The Green Light Did you know women-led startups received just 2.3% of venture capital funding in 2020? In this episode, Catherine speaks with Dandelion Energy’s Founder & President, Kathy Hannun, who is breaking that barrier and recently announced closing a $30M funding round led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy. We dive into her start-up journey,…
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The Green Light In this episode of The Green Light, we speak with an Astro scientist, economist, electrical engineer, renewable energy veteran, NASA ambassador & social entrepreneur. These are just a few ways to describe our guest, Isabelle Christensen, BSEE, Ph.D. of Doosan GridTech. Catherine speaks with Isabelle about Doosan GridTech’s distributed energy resources aggregation…
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The Green Light Did you know that women founders generate 1.5x more revenue than male founders, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG)? However, women only receive 2% of venture capital funding despite making up 42% of all entrepreneurs. Investing in women leaders would also return $4.4 trillion to the economy, according to Morgan Stanley’s…
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The Green Light What can your company learn from BlueWave Solar, which has been ranked alongside Patagonia as one of the most impactful companies in the world? From their B Corp status to their own initiative against racism and hate, BlueWave Solar is taking matters into their own hands and paving a path forward, towards…
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Watch the video of this interview here: Interview with Liz Lachowitzer The Green Light How have diversity programs affected the cleantech industry? What organizations are expanding the conversation around equity and inclusion? In this episode, we speak with Liz Lachowitzer of Mortenson, as she reflects on her newly launched program, ‘Sisters of the Traveling Hard…
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The Green Light In this episode, Catherine speaks with Emilie Wangerman, Senior Vice President & Head of Business Development and M&A at Lightsource bp. Discussing how the company was able to double its solar power project development pipeline by supporting bp in acquiring an additional 9 GW pipeline of projects from 7X Energy, Inc. Spread…
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The Green Light What role does hydrogen play in a fully decarbonized, electrified future for all? This is a question the Navajo Nation and its leaders have been increasingly focused on. This week, Catherine discusses the recent hydrogen project with Dory Peters of Big Navajo Energy & William McCabe of Navajo Nation Oil and Gas…
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The Green Light This week on The Green Light, Catherine is joined by the award-winning brains behind the largest onshore wind project to date – Orsted VP of Development, Jennifer Goodwillie & VP of Origination and Power Marketing, Melissa Peterson. The female duo shares the exciting details behind the 367 MW wind project in Texas…
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The Green Light In this Green Light episode, Catherine is joined by the Chief Product Officer of Voltus, Dana Guernsey. Voltus became the first DER monetization platform to be interconnected to every wholesale market in North America, all while increasing their female staff from 20% to 40%. Dana shares insights on her recent big-box retailer…
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The Green Light What is it like to be on the legal and development side of cleantech? In this episode, Catherine speaks with Becky Diffen, a Norton Rose Fulbright Partner and former project developer to get an idea of what it’s like to oversee gigawatt size solar portfolios. Becky reflects on the challenges and trends…
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