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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week’s episode features MIT Technology Review's Casey Crownhart, who wrote about how $8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far this year.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Rev. Nate Pyle, senior pastor at Christ’s Community Church in Fishers, Indiana for supporting rooftop solar on his church and helping show the community how caring for the planet is part of their faith.
This Week in Cleantech — April 25, 2025
US Imposes Tariffs Up to 3,521% on Asian Solar Imports — Bloomberg NewsThe Heat Coming Out of Your Car’s Tailpipe? Some Can Be Turned Into Electricity — The Wall Street JournalScientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming — The Washington PostAs Tesla Falters, These New EVs Are Picking Up the Pace – Bloomberg$8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025 — MIT Technology ReviewNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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In the territories of many electric utilities, wildfires loom as an increasing threat, becoming larger and more frequent, necessitating proactive solutions.
In this episode of the Factor This podcast, host Paul Gerke taps into the brain of a leading expert, Craig Clements of San Jose State University, to discuss the evolving threat wildfires pose to utility infrastructure and explore how a rigorously tested product, Hexion's ArmorBuilt, could stand as an effective means of protecting vital equipment.
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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring John Engel and Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week’s episode features Jake Spring from The Washington Post, who wrote about how the Trump administration ordered an immediate halt to construction on the Empire Wind project, a major offshore wind development off the coast of New York.
This week's "Cleantechers of the Week" are Andrea Giampoli & Alyssa Edwards who were Chairs for the (sold out!) ACP Siting + Permitting Conference in Seattle this week. Congratulations Andrea and Alyssa!
This Week in Cleantech — April 18, 2025
This Massive Hydrogen Project Could Hurt the Climate More Than It Helps — Heatmap NewsGoogle’s geothermal energy ambitions are growing — The VergeNew technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice — GristBringing back evaporative cooling for data centers — Latitude MediaTrump administration halts New York offshore wind project — The Washington PostNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring John Engel and Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week’s episode features Akshat Rathi from Bloomberg, who wrote about Trump's new tariffs will affect the U.S. clean energy industry.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Charles Bolden who leads SEIA’s energy and carbon portfolio. He has previously helped lead an Energy and Commerce Committee round table on diversity in the energy industry. Charles has played an important role in industry lobbying days on Capitol Hill. Congratulations, Charles!
This Week in Cleantech — April 11, 2025
'States are not powerless' against federal clean energy pushback. It's community solar's time to shine — Factor ThisKey EU lawmaker says 90% emissions cut too ambitious for 2040 climate goal — ReutersTrump’s new goal: Revive a major climate pollutant that power markets have turned against — POLITICOScoop: DOE proposes shutting down clean energy office — AxiosClean Energy Already Has Big Trade Barriers. Now Comes Trump — BloombergNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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Decarbonizing the power sector attracts most of the energy transition’s attention. While replacing fossil fuel generation with solar, wind, and battery storage is a critical step to combating climate change, it only addresses a piece of the challenge. Modernizing the power grid from interconnected poles and wires to an intelligent and dynamic machine is paramount to meeting the moment.
The digital grid is coming, and just in time. Utilities in the U.S. are still in the early stages of realizing this opportunity, but change is coming swiftly, and their European counterparts have created a blueprint for what that could look like.
Episode 83 of the Factor This Podcast features Arnaud Cantin, senior vice president of digital power at Schneider Electric.
Cantin shares why a smart grid, not only clean power, is crucial for the energy transition. Why do we need it, what it could do, and what’s stopping us?
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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring John Engel and Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week’s episode features Cat Clifford from Cipher News, who write about how geothermal has emerged as the only renewable energy source seen favorably by the Trump administration.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Tom Weirich at EDP Renewables for hosting a terrific Transformers Summit. He’s put on this summit for 3 years in a row. Congratulations, Tom!
This Week in Cleantech — April 4, 2025
US electricity prices are surging. These Louisiana companies want out – Floodlight NewsThe Trump administration could green-light deep-sea mining for the first time – The VergeDow drops 1,400 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock – AP NewsPension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash – New York TimesGeothermal is the rare renewable energy winning favor in Trump’s America – Cipher NewsNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring John Engel and Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week’s episode features Seth Borenstein from the Associated Press, who wrote about how worldwide installations of renewable energy hit a new high last year, driven largely by China.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Andrew Reagan, President of Clean Energy for America, who is one of the many clean energy advocates on Capitol Hill pushing the Trump administration to keep the energy tax credits that create good-paying jobs, lower energy bills, and strengthen domestic manufacturing. Congratulations, Andrew!
