Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast

Wattmore, founded by JW Postal, provides energy management software designed to support the evolving energy storage industry. JW discussed Wattmore's history, its focus on behind-the-meter projects, and its agnostic approach to hardware, allowing it to work with various battery chemistries and inverter companies. He explained the company's growth, its "rip and replace" services ...

Rob Lamendola, Technical Business Manager at SMA, presents the Sunny Boy Smart Energy inverter and Backup Select system at a solar training center. The discussion covers SMA's 25-year history in the solar industry, string inverter technology, backup power solutions without batteries, grid-tied residential systems, equipment unboxing, installer training practices, and the rapid g...

This podcast featured Daniel Freiberg, Director of Product Engineering at SunGrow, discussing the company's large-scale PV inverters, particularly the SG4400UD-MV-US model. Daniel explained the inverter's modular design, which allows for partial operation and easier maintenance, and described its function of converting DC power from solar arrays into AC power for the grid. He de...

In this episode, Michael Roche discusses the intersection of financial technology, AI, and the solar industry. Roche shared his background in fintech, particularly in stopping credit card fraud and the evolution of big data and machine learning into Al, including large language models like ChatGPT. They discussed the pervasiveness of Al, data privacy concerns, and the potential ...

This podcast interview featured Sean hosting Tony Alley, an inventor who developed a residential thermal energy storage system using ice. Tony explained that his technology addresses the need for cost-effective energy storage behind the meter, particularly for California residents, by using water as the storage medium instead of expensive battery systems. He described how his de...