The Green Light Podcast
1) Ep. 103 | 20 Years of WRISE: Founder Karen Conover on Lessons from the Frontlines
Karen Conover helped found WRISE — and in doing so, shaped a generation of women leaders and the clean energy industry itself. Today, WRISE has 3,000+ members and 47 chapters advancing diversity acros...Show More
2) Ep. 102 | Scaling 1.3 GW of C&I Solar: Policy Resilience, AI & Leadership Advice | Elizabeth Brennan, Luminace COO
How do you scale a 1.3 GW C&I solar platform while navigating policy shifts, AI integration, and long-term asset performance? Catherine spoke with Elizabeth Brennan, COO of Luminace, a Brookfield Rene...Show More
3) Ep. 101 | From Founding WRISE to Electrifying School Buses: Michelle Montague on Advancing Equity Through Action
For the past two decades, Michelle Montague has helped build WRISE— shaping programs, creating opportunities, and driving conversations about what true leadership and equity in energy should look like...Show More
4) Ep. 100 | How Grassroots Engagement and Agrivoltaics Advanced 300+ MW of Solar Projects | Val Newcomb, Urban Grid
What does it take to bring hundreds of megawatts of utility-scale solar to rural communities—and truly earn their support? Valerie Newcomb, VP of Economic & Community Development at Urban Grid, brings...Show More
5) Ep. 99 | Inside One of Clean Energy’s Leading Investment Banks: Tax Credit Deals, M&A Trends & Carbon Capture | Britta von Oesen, CRC-IB
What does it take to lead a top investment bank in the energy transition? Catherine McLean sat down with Britta von Oesen, Partner & Managing Director at CRC-IB, at Solarplaza's Asset Management North...Show More
6) Ep. 98 | Founding WRISE, Then a Wind Firm: Trudy Forsyth's Journey in Clean Energy Leadership
20 years ago, Trudy Forsyth and a group of women in wind asked a simple but powerful question: where are the other women in this industry — and how do we bring more in? That question led to the foundi...Show More
7) Ep. 97 | Scaling Grid Storage: How Fluence, Excelsior & Cordelio Are Navigating Policy, Partnerships & Performance
How are Fluence, Excelsior Energy Capital, & Cordelio Power scaling grid battery storage — while navigating policy uncertainty, domestic content requirements, and O&M challenges? In this Green Light e...Show More
8) Ep. 96 | Clean Energy Hiring Trends: What Companies & Candidates Need to Know
This episode is a little different — fellow podcaster Nico Johnson sits down with Catherine McLean, CEO & Founder of Dylan Green, at Intersolar North America to uncover insights on one of the biggest ...Show More
9) Ep. 95 | Driving Sustainability Forward: ClimeCo’s Hilton & Lenovo Partnerships, Scope 3 Strategy, and the Women Leading It
Our CEO had the privilege of placing all three of these incredible senior women at ClimeCo, and it’s been inspiring to watch them lead with purpose, impact, & real momentum in the sustainability space...Show More
10) Ep. 94: Inside One of Clean Energy’s Most Active Infrastructure Funds: From a 7.5 GWh LG deal to a 2 GW Heliene deal | Anne Marie Denman, Excelsior Energy Capital
From a 7.5 GWh partnership with LG, to a solar+storage sub-portfolio sale to BlackRock, a 2 GW agreement with Heliene, & the launch of Lydian Energy, Catherine McLean spoke with Anne Marie Denman, Co-...Show More