Modern Solar Development & GIS with Carson Weinand from CVE - E126

07/11/23 • 23 min

Great to chat with Carson Weinand, Senior Project Developer at CVE North America, about recent changes to solar development as well as the importance of GIS data. We discuss:

How he became a product developer at CVE
Falling in love with GIS
What does perfect look like for project development data?
The real market killer for community solar.
New rules for the IRA

And much more!

Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Great to chat with Carson Weinand, Senior Project Developer at CVE North America, about recent changes to solar development as well as the importance of GIS data. We discuss:

How he became a product developer at CVE
Falling in love with GIS
What does perfect look like for project development data?
The real market killer for community solar.
New rules for the IRA

And much more!

Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

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From Brownfields to Brightfields - E125

We sit down for an insightful conversation with Corey Hindin, Director of Business Development at AC Power, to talk about transforming brownfields into productive solar farms. We delve into:

How business development is structured at AC Power, which entails various steps ranging from market exploration to closing agreements with landowners for project due diligence.
The unique characteristics of brownfield development, such as the need for intricate planning and careful navigation of regulatory restrictions, compared to more straightforward greenfield development.
The increase in competition and interest in brownfield solar development due to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the importance of standing out through expertise and a responsible approach.
The stringent environmental regulations in place for transitioning brownfields into solar projects and how AC Power manages these complexities to create investor-friendly ventures.
AC Power's ambitious goal to generate 1.21 gigawatts of energy and become the industry leader in brownfield solar development.

And a lot more!

Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

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Their path to joining Paces
What drove you towards climate change as an issue?
How much of your company culture is a function of company size?
Defining engineering culture
The importance of engineers having a direct relationship with customers.

We even iterated on how engineering at Paces can be improved on the call!

Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast) - Modern Solar Development & GIS with Carson Weinand from CVE - E126

Transcript

James McWalter
Welcome to build repeat a paces podcast. Hello, today we're speaking with Carson Winant, senior product developer at CVE. Welcome to the podcast Carson.
Carson Weinand
Yeah. Hi, James. Thanks for having me.
James McWalter
Right. To start with, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you ended up at CVE? Sure.
Carson Weinand
Yeah. So first of all, I want to say thanks for having me again. And cool getting to know you over the past nine months.