This Week in Cleantech — March 28, 2025
DOE axes 4 major efficiency rules — E&E NewsStartups That Set Out to Fix the Climate Are Now Talking About Jet Fighters — WSJThe Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel Use — The New York TimesClimate groups could beat Trump in fight for $20B. It may be too late. — POLITICORenewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boom — AP NewsNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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This week’s episode features Aaron Clark from Bloomberg, who wrote about efforts to reduce "forever chemicals" in semiconductor production.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Gregor Hintler. He shared that we should not be fooled by the negative rhetoric about renewables from the current administration, since clean energy is growing exponential in the US, and globally. Gregor shared some images of solar growth in certain regions. Congratulations, Gregor!
This Week in Cleantech — March 21, 2025
BYD charging breakthrough is another sign of China's EV lead over Tesla — AxiosBig gas turbine manufacturers aren’t ready to bet on the AI boom — SemaforThe Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits — The New York TimesSolar Generation Surge Sends European Power Prices Below Zero — BloombergAs Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy Them — BloombergNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Elliot Coad, founder of 30x30 United Kingdom and Ecologi, who shared research that stated the world is losing 4-14% of its staple crops due to microplastics, since they are hindering plant photosynthesis. Researchers say this problem could increase the number of people at risk of starvation by 400M in the next two decades. Thanks to Elliot Coad for sharing this new information, and kudos to Damian Carrington at The Guardian for reporting on the research.
This Week in Cleantech — March 14, 2025
The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero — WIREDThis Startup Has A Way To Make Cheap, Clean Hydrogen–Without Federal Subsidies — ForbesSolar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024 — The New York TimesKhosla Backs Startup Aiming to Pull Carbon From Air in New Mexico — BloombergUS Considers Emergency Powers to Restart Closed Coal Plants, Doug Burgum Says — BloombergNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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This week’s episode features Lisa Martine Jenkins from Latitude Media, who wrote about how Trump's tariffs will complicate the U.S. energy supply chain.This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Dhruv Patel, COO of Renewable Energy at McCarthy. He celebrated National Energy Efficiency Day with his team at McCarthy on Wednesday and shared his experience on LinkedIn with the quote, “But what really sticks with me isn’t just the megawatts we build—it’s the impact we leave behind.”
This Week in Cleantech — March 7, 2025
Justin Peterson, The D.C. Power Broker Embroiled in a Global Hacking Scandal — The Wall Street JournalTumbling Tesla Shares Leave Investors Bracing for More Losses — BloombergColumn: Time for California to get serious about cheaper, cleaner energy — LA TimesZero: Why (Almost) Everyone Hates ESG Right Now — BloombergTariff havoc begins, complicating energy supply chains — Latitude MediaNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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This week’s episode features Kate Yoder from Grist, who wrote about how the solar industry is rebranding itself as a symbol of American "energy dominance" to survive a second Trump term.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Daniela V. Fernandez, Founder and CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Daniela shared a Consumer Reports study on LinkedIn about the chemicals and microplastics found in our food, and how it is impacting our health. She shares a petition for a strong global plastics treaty. Congratulations, Daniela!
This Week in Cleantech — February 28, 2025
Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects — The New York TimesTrump Paralyzes the U.S. Wind Power Industry — The Wall Street JournalAI giants learn to share Trump’s zeal for fossil fuels — The Washington PostHow Tariffs Could Shock America’s Power System — The Wall Street JournalCan solar power avoid Trump’s culture wars? — GristNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing [email protected]
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This week’s episode features Jennifer McDermott from the Associated Press, who wrote about how enhanced geothermal company Eavor is starting up their first commercial power plant in Germany using techniques from the oil and gas industry to drill deep and extract heat from hot rock.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Johanna Anderson, who shared her experience as one of the Federal employees terminated last Friday. Despite this setback, she remains deeply committed to climate action and making a difference. Her resilience is a testament to the passion and perseverance driving the clean energy transition forward. Congratulations, Johanna!
