The Top 3 by E3
Welcome to E3 Consulting's The Top 3 by E3! We are delighted that you are taking the time to check out our series on the profession of Independent Engineering. Our podcast aims to introduce listeners to project finance and engineering. During each episode, we will examine a topic we encounter in our daily lives as technical advisors. Topics will range from the profession of Independent Engineering to hydrogen, wind, solar, and energy storage, among many others. While we can't touch on everything about a topic during our series, we will provide listeners with the "top three" takeaways. We want to thank Joseph McDade for allowing us to use his music, Elevation, as our theme. Please check him out at https://josephmcdade.com.Again, thanks for listening, and if you have any suggestions for upcoming topics, please reach out to us at e3co@e3co.com. The E3 Crew
Episodes
20 episodes
Rethinking Solar O&M: Why Current Cost Models Fall Short
Rounak Kharait, E3's Executive Director of Solar, and Daniel Tarico, E3's Director of Renewables, discuss solar O&M cost models, suggesting that they need to be changed and made more realistic to reflect the true lifecycle maintenance requi...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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16:00
Series Episode Four: PVsyst Parameters
In this final episode in the PVsyst series, Daniel Tarico and Frances Plourde discuss the impact of system design on photovoltaic (PV) system modeling, focusing particularly on shading losses and module mismatch within the context of using the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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19:10
Series Episode Three: Understanding PVsyst Reports
In the third episode of the PVsyst series, Daniel Tarico and Frances Wilberg-Plourd from E3 discuss the interpretation of PVsyst reports and how they relate to PV system energy estimation, specifically focusing on how PVsyst calculates energy p...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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15:11
Series Episode Two: Climate Data in PVsyst
Daniel Tarico and Frances Wilberg-Plourde delve into PV system modeling, specifically focusing on using climate data in PVsyst software. The discussion covers how climate data, such as irradiance, temperature, and wind speed, are critical for m...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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20:13
An Introduction to Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Modeling and Three-Part Overview of the PVsyst Model
Join Daniel Tarico and Frances Willberg Plourde as they kick off a discussion regarding the range of PV solar modeling programs available today. In this introductory episode, they explore the key differences between tools, setting the stage for...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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17:45
Choosing the Right Inverter in 2025: Central vs. String
Ever wondered if central or string inverters are the way to go for your solar project? Join host Daniel Tarico, E3 director of renewables and Mike Kosmersky, E3 Consulting's head of field engineering services, as they discuss the impact of proj...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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14:22
Shifting Conversations: Updates on ESG, Part 2
Learn how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulations are changing, with insights from Carol Ho, Executive Director of Environmental Services at E3. Carol and podcast host, Al Rettenmaier, Managing Director of Oil, Gas, Chemicals, C...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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15:01
The Present State of PV Solar Recycling
Join the conversation as we sit down with Francis Willberg, a Photovoltaic Analysis Engineer with E3, who discusses the challenge of solar panel retirement. As we approach a staggering 1 million metric tons of photovoltaic waste by 2030, discov...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:46
A 101 on Electric Vehicles
E3's Managing Director, Ginger Elbaum, and Energy Storage Owner's Engineer, Jason Han, discuss Electric Vehicles in this first episode in the EV series. During this podcast, Jason and Ginger talk about the different types of electric vehi...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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13:05
Trends Impacting the Renewable Energy Sector
Join Ginger Elbaum, E3's Managing Director, and Chris Wright, E3's Executive Director and head of the Energy Storage Practice, as they look at the trends impacting the renewable energy sector.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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11:44
Electric Grid Disturbance Trends: The Evolving Reliability Landscape
In the most recent episode of The Top 3 by E3, E3's Managing Director, Ginger Elbaum, discusses the changing regulatory landscape for participants in the power industry with John Schmoker, Project Manager for NAES NERC Services. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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20:16
The Latest Developments in ESG
Increasingly, shareholders and stakeholders want to know that the companies they are investing in share their values of sustainability and equity, and do not have ties to corruption, environmental destruction, or human rights abuses. Thes...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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15:46
Highlights from the Energy Storage Summit 2022
In this episode of The Top 3 by E3, Ginger Elbaum, host of the podcast, and Chris Wright, E3's Energy Storage Executive Director, discuss highlights from the Energy Storage Summit held in Austin, Texas on March 23-24, 2022. E3 Consulting ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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9:44
Energy Storage Market Trends: Lithium-Ion Batteries
In this fast-moving discussion about energy storage, E3's Ginger Elbaum and Chris Wright talk about the trends that E3 is seeing in the marketplace, particularly with regard to lithium-ion batteries. Chris notes that the top three trends he see...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:08
Hydrogen as a Vehicle Fuel
In the third episode of the hydrogen series that is part of The Top Three by E3, Ginger Elbaum, managing director of E3, and Al Rettenmaier head of E3's oil, gas, and chemicals practice, discuss hydrogen as a vehicle fuel. Du...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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12:38
Green Hydrogen: What's it All About?
In this second episode of the Hydrogen Series, Al Rettenmaier and Ginger Elbaum discuss green hydrogen--how it is made, how it is used, what the economics are, and why it is considered the most valuable of the three classifications of hydrogen....
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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15:28
A Look at Trends in the Solar Market
Join Ginger Elbaum, E3 Managing Director, and Jim Langel, Head of E3's Solar Practice, for a discussion of what's trending in the solar market and what headwinds the industry is facing. One of the top trends we are seeing is ...
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Season 1
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13:15
A Primer on Hydrogen with Al Rettenmaier
In this episode of The Top 3 by E3, Al Rettenmaier, practice leader of E3's Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Sector, and Ginger Elbaum, E3's Managing Director, discuss the reasons that hydrogen, particularly green hydrogen, has been on the tip ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:46
A Discussion About Independent Engineering with Paul Plath, President of E3 Consulting
Welcome to E3's first episode of The Top 3 by E3! In this episode hosted by Ginger Elbaum, E3's Managing Director, Paul Plath, takes listeners inside the world of Independent Engineering. Paul is E3's President and one of the ori...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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