet expectations.Aaron didn't come up through traditional solar channels. He started in commodities - trading steel and silicon across Europe and China - before moving into development and building Solar One into a vertically integrated C&I solar company operating in markets like Long Island and Texas.Along the way, he's:Built projects in markets most developers overlookedHelped stand up hundreds of megawatts in Texas - before the market was readyMade deliberate decisions to walk away from residential solarAnd developed a disciplined approach to choosing markets, customers, and dealsIn this conversation, we explore:

Clean energy is winning on cost.Solar and storage are cheaper than ever. Deployment is accelerating. The economics are undeniable.So why does it still feel like the industry is losing the broader public narrative?In this live conversation, Nico Johnson sits down with journalist Sammy Roth to explore the gap between technical success and cultural influence. After more than a decade covering energy and climate for the Los Angeles Times, Sammy now writes the independent newsletter Climate-Colored Goggles, where he examines how media, identity, and storytelling shape the energy transition.Sammy argues that the challenge isn't just policy or technology — it's narrative. While clean energy has focused on cost curves and deployment, it has often underinvested in the cultural work required to build public trust, identity, and long-term support.This conversation digs into what the industry gets wrong about communication, why reacting to politics is a losing strategy, and what it would actually take to win the long-term cultural battle.And asking a bigger question: what if the clean energy industry is fighting the wrong battle?Expect to learn:

If you want to understand where the energy industry is heading, pay attention to the journalists tracking it every day.Thankfully, we get to sit down with three of the most plugged-in reporters covering the energy transition: Sammy Roth of Climate-Colored Goggles (formerly w/ LA Times), Julian Spector of Canary Media, and Darrell Proctor of POWER Magazine.What signals are shaping the market right now — from capital flowing into new energy projects to grid bottlenecks, AI-driven electricity demand, and the evolving narrative around fossil fuels and nuclear?These are the conversations happening inside the clean energy newsroom.Topics covered:

What does serious capital actually look for in the energy transition?In this episode, Nico sits down with Brendan Bell, Co-Founder of Aligned Climate Capital and a former member of the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office, to discuss how experienced investors evaluate energy companies, infrastructure projects, and management teams.Brendan shares a practical look at:• why raising capital has become more selective• the common mistakes founders make when pitching investors• what strong management teams do differently• how infrastructure investors think about risk, scale, and long-term valueFor founders, developers, and operators building in the energy transition, this conversation offers a clear view into how institutional investors actually make decisions.Before co-founding Align Climate Capital, Brendan helped rebuild the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office in the aftermath of the Solyndra collapse. From financing some of the earliest utility scale solar projects to backing companies like Tesla in its early days, he has spent his career sitting at the intersection of policy, infrastructure, and capital.Now at Align, Brendan and his team invest across the clean energy ecosystem. Early stage companies developing new business models. And infrastructure portfolios that own and operate solar and storage assets.If you're building, financing, or investing in the energy transition, this one is packed with insights.Listen in to understand how capital is shaping the next chapter of the global energy system.Are there other technologies you've scouted on the frontlines of the Clean Energy Revolution that you think we should be covering here on SunCast?Hit us up - team@suncast.me with your feedback & recommendations.Check out OpenSolar OS 3.0 at: https://suncast.media/opensolarIf you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to their contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://suncast.media/episodes/.Our Platinum Presenting Sponsor for SunCast is CPS America!SunCast is also sponsored by Nextpower!You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.suncast.media/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 875 other founder stories and startup advice at www.suncast.media.Subscribe to Valence, our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter, and learn the elements of compelling storytelling: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/valence-content-that-connects-7145928995363049472/You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus

From Davos to data centers, Axios reporter explains the new rules of power.Amy Harder is one of the most widely read and respected reporters covering the intersection of energy, climate, and policy. As the national energy correspondent for Axios and author of the Harder Line newsletter, she helps industry leaders understand what's actually happening inside the energy system.In this conversation with Nico Johnson, Amy breaks down the forces reshaping the global energy landscape.Artificial intelligence and data centers are driving electricity demand growth for the first time in decades. Tech companies are behaving more like utilities. Capital is rapidly reorganizing around energy infrastructure. And amid all of it, the politics and narratives surrounding climate and energy are shifting in real time.Among her key insights:

For nearly a decade, Abby Hopper served as President and CEO of SEIA, the Solar Energy Industries Association, representing the U.S. solar industry through one of its most transformative periods.From trade wars and policy battles to the rise of domestic manufacturing and record industry growth, Abby had a front-row seat as solar moved from the margins of the energy system to the center of it.In this conversation, Abby reflects on the challenges she inherited, the progress the industry made, and the work that still lies ahead — from building political influence in Washington to strengthening credibility across the market.It's a candid look at the decade that reshaped solar, and what comes next for the industry.Expect to learn:

Every year, there is a new “crisis” in solar.And yet… the industry keeps growing.With leadership transition underway at the Solar Energy Industries Association, Darren Van't Hof steps in as Interim President and CEO at a pivotal moment. Policy uncertainty. Permitting bottlenecks. Election year noise. And a projected $25 billion flowing into storage in 2026 alone.So where do we really stand?In this candid conversation recorded live at Intersolar & Energy Storage N.A., Darren shares why solar has already won the cost battle, why storage may be the most durable growth sector in energy, and what must happen politically for the industry to keep accelerating. There are some additional fun bits about the future of SEIA and his role in there as well. ;-)Expect to learn: