Hey there Solar Warriors, this is episode 200 of SunCast! I never thought I’d be able to say that to be honest when I started this show. The last 4 years have really flown by, but so have the last 200 episodes. I never had more fun doing this show than these last 6 months, so I want to thank you for continuing to join us here and be my inspiration for putting this show together every single week.
To celebrate our 200 SunCast episode, we are releasing more SPI Podcast Lounge content. Back in September, the American-Made Solar Prize folks really impressed me. The American-Made Solar Prize is a $3 million prize competition from the US Department Of Energy that is designed to revitalize U.S. solar manufacturing through a series of contests and the development of a diverse and powerful support network that leverages national laboratories, energy incubators, and other resources across the country.
Competitors are entrepreneurial individuals or teams legally residing or based in the United States. Competitors can be individuals of one or multiple organizations, students, university faculty members, small business owners, researchers, or anyone with the desire and drive to transform an idea into an impactful solution.
The winners of the first round of this solar prize were announced at Solar Power International, and those lucky winners were featured live at our Podcast Lounge in Salt Lake City to talk about the next steps after winning that $500K check. What a phenomenal surprise it was for me when I discovered the two previous guests of SunCast turned out to be winners! So today you’ll learn about the prize and find out how you too can participate.
As a way to express my gratitude, I’m offering my first ever Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. Kicking off today, I am offering the SunCast Tribe Membership at the lowest price it’ll ever be offered, only $85. To get access to the special Black Friday coupon, you need to be a subscriber to my email list so head over to mysuncast.com and subscribe to the email newsletter, check your email, grab your coupon and you’re all set! You’ll enjoy our thriving private Slack group, Book Club, LinkedIn Growth group, private webinars, Live Q&A w/guests and much more coming in 2020. But first, you must be a SunCast Tribe email subscriber. So go do that now, and I can’t wait to see you inside the tribe!
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Resources
Visit americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize for details about competing in Round 3 of the Solar Prize
About the Host of SunCast:
Nico Johnson is the creator and host of SunCast, a regular conversation with Solar Industry professionals who are leading in emerging solar markets. The content of the show is geared towards listeners looking for insights on where the markets are headed, how to position themselves or their companies, and what today's market leaders do to stay ahead of the pack.
Nico is a 10-year veteran of the solar industry, having led development in the US and Latin America for global companies like Trina Solar and Conergy. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala and is considered one of the market's leading experts on solar PV expansion in the region.
Nico can be reached on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus