Sounds of Solar shines a light on the people and progress powering America’s clean energy future. Hosted by engineers at EVS, this podcast features insightful conversations with the innovators, engineers, and changemakers driving the solar, battery storage, and grid transformation. Whether you’re deep in the industry or just curious about the future of renewables, Sounds of Solar delivers fresh perspectives and real stories from the front lines of energy.
Every successful solar project begins long before the first panel is installed. It begins with survey.
In this episode of Sounds of Solar, EVS Project Manager-Survey Valerie Zurcher and Field Technician II-Survey Zachary Emerson explore one of the industry’s most essential, yet often overlooked, disciplines. From establishing project control and capturing site topography to using LiDAR-equipped drones and processing massive datasets, they explain how accurate survey data drives every engineering decision that follows.
The conversation also dives into the evolution of surveying technology, the growing role of AI, career opportunities for the next generation of surveyors, and why quality fieldwork reduces risk, improves designs, and sets every successful solar project up for success from day one.
