About this episode

Andre Champagne discusses the advancements in clean energy technology for film production and the future of sustainable film sets.

Before Hollywood Trucks announced their multi-year deal with NBCUniversal, before the Ecoluxe trailers were deployed on Amazon and Universal productions, Andre Champagne sat down with The Tie In live at the Sustainable Production Forum and laid out what was possible. This is that conversation. Andre Champagne, founder and CEO of Hollywood Trucks, breaks down how autonomous power actually works on a real film set: solar trailers that generate, store, and distribute free clean energy across an entire base camp — including EV charging for cast and crew — with no generator, no plug, no fuel cost. He walks through the technology roadmap that got him there: seven years of rebuilding trailers from the ground up, patenting a system that kept James Cameron's base camp running for 2.6 years without burning an ounce of fuel, and surviving the years when no one in the industry was ready to listen. Then he maps out what's next — solid-state batteries, vehicle-to-grid energy distribution, carbon credits as a studio revenue stream — and makes the case that the clean energy tipping point for entertainment has already arrived. One year later, it has. Perfect for sustainability professionals…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zena Harris, Mark Rabin

Guest: Andre Champagne

Topics covered

• clean energy in film production
• autonomous power systems
• sustainable film sets
• solar trailers
• vehicle-to-grid technology
• carbon credits in entertainment

Keywords

• autonomous base camp power
• solar trailers
• EV charging on set
• carbon credits film production
• clean energy trailers
• diesel generator replacement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hollywood Trucks, NBCUniversal, Amazon, Universal

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