{"podcast":{"title":"Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast","slug":"sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742","podcast_index_feed_id":470742,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/whitehousesolar/feed.xml","website_url":"https://whitehousesolar.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3770418/Podcast_LOGO_OBAMA_1500x1500_rmpssk.jpg","author":"whitehousesolar","episode_count":344,"summary":"Sean White teaches solar and storage classes and seminars around the world and inside your home (online). He is known for helping people get NABCEP certified. This podcast contains an assortment of topics, with an emphasis on solar and storage technical knowledge. Up your game! Catch a photon! Save the planet! Learn more and go to www.solarSEAN.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:18:44.844976+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742"},"episode":{"title":"DC Coupling Advantages for Large-Scale Solar with Gwendoly Espe","slug":"dc-coupling-advantages-for-large-scale-solar-with-gwendoly-espe","published_at":"2026-05-24T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742/dc-coupling-advantages-for-large-scale-solar-with-gwendoly-espe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742","url":"https://whitehousesolar.podbean.com/e/dc-coupling-advantages-for-large-scale-solar-with-gwendoly-espe/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mnt7kvptshg4yweu/329th_DC_Coupling_Advantages_for_Large-Scale_Solar_with_Gwendoly_Espe_0524202684dqd.mp3","summary":"Gwendoly Espe, Product Manager at Yaskawa Solectria Solar, discusses the technical and commercial advantages of DC-coupled solar-plus-storage systems at utility scale. The conversation covers DC versus AC coupling architecture, energy harvest optimization through clipping recovery, and Yaskawa’s American-manufactured PVS 500 inverter solution. Additional topics include NABCEP-accredited training programs, FEOC compliance, and the growing role of solar storage in powering data centers and supporting grid stability. Topics Covered Yaskawa Solectria Solar www.solectria.com Inverter Converter DC Coupling AC Coupling Energy Yield DC = Direct Current AC = Alternating Current Utility Scale Solar Utility Grid Microgrid Ercot DER = Distributed Energy Resources AI = Artificial Intelligence ESS = Energy Storage System Data Center Recharge with Solectria FEOC = A Foreign Entity of Concern Reach out to Gwendoly Espe here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gwendolyespe Website: www.solectria.com Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean www.solarsean.com/esipexam","meta_description":"Gwendoly Espe, Product Manager at Yaskawa Solectria Solar, discusses the technical and commercial advantages of DC-coupled solar-plus-storage systems at u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1276,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742/episodes/dc-coupling-advantages-for-large-scale-solar-with-gwendoly-espe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742/dc-coupling-advantages-for-large-scale-solar-with-gwendoly-espe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}