This Week in Cleantech — February 21, 2025
You already know Elon Musk. You need to know Harold Hamm. — HEATEDWhite House Starts Unwinding Environmental Permitting Rules — Bloomberg LawCalifornia’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump — The New York TimesThe False AI Energy Crisis — The AtlanticMajor test case for new geothermal technology launches in small German town — AP News -
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The energy industry loves a shiny new object.Distributed energy resource management systems, or DERMS, land squarely in that bucket. The software’s ability to autonomously control and communicate with millions of potential devices, while facilitating power market participation, could be the Swiss Army Knife the energy transition so desperately needs. It's also a key enabler of virtual power plants, which have received a fair amount of hype on their own.
But this rapidly growing market has created an environment of ambiguity. Even the acronym, DERMS, doesn’t have a clear industry definition, creating an opportunity for half-baked solutions to cash in on the optimism. So what's real?
In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Linda Stevens, the chief strategy officer for smart grids and smart cities at OATI, joins me to demystify DERMS.
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This week’s episode features Tim McDonnell from Semmafor, who wrote about how Trump's return could freeze clean energy investments by rejecting or clawing back DOE’s $400B Loan Programs Office (LPO) funding.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Peter Roy, International Consultant for Soluz Honduras. Peter recently took a trip to Honduras to witness the company’s operations in Yoro, where solar energy was brought to a remote, off-grid community that used to rely on wood sap for light.
This Week in Cleantech — February 14, 2025
Record-breaking growth in renewable energy in US threatened by Trump — The GuardianHow China Became The World's New Nuclear Energy Superstar — HuffPostTrump Sets 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs, Widening Trade War — BloombergGreen Energy Ambitions of European Companies Take a Beating — The New York TimesTrump’s unpredictability scares energy investors, Biden’s green banker says — Semafor -
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This week’s episode features Matthew Zeitlin from Heatmap News, who wrote about how how huge load growth in Georgia, partially from its green manufacturing boom, is keeping coal plants open.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Liz Burdock, CEO of Oceantic Network. Liz was open about the tough road ahead for offshore wind, but reminds us that despite the obstacles, we must stay united and keep fighting for our future as a community. Congratulations, Liz!
This Week in Cleantech — February 7, 2025
Trump Has Paralyzed Renewables Permitting, Leaked Memo Reveals — Heatmap NewsBoiling Point: Farewell to Ivanpah, the world's ugliest solar plant — LA Times$100 Billion Stargate AI Venture Touted by Trump to Depend Partly on Solar Power — BloombergBig Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair — AP NewsGeorgia’s Green Manufacturing Boom Is Keeping Coal Plants Open — Heatmap News -
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Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects — AP NewsTrump plots a return to fossil fuel expansionism — SemaforTrump Orders Agencies to Halt Spending From Biden’s Climate Law — BloombergSmoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality — AP NewsEnergy Production Is At A Record, But Trump Declares An Emergency — HuffPost
This week’s episode features Alexander Kaufmann from HuffPost, who wrote about President Trump declaring an “energy emergency” in his inaugural speech to boost oil drilling, weaken environmental protections, and cut gasoline and electricity prices in half.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Adrien Lelièvre, CEO of Pi POP, a French company that has designed the first e-bike that uses supercapacitors instead of heavy lithium-ion batteries. It works by storing energy while braking or coasting downhill and releases it for acceleration or climbing. Congratulations Adrien!
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The Insurance Crisis That Will Follow the California Fires — The New YorkerLos Angeles Utilities’ Decisions to Keep Power On Are Scrutinized – The New York TimesThis group says natural gas bans hurt minorities. It has gas industry ties. — The Washington Post REC Silicon pulls the plug on polysilicon production at Moses Lake plant — Renewable Energy WorldThe Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman — WIRED Magazine
This week’s episode features Brendan Koerner from WIRED Magazine, who wrote about the lives of young men recruited by door-to-door solar sales companies.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Will Heegaard, CEO of Footprint Power. Footprint Power’s South California team are bringing mobile solar power and other renewable energy resources to base camps and distribution sites, and supporting 92,000 displaced people due to the LA wildfires.
