{"podcast":{"title":"Solar Maverick Podcast","slug":"solar-maverick-podcast-75045","podcast_index_feed_id":75045,"rss_url":"https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://solarmaverick.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3741974/Podcast_2.jpg","author":"Benoy Thanjan","episode_count":289,"summary":"The Solar Maverick Podcast is the insiders guide to where the solar and energy markets meet entrepreneurship and trailblazing. Hosted by Benoy Thanjan - a serial entrepreneur and founder of Reneu Energy one of the industries top companies. Benoy is known for his passion, leadership and style. Always eager to truly learn from his guests, Thanjan digs deep and provides a tangible blueprint for his listeners to put what he’s learning to immediate use - making the show not only funny but entertaining, energetic and hyper -useful.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T20:17:03.589335+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045"},"episode":{"title":"SMP 275:  Where Cleantech Money Is Going in 2026 (Driven by AI & Data Center Demand)","slug":"smp-275-where-cleantech-money-is-going-in-2026-driven-by-ai-data-center-demand","published_at":"2026-04-15T17:41:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045/smp-275-where-cleantech-money-is-going-in-2026-driven-by-ai-data-center-demand","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045","url":"https://solarmaverick.podbean.com/e/smp-275-where-cleantech-money-is-going-in-2026-driven-by-ai-data-center-demand/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t632adhyauff3qjs/SMP_275_Where_Cleantech_Money_Is_Going_in_2026_Driven_by_AI_Data_Center_Demand_7bw5j.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Zainab Gilani and Diana Rasner from the Cleantech Group to break down the biggest trends shaping the energy transition in 2026. From AI-driven energy demand and data centers to shifting investor sentiment and evolving policy dynamics, this conversation dives deep into where cleantech capital is flowing and what it takes to scale in today’s market. The discussion also explores the growing role of corporates, the challenges startups face working with utilities, and why resilience, grid infrastructure, and distributed energy resources are becoming critical themes across the industry.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy Thanjan speaks with Zainab Gilani and Diana Rasner from the Cleantech Group to break down the biggest…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3092,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/solar-maverick-podcast-75045/episodes/smp-275-where-cleantech-money-is-going-in-2026-driven-by-ai-data-center-demand/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/solar-maverick-podcast-75045/smp-275-where-cleantech-money-is-going-in-2026-driven-by-ai-data-center-demand.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}