{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65254d63c8044000131eb57b/676001a3272fba937ca189ca?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"RePowering: Faster, Better, Stronger w Exus North America CEO Jim Spencer","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65254d63c8044000131eb57b/1734344680762-652659db-5805-4247-b41f-ec31b9d6444b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>New times need new thinking. So Richard sits down with Jim Spencer, vet of the US renewables industry, now president and CEO of Exus Renewables North America. \"Repowering\" was already becoming important for getting more out of existing sites but could well become essential as electricity demand grows exponentially, the windiest sites have been developed, and political uncertainty means re-powering an existing site to make it generate more electricity could become even more attractive. </p><p><br></p><p>For full show notes, ad-free listening, and more, come to wickedproblems.earth.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Introduction to Power Demand</p><p>00:15 Welcome to Wicked Problems</p><p>00:58 The Evolution of Wind Energy</p><p>01:21 Jim Spencer's Journey</p><p>02:05 Challenges in Early Renewable Energy</p><p>06:09 Pivot to Wind Energy</p><p>22:38 Political and Market Dynamics</p><p>31:41 Future of Renewable Energy</p><p>36:14 Final Thoughts and Recommendations</p>","author_name":"Richard Delevan"}