Solar Maverick Podcast SMP 93: Solar Trends and 2020 Year in Review
Episode Summary
Benoy, our host of the podcast, speaks about solar trends and 2020 Year in Review. He talks about when solar will be the cheapest form of electricity, how the solar industry has been resilient during the pandemic, what technologies will improve solar production, and many other interesting topics. He is the CEO and Founder of Reneu Energy which is solar consulting and development company.
Benoy Thanjan
Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.
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. 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 also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche.
Article Links spoken about related to the Podcast
Benoy wrote an article for PV Magazine on off-site corporate PPAs.
Benoy wrote an article for Renewable Energy World on Off-Site PPAs helping corporations with achieving affordable clean energy and meeting their sustainability goals.
https://about.bnef.com/blog/energy-transport-sustainability-10-predictions-for-2021/
https://www.axios.com/corporate-renewables-energy-448350c4-43b3-4eaa-b53c-1fc89fa1b80f.html
Book Suggestion
Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Monk-Train-Purpose/dp/B07YF3VPSP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D3QIIKRFBI4Q&dchild=1&keywords=think+like+a+monk&qid=1613493437&sprefix=think+like+a+monk%2Caps%2C346&sr=8-1
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