This week on The Interchange: Jigar’s plan to accelerate climate tech with the power of government. The US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office might be the most talked about — and yet least understood — part of the federal government’s efforts to support climate tech. It has already invested more than $35 billion in […]
Jigar Shah to run US energy office that backed Tesla, Solyndra
‘One of the reasons they are choosing me is to make the office more exciting, make it more accessible and make entrepreneurs feel like someone who has been in their shoes before is there and will give them a fair hearing’, Jigar Shah said The US Energy Department has appointed Jigar Shah, a clean-power pioneer […]
The Origin Story of SunEdison
In this week’s edition of Watt It Takes, Jigar Shah opens up about his life and career, as well as the origins of SunEdison. Plus, he’ll give plenty of tips for entrepreneurs. In the early 2000s, investors weren’t very interested in SunEdison’s business plan to financesolarwith power purchase agreements. “No one wanted to hear about […]