This Week in Cleantech — January 17, 2025Watch the full episode on YouTube
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EVs, Nuclear and Forever Chemicals: Climate Predictions for 2025 — Bloomberg Banks Celebrate the New Year by Quitting Their Climate Pledges — The New RepublicTrump Says He Wants No Wind Farms Built During Presidency — BloombergClimate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024 — AP NewsBiden administration adds exemptions into new climate rules for hydrogen energy — The Hill
This week’s episode features Rachel Frazin from The Hill, who wrote about how the Biden administration finalized fairly strict climate rules for the nascent hydrogen energy industry, that determine which facilities can qualify for hydrogen tax credits.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Aaron Nichols from Exact Solar, who reminds us that solar in the U.S. continued to expand during Trump’s first term. Shout out to Aaron for bolstering our determination as we face this unprecedented time. Congratulations Aaron!
This Week in Cleantech — January 10, 2025Watch the full episode on YouTube
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Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous — The New York TimesCipher analysis: Emerging clean technologies see sharp drop in investments this year — Cipher NewsThe Age of Electrons Has Arrived, but Maybe Not for the Right Reasons — Heatmap NewsPG&E Secures $15 Billion Loan From U.S. Energy Department — The New York Times
This week’s episode features Dana Clare Redden, from our “Cleantecher of the Year” committee, who has picked our Cleantecher of the Year!
This Week in Cleantech — December 20, 2024Watch the full episode on YouTube
Cleantechers of the Year
Most Impactful - Bill Weihl - ClimatevoiceBill Weihl, transitioned from ClimateVoice’s Co-Executive Director to the role of Founder & Chief Strategic Advisor. ClimateVoice leverages corporate influence from climate-positive companies to win policy battles.
Most Entrepreneurial - Emilie Oxel O'Leary - Green Clean Wind LLC
Emilie is actively urging her LinkedIn followers to reach out for their solar recycling needs, highlighting the growing concern over solar components ending up in landfills. She’s asking for every steel pile, aluminum racking component, nut, and bolt, so she can help clean up your site.
Most Disruptive - Michael Tekabe/Hayat Bedene - Kübik
Michael Tekabe, Chief Operating Officer, and Hayat Bedane, Engineering Lead at Kubik, an Africa-based startup, make building materials out of recycled plastic for affordable, sustainable, and easy-to-deploy homes, clinics, and warehouses. Their construction materials reduce 5x less carbon pollution than traditional materials.
Most Innovative - Gregg Patterson- Origami Solar
Gregg is leading the effort to reframe the global solar industry with recycled steel, replacing aluminum solar module frames. This entire effort is designed to lower the carbon pollution footprint of the global solar industry.
Cleantecher of the Year - Jonathan Foley - Drawdown
Jonathan Foley, climatologist and Project Drawdown Executive Director, wrote a piece that shares the impact of agricultural pollution, and how we need to prioritize sustainable agricultural practices. Jonathan shared that total carbon pollution from the food system, including food waste, transport, packaging and refrigeration sits at 34%, making food the single largest polluting economic sector — more than power generation or industry, which both sit at roughly 23%.
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The Israeli Investigator Who Delivered Dirt on Exxon’s Enemies — The Wall Street JournalDoes talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat? — GristWhat 4 Years of Delay Means to an Offshore Wind Project — Heatmap NewsChinese Carmakers Are Taking Mexico by Storm While Eyeing U.S. — The New York TimesUnder Trump, an 'all of the above' energy policy is poised for a comeback — NPR
This week’s episode features Camila Domonoske from NPR, who wrote about how under a second Trump administration, an "all-of-the-above" energy policy is likely to return, meaning support for oil, gas, and renewable energy sources together.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week," is Kevin Minton, Vice President of Spruce Power, who represented the company on a mission to a small village in Kenya. Over the course of three days, they installed two solar arrays, inverters, and batteries to power facilities, including a schoolhouse, a dispensary, and a small hospital room. These systems also supported laptops for children to learn and televisions for instructional videos. Congratulations, Kevin!
This Week in Cleantech — December 13, 2024Watch the full episode on YouTube
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