SunCast Podcast
1) 902: Why Most Grid-Scale Batteries (BESS) Underperform - And How to Fix It Before It Costs Millions
Battery storage is scaling fast.But scaling portfolios exposes weaknesses most owners never see coming.As projects move from single sites to gigawatt-hour fleets, many IPPs discover something uncomfor...Show More
2) 901: Google Didn’t Buy Intersect for Solar. Here’s Why. | Sheldon Kimber
“This is not an offensive play. It’s a defensive play. It’s a must win.”That’s how Sheldon Kimber describes AI for companies like Google.If your business depends on organizing and serving information,...Show More
3) 900: T.J. Rodgers’ Billion-Dollar Playbook | Building Companies That Last
T.J. Rodgers has built — and rebuilt — billion-dollar companies across semiconductors, energy, storage, and manufacturing.In this 2.5-hour Episode 900 deep dive, he walks through the operating princip...Show More
4) 899: Everything You Need to Know Before Intersolar 2026
Conference season is back, and if you are heading to Intersolar and Energy Storage North America 2026, this episode is your unfair advantage.Nico Johnson sits down with the people who know the show be...Show More
5) 898: What Comes After the Acquisition | Andy Klump
Modern founders spend years building toward a hopeful exit or liquidity event. Almost no one talks about what comes after the acquisition.In this episode, Nico Johnson sits down with Andy Klump, found...Show More
6) 897: The Bamboo Strategy: Building Flexible, Scalable Teams in Clean Energy |Adam James, Energy Innovation Partners
Want to grow a billion-dollar business? You need better systems, not just better ideas.Adam James has had a front-row view as Energy Impact Partners has scaled from a $500M fund into a multi-billion-d...Show More
7) 896: The Solar Industry’s Unfinished Business | with Suvi Sharma, SolarCycle
The solar industry scaled faster than almost anyone expected. But in the rush to deploy, one part of the system never fully got built.In this episode, Nico Johnson sits down with Suvi Sharma, founder ...Show More
8) 895: What Elite Climbing Taught Alex Honnold About Focus, Fear, and Legacy
What goes through Alex Honnold’s mind when he’s thousands of feet off the ground without a rope?After his first-ever Taipei 101 Live Broadcast ascent of one of the world’s tallest buildings, we though...Show More
9) 894: Why Clean Energy Should Be Easy to Finance - But Isn’t | with Alfred Johnson, CEO of Crux
Clean energy should be easy to finance.The money exists.The technology works.The demand is real.And yet, projects stall. Deals drag. Capital gets stuck.And with the IRA crumbling under our feet, every...Show More
10) 893: Data Centers Aren’t the Problem: Grid Fitness Explained by Tyler Norris & Nelson Abramson
Data centers aren’t the problem.They’re the stress test.As AI-driven demand surges, the grid is being pushed in ways it was never designed for. But instead of asking how to slow data centers down, tod...Show More