Mark Mrohs: 51yr Solar Industry Veteran: from making space cells for Spectrolab to VR

Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast

Description:

I first met Mark Mrohs in 2008 and have always been fascinated by his experience in the industry. Some years ago, I made a list of people I wanted to be on my podcast, and Mark’s name was at the top.

Mark has been in the industry since terrestrial solar was a pipedream. He started out working at Spectrolab, which is still making solar cells for space and is not a Boeing company. I once tried calling Spectrolab to see how much solar cells were and they told me they needed government clearance to tell me.

They also discuss his work at Arco Solar and Siemens Solar and transitioning the industry from space cells to terrestrial solar. Mark also shares his journey into training and the evolution of the solar industry.

Here are some of the topics discussed: SunPower Certification in Richnmond California
Ecosolar: https://us.sunpower.com/dealers-installers/ecosolar-usa
SunEdison
Mark Mrohs’ Solar journey – beginning
Spectrolab: www.spectrolab.com
Space Solar Cells
Charlie Gay
Bill Yerkes
ArcoSolar
Carrizo Project
Arco Module
Matt Pace
Siemens Solar: https://www.siemens-energy.com
Mark Mhros in Papua New Guinea
Sean teaching in Islamabad
IREDA = Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
Mark Fitzgerald
SSP
NABCEP
IIT = Indian Institutes of Technology
Mark Mhros life in India (Indian Program)
AstroPower
Peter Aschenbrenner
Maxeon Solar Technologies: www.maxeon.com
Module
Inverter
Ward Bauer
Solar City
Financial Engineering
Interoperability
Changes in Policies
Space Cells
Interplay Learning
Amicus: www.amicusom.com
Reach Mark Mrohs here:
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/markmrohs/
Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean