scottwharton

CEO, disruptive solar panel maker; 5-time serial entrepreneur, board member, angel investor, husband, dad

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@linamkhan Finally!!!

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@gnievchenko @zephyr_z9 We've actually cracked the code with a module that's over 29% and showing less than 1% degradation per year. So your info is broadly correct but not for some players like @TandemPV that have jumped ahead

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@BellikOzan @zephyr_z9 less than 1 gram of perovskite per m2 - which is one of the reasons why it's so inexpensive and exciting

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@teortaxesTex @zephyr_z9 you do need to protect perovskites from water and air but that's pretty standard stuff to do now. In space, you can put perovskites on a very thin and light glass coating that is a standard manufacturing process and pretty durable

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@zephyr_z9 Why would @elonmusk and @Tesla shop for solar and perovskite tech in China when the world's leading perovskite solar maker (@TandemPV) is right around the corner in Fremont, CA?!?

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@Noahpinion amen and duh. funny how so many haters just don't like the facts. what, too much clean and cheap energy is bad for us?

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@johnrobb I'm not sure I agree with this. There's so much that's happening in AI where the benefits are trickling down. For example, using Gemini or ChatGPT for free by the whole world is a huge improvement and consumer surplus. And broadly wages are rising fast

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@fotsch1 @JessePeltan Because it’s cheaper to have utilities deploy at scale and lower costs vs a rooftop. And Arizona is actually booming in solar deployments.

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@MarietteWharton Isn't everyone hanging out with their dog in their hyperbaric oxygen chamber for Memorial Day?

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@PeterDiamandis Because it's much cheaper to put into a solar farm vs. on a roof. In 2024, 82% of all solar deployed in the U.S. was utility-scale

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

Another cool award for Tandem PV!

Tandem PV Named Among World's Top GreenTech Companies of 2025 by TIME Magazine - https://t.co/FyzMpoTZsI #GoogleAlerts

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

This was an incredibly fun podcast to do. Dan is a friend, fellow entrepreneur, and an excellent interviewer. Listen to us spend ~30min on the future of solar, my career arc, + some lessons learned around mgmt and leadership. @DanTurchin #solar #logitech #videoconferencing

[Dan Turchin @dturchin]

[ 🎧 #Podcast episode 327] 🎉 Congrats @scottwharton , @TandemPV #CEO, on their $50M series A. This week, we discussed everything you need to know about the future of #solar: 🔋s, 💵, chemistry, power transmission, and 🇺🇸manufacturing. #FutureOfWork https://t.co/ljsVy9uLHj

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

I'm thrilled to be heading to CLEANPOWER 2025 in Phoenix, AZ from May 19-22. Let me know if you'll be there! https://t.co/MIFn1Qcise #CLEANPOWER25

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@TomSteyer “on a monthly rate in December, China was 80% electric and plugin car new sales”. #blooombergnef #solar #EVs

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@Matt_Pinner True

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

Apparently in Sweden, “opex” is pronounced “oopx”. #cute

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

“The Tesla Mindset: anything is possible”. #gbb24 #mckinsey

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

@joeljean9 @SwiftSolarPV @eni @Fontinalis_FP @Stanford @goodgrowthvc @BlueScopeAus @TobaCapital @climatecap @jamesfickel Congratulations, Joel, and to the entire @SwiftSolarPV team! It's a great day for you and perovskites. I look forward to seeing what you guys will do with the additional funding.

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

Congrats to the entire @TandemPV team for this impressive win, and thank you, DOE / @ENERGY, for your continued support to bring perovskites to market!

https://t.co/Y846yOlQ5o

[scottwharton @scottwharton]

I’m so disappointed with @Hertz I’m presidents club and they can’t figure out how to add my wife as a driver. My flight is delayed so she is getting there first. Oh well I guess I’ll have to use @Enterprise What a customer service fail.