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What if the strongest opportunities in renewable energy aren’t in massive utility projects, but in the overlooked middle of the market where disciplined operators consistently outperform?
In this episode of Green Giants: Titans of Renewable Energy, Wes Ashworth sits down with Mike Silvestrini, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Energea. After developing more than 500 solar projects across three continents and scaling Greenskies into a national C&I leader, Mike is now opening global solar investing to everyday investors.
He unpacks the hard realities, the operational lessons, and the global opportunities most people never see.
Inside the episode:
How Greenskies scaled from a two-person startup
- Why being undercapitalized became their advantage
- How Walmart and Target reshaped the businesss
- What selling the company taught Mike about timing
How Energea was created
- The financing gap Mike discovered while meeting solar companies around the world
- Why emerging markets offered high-quality projects but little access to capital
- How Energea structures diversified portfolios with monthly dividends
Global markets and performance
- Why Brazil became a breakout success
- How South Africa’s unstable grid drives demand for solar-plus-storage
- Why Colombia’s hydro volatility creates huge opportunity
Operating solar assets in the real world
- Why theft is often a bigger threat than weather
- Why key O&M and customer functions stay in-house
- How experience shapes better underwriting and better assets
Mike also shares why he believes solar is positioned to win on economics, even if public perception lags behind.
If you want a clearer view of how global solar projects are financed, built, and operated, this conversation delivers rare insight from someone who has been in the trenches for nearly two decades.
Links:
Wes Ashworth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weslgs/
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