The PI Energy Podcast

We started a podcast, hosted by Founder & COO Phil Layton, as an educational tool. We interview some of our Board Members and Advisors to give some insight on the solar industry and technology development at large, as well as notable people in San Diego and beyond with expertise in solar and clean energy, technology development, and the potential for the future.

Check out some of our PI Energy-Affiliated episodes here:

Energy Policy, US Utilities, and Climate Change - Charles Bayless

Phil interviews Charles Bayless, a retired utility executive, lecturer on energy policy and climate change, former provost of West Virginia Institute of Technology, and business advisor to PI Energy. They discuss some of the over-arching issues with utility-scale energy, and how this leaves a lot of room for improvement as we face our climate crisis.

Physics, Lasers, and the Technology to Change the World - Scott Cushing

Phil interviews Dr. Scott Cushing, an assistant professor at Caltech University and Technical Advisor to PI Energy. They discuss lasers, plasmonics, and the PIRET (plasmon-induced resonance energy transfer) project untaken together at PI Energy.

See more about Dr. Cushing’s work here.

Being an Advisor in Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship - Lee Krevat

Phil interviews Lee Krevat, board member of PI Energy and former Sempra Energy Director of SmartGrid, and they discuss Lee’s work developing new technology programs for utility companies using solar to power an EV fleet, solar entrepreneurship, and what it takes to be an improv musician. Check out Lee’s podcast The Climate Champions, and see the episode with Phil and fellow board member David Andresen.

How to Speed up Our Renewable Energy Innovation - David Andresen

Phil interviews David Andresen, a board member of PI Energy and longtime friend who was part of the company’s conception, and discusses how he was introduced to the concept of renewable energy, and how that evolved, and what challenges it has faced. David spends most of his time in the realm of commercialization, strategy and corporate finance of next-generation sustainability technologies, including PI Energy. You can find about more about him here.

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