Before we can live in a renewable future, we will have to build and test the technology that will get us there. We have developed quite impressive innovation where we can pull power quite literally out of thin air, but once we have all this energy from the wind and sun, where do we store it? To help us answer those questions, along with giving us a glimpse into the future about economically storing our power and using energy efficiently, we welcome Seth Mansur, Regional Sales Manager of Genie Solar Energy, and Peter O’Brien, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at NH Research. Seth and Peter talk to host Derek Burrows about the future of electric cars replacing fossil fuel, vampire energy, and the rigorous test that goes into batteries and solar panels. 

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• Seth shares how his time in Iraq serving for the Marines sparked his interest in creating a sustainable way to use solar-powered energy.
• The biggest challenge is finding a way to store our power economically. How does Seth see this adapting in the future?
• What is Vampire Energy, and why is it important to pay attention to how much energy our equipment uses when it’s not on?
• Having the data to know what’s going on in your facility and what’s causing a vampire energy load is the first step for people to really be able to take control and ownership of your energy.
• Peter discusses how battery innovation and testing are improving, and that the future of electric vehicles may be here even sooner than we think.
• Better batteries are going to require a lot of testing. How does the Evie battery emulate real-world conditions in its testing process?
• What is abuse testing?
• Flash Testing is one of the technologies used by solar panel manufacturers.

Resources Mentioned: 

•  Seth Mansur
• Genie Solar Energy 
• Peter O’Brien
• NH Research 
• Evie Battery