Episode #537: Free From the Grid, Connected to the World

About this episode

Stewart Alsop III interviews Tom Faye about solar energy, off-grid living, and the solarpunk vision of a technology-powered utopia.

In this episode, Stewart Alsop III sits down with Tom Faye — experimenter, author of The 90 Day Client Acquisition Code , and founder of Carbon Credits Marketplace — to talk about solar energy, off-grid living, and the solarpunk vision of a technology-powered utopia. They cover everything from perovskite solar cells and portable container-based solar systems, to carbon credits, ESG investing, and blockchain verification of clean energy output. The conversation also winds through AI training data, business automation, and the data labeling industry before circling back to some bigger questions about human nature, geopolitics, and what genuine self-reliance looks like in 2025. You can find Tom and his work at Carbon Credits Marketplace on LinkedIn and his energy consumption data visualization is also shared there. His book The 90 Day Client Acquisition Code is available for those looking to explore business automation further. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Tom Fay and his work 01:03 Understanding Solar Punk: Utopian Tech and Culture 02:15 Current State of Solar Technology and Storage 03:45 Living Off-Grid: Solar, Batteries, and Remote Work 06:11 Solar Energy in Africa…

People in this episode

Host: Stewart Alsop III

Guest: Tom Faye

Topics covered

• solar energy
• off-grid living
• solarpunk
• technology
• human nature
• geopolitics

Keywords

• solar energy
• off-grid
• solarpunk
• carbon credits
• blockchain
• AI
• business automation
• geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carbon Credits Marketplace

Books & works: The 90 Day Client Acquisition Code

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