Episode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Bill Jordan and John Moran about Let’s Share the Sun Foundation. Since 2010, Let’s Share the Sun Foundation has been installing solar across Haiti, Honduras, and Puerto Rico. The Foundation has partnered with local solar installers, equipment manufacturers, and US solar companies to bring solar to communities in need around the world.
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 international 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 Tesla. 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.
Bernadette(“Bernie”) Jordan
Bernie is the executive director of Let’s Share the Sun. She is a versatile professional with over 5 years of experience in innovating the current business approach and addressing social challenges, in a variety of industries including non-profit. Bernie has exceptional leadership skills and has had many experiences abroad that have shaped her vision. She is driven to learn the position inside and out to maximize contributions and support business and customer objectives.
Bill Jordan
Bill is the Founder and CEO of Jordan Energy. He brings over 13 years of solar development experience with a focus in agricultural installations. Prior to starting Jordan Energy, Bill served as a Special Assistant to the New York State Commissioner of Agriculture & Markets from 2002-2007. Prior to Ag & Markets, Bill received a Master's degree from Cornell University in Applied Economics with a thesis on Manure Management in the dairy industry.
Previous experiences include over six years working to improve Chilean agricultural profitability, efforts which were recognized by the President of Chile, and five years in marketing and sales for GAF Materials Corporation, the largest roofing company in the United States. Bill is a graduate of Cornell University, Maryknoll School of Theology, and University of Notre Dame. Concurrent with the founding of Jordan Energy, Bill and his wife Nancy Brennan-Jordan co-founded the Let's Share the Sun Foundation to bring solar energy to communities in need around the world.
Stay Connected:
Benoy Thanjan
Email: info@reneuenergy.com
Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com
Bernie Jordan
Email: Bernie@letssharethesun.org
Phone Number: +1 (518) 326-1104
Bernie@letssharethesun.org
Bill Jordan
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-jordan-235295a/
Email: bill@letssharethesun.org
How to donate to Let’s Share the Sun Foundation.
https://www.letssharethesun.org/contribute
Let’s Share the Sun Foundation and Wood MacKenzie Documentary about Proyecto Cucubano
https://woodmac.wistia.com/medias/33ia64ab9u
Let’s Share the Sun Foundation and fighting for renewable energy
https://fightingfor.nd.edu/2022/fighting-for-renewable-energy/
SMP 38: Why Commercial & Industrial Building Owners Should Go Solar?
SMP 37: Guest Episode - Making an Impact While Saving the World - Benoy Thanjan on the Create Your Life Series
SMP 36: The State of the Project Finance Market for Solar Energy
SMP 35: Development Capital Funding for Early Stage Solar Projects
SMP 34: The importance of solar estimating in the construction of a solar project
SMP 33: The New York Solar Market
SMP 32: The NJ Solar Market
SMP 31: Why Operations & Maintenance is so important for the useful life of the solar project
SMP 30: How to construct a great solar project
SMP 29: SREC 101
SMP 28: The Virginia Solar Market
SMP 27: How Climate Change has impacted the Economy? The PG&E Example.
SMP 26: A Developer's Perspective on the US Solar Market
SMP 25: Unique Customer Acquisition and Financing Solutions for the Commercial Energy Market
SMP 24: 2019 US Solar and Energy Storage Discussion and Solar Opportunity Zone Investment
SMP 23: Community Solar 101 with Suzanne Waters
SMP 22: US Solar Module Market Discussion and Female Entrepreneur’s Perspective with Lauren Carson
SMP 21: An Investor's Perspective on the US Solar Market
SMP 20: The Solar Intrapreneur Story: How Nate helped IGS become one of the biggest solar asset owners in the US
SMP 19: Customer Acquisition and Billing in Community Solar
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