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Mapping the Path to Profitable Sustainability w/ Robert Murphy

The global energy transition faces a fundamental challenge: meeting growing demand while reducing environmental impact. Renewable energy adoption must first overcome challenges with scaling and infrastructure to grow worldwide. Robert Murphy, CEO of Othersphere, believes solving this puzzle requires location-specific, data-driven insights that make new energy projects financially viable. "If it's not cheap enough to compete in the market, it won't grow," Murphy explains. Othersphere equips...
Modeling a Better Way Forward for Solar Production

Modeling a Better Way Forward for Solar Production

Josh Wirth, founder of Daly Energy, saw a need for a better solar modeling process. His solution is a game-changer for the industry. Similar to financing a commercial building, solar developers estimate the cash flow of their systems and use those estimates for...

The Dirt on Soiling Loss Mitigation in Solar

The Dirt on Soiling Loss Mitigation in Solar

Solar energy is way past proof-of-concept projects; instead, the main industry efforts are financial and practical as we reach into global scale. Investors and companies interested in solar energy are not just motivated by environmental concerns, but also by the...

What’s the Best Roof for Solar?

What’s the Best Roof for Solar?

From the gently sloping roofs of a neighborhood shopping center to enormous sprawling commercial buildings, there are huge differences in roof construction and the material types used. At King Energy, our mission is to transform unused commercial rooftops into...

Entrepreneur Codes Smart Solar Storage  Software Solution

Entrepreneur Codes Smart Solar Storage Software Solution

As solar energy is more universally adopted throughout the nation one enormous issue still remains: energy storage. How do batteries know when to store energy and when to release it? Inherently, solar power is not available 24 hours a day, but humans consume energy...

Solar on Shopping Center Roofs Reduces Strain on Power Grid

Solar on Shopping Center Roofs Reduces Strain on Power Grid

Grid instability is a growing problem across the United States, and solar might be the fix. When we flick on the lights in a room, few of us stop to consider exactly how far that electricity had to travel from its point of origin to reach our wires and outlets. The...