{"id":26199,"date":"2022-06-13T09:43:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=26199"},"modified":"2022-06-13T09:46:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:46:14","slug":"ccatp-733","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/ccatp-733\/","title":{"rendered":"CCATP #733 \u2013\u00a0Brian Hoffman takes Solar to a New Level &#8211; Co-Interview with Steve Sheridan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Brian-Hoffman-CCATP.png\" alt=\"Steve &#038; Allison on Zoom with Brian - he's pointing at his pond in his forest\"  title=\"Brian Hoffman CCATP.png\" width=\"500 \" height=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently <a href=\"https:\/\/dailytechnewsshow.com\/2022\/06\/11\/solar-panel-roundtable-dtns-special\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane of DTNS fame hosted what they called a Solar Round Table<\/a>.  The guests were NosillaCast Live Producer Steve Sheridan, an engineer working at AES Solar named Joe Briney, and Boeing 777 captain Brian Hoffman.<\/p>\n<p>I tell you that whole story because when Steve got off the phone, he started telling me all about Brian\u2019s huge projects to use solar on his farm. Steve was so enthusiastic about these projects that he started barraging Brian with questions about his projects in email, so I suggested Brian come on Chit Chat and Steve help me co-host.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll hear Brian explain how he and his wife planted literally more than 10,000 trees themselves, about how he grows the tilapia fish in the &#8220;pond&#8221; he built, and how creating that pond got him started getting into using solar to power his farm.  He didn&#8217;t just write a check and have someone come out and install solar, he bought the components but built everything himself.<\/p>\n<p>While you may not follow in Brian&#8217;s footsteps, it&#8217;s very cool to know that it&#8217;s actually possible to do this yourself and to learn about how Brian gives back to his community. Steve and I had a great time talking to Brian and learning from him and I know you will too. Don&#8217;t forget to go listen to the DTNS Solar Panel Panel too!<\/p>\n<p>Below the fold, you&#8217;ll find photos of some of the panels and structures he&#8217;s built on his farm.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-26199-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_06_14.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_06_14.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_06_14.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"mp3 download\" href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nosillacast\/traffic.libsyn.com\/nosillacast\/CCATP_2022_06_14.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mp3 download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Solar-Array-to-Power-Sprinklers-for-Dam-Erosion.jpg\" alt=\"Solar Array to Power Sprinklers for Dam Erosion\"  title=\"Solar Array to Power Sprinklers for Dam Erosion.JPG\" width=\"600 \" height=\"338\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">Solar Array to Power Sprinklers for Dam Erosion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Teeter-Totter-Tracking-Array-from-Drone.jpeg\" alt=\"Teeter Totter Tracking Array from Drone\"  title=\"Teeter Totter Tracking Array from Drone.jpeg\" width=\"640 \" height=\"360\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">Teeter Totter Tracking Array from Drone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tracking-Array-Up-Close.jpeg\" alt=\"Tracking Array Up Close\"  title=\"Tracking Array Up Close.jpeg\" width=\"600 \" height=\"450\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"float: center; margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Tracking-Array-Mechanics.jpeg\" alt=\"Tracking Array Mechanics\"  title=\"Tracking Array Mechanics.jpeg\" width=\"600 \" height=\"800\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:center\">Tracking Array Mechanics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane of DTNS fame hosted what they called a Solar Round Table. The guests were NosillaCast Live Producer Steve Sheridan, an engineer working at AES Solar named Joe Briney, and Boeing 777 captain Brian Hoffman. 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