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From Oil & Gas to Solar: Steve Newby on Scaling Bravo and Building a Smarter Energy Future
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In this episode of Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, host Wes Ashworth sits down with Steve Newby, CEO of Bravo Infrastructure Group — a leader who made a bold leap from oil and gas to solar and is now building one of the most ambitious renewable energy platforms in the country.
Bravo Infrastructure Group fully owns Sunshine Solar and Radiance Solar — two fast-scaling companies focused on distributed generation solar EPC services across the U.S. Steve’s journey, from founding a $3 billion public midstream oil and gas company to spearheading the energy transition, offers rare insight into the crossover between traditional and renewable energy sectors.
Tune in to hear Steve’s take on:
- Why solar is “the hardest thing he’s ever built” — and what it takes to succeed in today’s volatile environment
- How workforce challenges, supply chain volatility, and regulatory delays are reshaping solar execution
- What solar EPCs can learn from the oil and gas playbook — especially when it comes to partnerships, planning, and scale
- Why batteries are the next evolution of solar — and how storage will unlock baseload renewables
- A candid look at the real bottlenecks in interconnection and how to future-proof grid expansion
- The real reasons behind the skilled labor shortage in renewables — and how Bravo is investing in its people
- Why Steve believes the next decade will be driven by market demand, not just policy or incentives
- His advice for startup founders looking to raise capital and scale in a fast-changing energy landscape
Steve also shares why the energy industry must evolve beyond politicization, why we need to move past ITCs eventually, and why long-term planning and collaboration are the keys to unlocking the next era of clean energy growth.
If you're an energy executive, solar developer, investor, founder — or simply passionate about renewable energy or cleantech — this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
📌 Learn how Bravo Infrastructure Group is scaling smarter
📌 Discover actionable insights from one of the few leaders who’s thrived in both fossil fuels and renewables
📌 Understand the industry from both a policy and boots-on-the-ground perspective
Links:
Steve Newby on LinkedIn
Bravo Infrastructure Group
Radiance Solar
Wes Ashworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weslgs/
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