About our Hosts:
Benoy Thanjan
Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy and he is also an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar and utility scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges energy and environmental commodities. Reneu Energy has brokered $27 million in environmental commodities transactions.
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.
Li Wang
A life-long journalist and communications professional, Li Wang was hooked on the news as an intern at the Philadelphia Daily News during the summer of the O.J. trial. He has been a business reporter, arts editor and film critic. He has shifted his focus to digital marketing and creative services. His company, MJ Wang Media, develops brand messaging and identity through website design and content marketing.
Episode Summary:
Benoy unpacks the prevailing myths about solar energy and solar panels. He discusses it all, from the economics, maintenance and operation of solar panels down to the changing public perception of the aesthetic of solar panels on buildings.
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Li Wang:
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SMP 74: Impacts of COVID-19 on Residential Solar
SMP 73: Policy Discussion on the NJ and NY Solar Market
SMP 72: COVID-19 Impacts on the Solar Industry
SMP 71: Guest Episode - Renewable Energy Goals - Benoy Thanjan on the Create Your Life Series
SMP 70: Insights and Perspectives from the CEO of Canadian Developer that is developing large number of solar projects in the US
SMP 69: Solar/Roof Integrated Funding Program
SMP 68: A great team and technology platform has allowed CleanCapital to increase substantially their ownership of solar assets
SMP 67: Investor/Developer's Perspective on the Indian Solar Market and Other International Markets
SMP 66: How Relationships Allow an Investor to Scale Ownership of Solar Projects
SMP 65: 20 Year Solar Veteran and Entrepreneur Provides Perspective on the Solar Market
SMP 64: How Solar is Powering Extra Space Storage.
SMP 63: 2020 Solar Predictions and Trends
SMP 62: Impact of Renewable Energy on the Future of Real Estate
SMP 61: Guest Episode - Start-Up Accelerator, Investing, Solar & Podcasting with Benoy Thanjan on The Formula
SMP 60: Developing Renewable Energy in Opportunity Zones
SMP 59: Lessons Learned from Clean Energy Entrepreneur Laura Taylor, CEO and Founder of Silverline Communications
SMP 58: Residential Solar Financing and Other Interesting Topics
SMP 57: Solar Power International 2019 Takeaways
SMP 55: Solar on Cannabis Grow Facilities
SMP 54: Cannabis Industry Overview and How Solar Can Be Incorporated at Cannabis Grow Facilities
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