This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. This Week in Cleantech — May 10, 2024This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Lara Hamsher, Director of Stakeholder Relations, Social Impact and Sustainability for AES Clean Energy! 1. Battery Recycling Shatters the Myth of Electric-Vehicle Waste — Bloomberg 2. Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply — The Guardian 3. A Century-Old Company The Government Owns Wants To Solve A Big Energy Problem — HuffPost 4. Giant Batteries Are Transforming the ..read more

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. This week’s episode features Washington Post climate reporter Maxine Joselow, who reported on a new ruling by the EPA to curb power plant emissions. This Week in Cleantech — May 3, 2024This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Justina Whipkey, the mill supervisor at a JM Steel plant outside Pittsburgh that just tripled capacity to supply trackers to solar projects throughout the region. 1. In America’s Biggest Oil Field, the Ground Is Swelling and Buckling — Wal ..read more

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.  This week’s episode features AP News climate solutions reporter Alexa St. John, who reported on new polling that tests whether or not the Inflation Reduction Act is resonating with voters. This Week in Cleantech — April 26, 2024 This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Antoine Wagschal, Sales Director of Southeast Asia at Nextracker! 1. Why Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth — NPR 2. Biden wants to triple China tariffs on steel, aluminum impor ..read more

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.  This week’s episode features E&E News reporter Christian Robles who covered the controversial debate over federal green hydrogen incentive rules. This Week in Cleantech —  April 5, 2024 This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” goes to Bill Weihl, who is transitioning from ClimateVoice’s Co-Executive Director to the role of Founder & Chief Strategic Advisor. 1. Berkeley Will Repeal Its Landmark Ban on Natural Gas in New Homes — The New York Times ..read more

Distributed generation doesn't quite grab the headlines like utility-scale. A megawatt here, a few megawatts there pales in comparison to multi-gigawatt projects spanning thousands of acres. But Nexamp — the Boston-based community solar developer — is proving scale isn't monolithic. Bit by bit, the company has become one of the most influential developers in the country, both in deploying projects and influencing policy, with a private valuation surpassing $1 billion. That's unicorn status for a so-called small player. Episode 76 of the Factor This! podcast features Zaid Ashai, the cerebral ..read more

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. This week's episode was recorded live from DISTRIBUTECH International, North America's largest transmission and distribution utility event. This Week in Cleantech — March 8, 2024 This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is EDP CEO Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade! 1. Spanish Power Is Almost Free With Renewables Set for Record — Bloomberg 2. Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures — The Guardian 3. New York Awards Offshore Wind Deals to Orsted, Equi ..read more

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. This week's episode was recorded live from DISTRIBUTECH International, North America's largest transmission and distribution utility event. This week's episode features Latitude Media co-founder Stephen Lacey, whose podcast Carbon Copy, broke down the latest data on clean energy investment and whether it's enough to achieve climate goals. This Week in Cleantech — March 2, 2024 This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is Jon Pevitali from VDE Americas. 1. Profiteerin ..read more

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts. This week’s episode features Amanda Chu, US energy reporter for the Financial Times, who reported on President Biden’s challenge of making investments in clean energy and infrastructure resonate with voters. This Week in Cleantech — Feb. 23, 2024 This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Dan Shugar, CEO o ..read more

Most CEOs are deliberate and careful, often neutering commentary of any hint of controversy. Sheldon Kimber is not like most CEOs. He's known to pen a thousand words, or two, on the ebbs and flows of the energy transition. His comments are not always complimentary. But they're aimed at pushing the industry toward new heights. Don't be mistaken— Kimber is deliberate, too. He uses his voice not for attention, but because he passionately believes the clean energy industry needs an unashamed advocate. His latest campaign may be his most bold. In Episode 75 of the Factor This! podcast, Kimb ..read more

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts. This week’s episode features Latitude Media founding reporter Maeve Allsup, who covered some of the challenges facing one of the first virtual power plants deployed in the U.S. This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is world-renowned Climate Scientist Michael Mann. 1. This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Gr ..read more