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285 - Andrew Birch on Digitizing 20 years of solar expertise in OpenSolar

285 - Andrew Birch on Digitizing 20 years of solar expertise in OpenSolar

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285 - Andrew Birch on Digitizing 20 years of solar expertise in OpenSolar

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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How did one of the solar industry’s true pioneers take everything he’s learned about solar in the last 20 years and make it Free and open-sourced to the world?
Andrew Birch (Birchy), Co-Founder of the first company to pioneer delivering online solar designs(Sungevity), tells us what his research suggests is the answer to scaling solar by 30% per year through 2050 to address climate change.
The 1st barrier - permitting.
The 2nd barrier - adding 10M people to the industry in the next 10 years. 

The question is - How could you possibly scale with these structural barriers? The solution is a complete end-to-end software solution that wraps CRM, proposals and financing together, but it’s not just software.
Birchy's software is bringing in service providers to exhibit products and essentially pulls everything into a single place. They make that bundle white-labeled to installers as well as accessible and online and completely free.
That’s Open Solar, but there’s so much more to Birchy’s story. So queue it up!
Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today’s guest, recommendations, book links and more than 280 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.
https://www.mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/285 (Gain access to all the show notes & resources from this episode here) including links to connect w/Birchy and learn more about his product and roadmap.
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Released:
Aug 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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SunCast is dedicated to providing the knowledge, research, tools and expert guidance you need to understand, grown and be ahead of the curve in the fastest growing solar markets in the world. Each week, host Nico Johnson takes you deep into conversations with solar energy industry executives from leading companies like SolarCity, SunEdison, Nextracker, Trina Solar, Conergy, Greentech Media and discovers what THEY are using to get ahead in emerging markets like Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Panama, Colombia and elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean. Tune in, and stay informed.