E101 - Crypto & Off-Grid Solar In Africa With Jon Ruth

We kick off our 6th season with Jon Ruth of The Solar Foundation, a non-nonprofit that's working to fund and accelerate off-grid solar for underserved communities in emerging markets. On this episode, Jon shares with us "the why" behind The Solar Foundation, how crypto plays a role its in impact theory and we even touch upon the future of permissionless impact certificate generation. A little more about Jon:He has over 15 years of experience developing, managing, and constructing over 400MW of C&I and utility-scale solar projects.He has also been on the nonprofit United Solar Initiative board for six years. Since 2016, Jon has been involved in cryptocurrency, including mining various cryptocurrencies.For 20+ years, Jon has studied climate change and has a passion for building sustainable solutions to one of the most significant challenges humanity faces. Jon is building his legacy by making the maximum impact possible in the fight against climate change.The Solar Foundation website - https://www.solarfoundation.xyz/The Solar Foundation X Account - https://twitter.com/Solar_FNDThe Solar Foundation LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/solar-foundation/Jon's X Account - https://twitter.com/jhruthJon's LinkedIn Account - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonruth/Please follow us on social media and check out our website:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morethanblockchain/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/morethanblckchnYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC45qe8qj0rIcXdYqI_aiIXgLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/more-than-blockchainWebsite - https://www.morethanblockchain.xyz/To learn more about More Than Blockchain's Host - https://www.jarrettcarpenter.com/