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Podcast: Energy Gang
Episode: From Shell to SolarWorld: The Technology Stages of Solar
Description: Terry Jester started her solar career in 1979 as the VP of engineering at ARCO Solar, one of the early oil companies investing in photovoltaics. Over the years, the company was sold to Siemens, Shell and SolarWorld -- and Jester stayed through it all.
Jester, who has also worked for SoloPower and SunPower, is now CEO of a solar-grade silicon manufacturer Silicor. We'll talk with her about the early days of solar, how the upstream business has changed, and discuss the future of solar production.
In the second half of the show, we'll discuss a comprehensive bipartisan energy bill passed by...