Tor "Solar Fred" Valenza is a regular in the solar industry. Tor has a podcast called Probably True Solar Stories, which takes his expertise as a former Hollywood writer and merges that with the solar industry. Some of his Hollywood work was on popular shows, such as Stargate SG-1, Dharma & Greg, and The Dead Zone. Tor's current day job is he is a chief solar public relations geek at UnThink Solar, a solar PR and communications firm.
In this podcast we talk about how Tor Valenza became Solar Fred and how he made stories about solar.
Topics covered:
The history of branding about Solar Fred
How his fascination in solar energy began as a kid in NYC Central Park
Solar on the White House
Sungevity
Danny Kennedy
Solar Head of State
Great way to promote solar
Probably True Solar Stories Podcast
Murder by Solar Drone
President of the US as a solar installer
The 6000 Year Story of Solar Energy book by John Perlin
Clean nuclear power being used as a disguise for a nuclear weapons program
Solar installation war (Green War).
Nuclear bros
Energy deep state
Sean almost killed by carbon monoxide as a kid
Solar makes you the most money
Steam turbines for solar PV energy storage with hot rocks
www.powermag.com/volcanic-rock-offers-new-take-on-energy-storage
Agrivoltaics
CSP = Concentrated Solar Power
Cadmium Telluride
Recycle, Reuse and Reduce
Solar feasibility on the north side of the roof
Solar wedding at a Tweet Up at SPI
Check out Tor on Linkedin:
linkedin.com/in/tor-solar-fred-valenza-3150015
Check out his website:
www.unthinksolar.com
Here is where to find Tor's Podcast:
www.probablytruesolar.com/
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