Green Steves Podcast - Episode 1 A deep dive into solar PV
Just as the sun comes out this May, the Green Steve’s have a new podcast about making solar simpler.
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In the first episode of the series, Steve Gummer and Stephen Cirell are joined by UK solar PV industry stalwart Ray Noble, MBE. Ray has been named a Member of the British Empire, acknowledging his services to the renewable energy industry. He joined BP Solar in 1999, later establishing his own consultancy, Solar BIPV, advising some of the world’s largest solar manufacturers.
In this podcast, they explore the opportunities and challenges in the solar space, the business case for solar, battery storage, current government policy, the wider framework and local authority strategies. The podcast follows on from the Green Steve’s previous article ‘A seep dive into solar PV’, which can be found here.
About the speakers
Steve Gummer Steve is the Head of Net Zero at Sharpe Pritchard LLP. Previously at Allen and Overy, he returned to Sharpe Pritchard in 2017. Steve has extensive experience on regulated and net zero projects. He has acted for investors, utilities, government and innovative developers on all types of projects. |
Steve Cirell Stephen Cirell has worked closely with the Association for Public Service Excellence for over 25 years and also undertakes consultancy work for APSE Energy on clean energy and related matters. Stephen Cirell has also been a prolific writer on local authority issues and a well known contributor to books and magazines. For a number of years, he ran his own Public Sector Energy website and newsletter, which kept the public sector informed on key developments in clean energy. He still writes blogs and articles, the latest of which are reproduced here. |
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