Yoann Hispa, CEO of LandGate | Building a Marketplace for Solar Developers Ep.104

Historically, it has been challenging for solar and wind developers to find an appropriate parcel of land, conduct an accurate valuation, and then make contact with the landowner.But now there is a marketplace for land resources where developers can go to find parcels that meet their buy criteria and connect with landowners who want to get a deal done.Yoann Hispa is Founder and CEO of LandGate, a data intelligence platform and marketplace for land and its resources.An experienced entrepreneur in the energy and real estate space, Yoann built LandGate to make land and land resource deals more efficient for landowners, developers, real estate agents and investors.On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Yoann joins Tim to explain how LandGate functions as the Zillow of land resources, helping landowners understand the potential in leasing to solar and wind developers.Yoann describes LandGate’s valuation tools, discussing how the platform helps its developer and investor subscribers identify hot and high-value leads.Listen in for insight on LandGate’s success in attracting investors of its own and learn how its marketplace can help you develop renewables projects and accelerate the clean energy transition. Key TakeawaysHow making land resource deals more efficient inspired the creation of LandGateHow LandGate functions as the Zillow of land resourcesHow landowners benefit from using the LandGate resource valuation toolsHow LandGate provides its developer, investor and private equity subscribers with hot leadsWhat Yoann’s team is doing to raise awareness of LandGate among landownersWhy LandGate focuses on serving real estate agents that specialize in landHow developers can use LandGate to identify parcels that fit their buy criteriaThe hot and high-value leads available to developers through the LandGate marketplaceHow much landowners can earn by leasing to energy developers for solar and wind projectsHow the energy market has evolved over the last 7 years in favor of renewablesLandGate’s success in attracting investors like NextEra and KimmeridgeThe onboarding process for integrating LandGate’s API with other applications Connect with YoannLandGateEmail Support the showConnect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  [email protected] sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com