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Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Mark Gongloff from Bloomberg, who wrote about how Senate Republicans are proposing nearly $18 billion in new subsidies for fossil-fuel companies over the next decade. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Mark Jacobs, co-founder of EVmath. Mark led marketing for the DOE-funded EMPOWER Project which helps workplaces install EV chargers for their employees. This Week in Cleantech — July 11, 2025 Trump’s crackdown on renewable energy has just begunThe Permitting Crisis for RenewablesHow the Trump tax bill could help China win at A.I.America invents. Others deploy.The GOP Wants to Give Big Oil a Handout It Doesn’t Need Want to make a suggestion for This Week in Cleantech? Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Maeve Allsup from Latitude Media, who wrote about how a a new startup allowed an Oracle data center using Nvidia GPUs to cut its power consumption 25% during hours of peak grid demand without sacrificing performance. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is JoeBen Bevirt, founder of Joby Aviation, a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service. This week, its electric air taxi completed a series of piloted, vertical-takeoff-and-landing wingborne flights in Dubai. Congratulations, JoeBen! This Week in Cleantech — July 07, 2025 Ford Forced to Idle Multiple US Plants on China Magnet ShortageChina's Clean Energy Boom Could Win the Race to Power the FutureClimate threat to U.S. infrastructure is accelerating. Here's what's most at riskRed States–And AI–Are Big Losers From Trump’s Clean Energy MassacreNvidia and Oracle tapped this startup to flex a Phoenix data center Want to make a suggestion for This Week in Cleantech? Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Michael Grunwald from the Atlantic, who wrote aobut how we won’t meet climate goals without fixing our food system. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Kakani Katija, creator of the gaming app FathomVerse. This summer, Katija’s team plans to test an AI underwater robot that will search for specific marine species and collect data. The goal is to deploy a fleet of underwater AI-enabled drones constantly monitoring marine animals to gain insight into the ocean’s impact on global climate. This Week in Cleantech — June 27, 2025 The U.S. Gave Up Its Lead in Clean Energy Sectors Before. It Might Be Doing It Again.Blackouts, Brownouts, and Freaked-Out Grid Operators: The Summer of Load Has Arrived‘Throwing us off a cliff’: Megabill could derail hundreds of planned clean energy projectsNew York to Build One of First U.S. Nuclear-Power Plants in GenerationHumanity Can Quit Fossil Fuels—But Not Food Want to make a suggestion for This Week in Cleantech? Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! Since 2022, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a nonprofit, independent research and development group focused on the generation, delivery, and use of electricity, has been developing a framework to help utilities enhance the resilience of their infrastructure. The Climate READi initiative aims to strengthen the power sector’s collective approach to managing climate risk to power systems. On this episode of the Factor This podcast, host Paul Gerke chats with EPRI's Laura Fischer and Andrea Staid about the ongoing initiative, a robust collaboration including insights from more than 40 electric companies, 100 academic, consulting, and finance institutions, as well as national labs, regulators, and government agencies. Want to suggest something for This Week in Cleantech? Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Scott Waldman from E&E News, who wrote about how the Trump administration is "crippling" the government’s ability to research global warming. This week's "Cleantechers of the Week" are the slain and wounded MN legislators, Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman. Rep. Hortman was the key legislative leader who shepherded Minnesota’s landmark climate and clean energy bill in 2023. With the passage of that legislation, Minnesota became the 22nd state in the nation to commit to 100% carbon-free electricity, requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to be fully carbon-free by 2040. This Week in Cleantech — June 23, 2025 The winners and losers of the Senate's take on the 'One Big Beautiful Bill'The U.S. invested in EV battery plants. Now they may be strandedEnergy Abundance Won’t Fix Electricity BillsWhat a pioneering project means for ocean carbon removalHow Trump’s assault on science is blinding America to climate change Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Ari Natter from Bloomberg, who wrote about how the Trump administration plans to repurpose Biden’s $400 billion green bank to fund loans for nuclear, geothermal, and critical mineral projects This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Mayor Mondale Robinson of Enfield, North Carolina. He led a plan to build a solar farm, resilience hub, and weatherization center in Enfield, cutting $650 monthly energy bills, replacing crumbling grid infrastructure, and using clean energy to bring jobs and economic independence to a historically Black, underserved rural community. This Week in Cleantech — June 6, 2025 The Supreme Court Just Started a Permitting RevolutionU.S. Oil Companies Are ‘Battening Down the Hatches’Why Wind And Solar Make Grids More Vulnerable to BlackoutsChinese battery glut plugs into solar boom to power PakistanTrump Plans to Tap Biden’s Green Bank to Make Billions in Loans Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Kathiann Kowalski from Canary Media who wrote about how Ohio’s House Bill 1 is seen as a win by the solar industry. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Adam Hall, who had his 8th grade students give him a “Solar Mohawk” at their Viva el Drágon festival. Students at the festival demonstrated the power of the sun with student-built solar models. Congratulations, Adam! This Week in Cleantech — May 30, 2025 BYD beats Tesla in European EV sales despite EU tariffs in 'watershed moment,' report saysTrump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International TradeTrump policy kick-starts nuclear test reactors in the U.S.Fate of $20 Billion US Home Solar Market Lies in GOP Senate HandsWhy the solar industry is counting Ohio’s newest energy law as a win Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Jack Ewing from The New York Times, who wrote about how Massachusetts start-up Factorial Energy, led by Siyu Huang, has successfully tested its solid-state battery in a Mercedes-Benz EQS sedan This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Carlo Angeles, of the Biodiversity Credit Alliance who posted about how defaunation is breaking our forests. He shared that there is a 68% decrease in forest regeneration when key dispersers are gone, along with other information that we’ll include in our episode writeup. Congratulations, Carlo! This Week in Cleantech — May 22, 2025 Tax bill passed by House Republicans would gut Biden-era clean energy tax creditsSwiss Clean-Energy Startup Produces Diesel From Solar PowerTrump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn’t likeRenewable Energy Is Booming in Texas. Republicans Want to Change That.A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline EraNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Nico Rivero from The Washington Post, who wrote about how some startups are are reviving zeppelins as a low-emissions option for cargo and tourism. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is one of our previous ‘This Week in Cleantech’ guests, Michael Thomas, founder at Cleanview and Distilled. He analyzed Cleanview data showing that 78% of post-IRA clean energy projects—and $100 billion in investment—benefit Republican districts, warning that repealing the IRA would hurt those communities most. Congratulations, Michael! This Week in Cleantech — May 16, 2025 US House targets big climate, clean energy rollbacks in budget proposalHow Donald Trump blew the offshore wind industry off courseHow this coal company could help break U.S. dependence on China for rare earthsEnergy prices push chemicals groups to explore exit from EuropeWhy these start-ups think zeppelins could be the future of air travelNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! Utilities are doing all they can to accommodate large load customers like AI data centers, but some worry those efforts come at a cost to other customers. On this episode of the Factor This podcast, West Monroe Partner Sam Uyeno explains how the proliferation of data centers could actually lower electricity prices. In a far-reaching discussion, Uyeno and host Paul Gerke touch on demand flexibility, the potential benefits of AI in grid planning, and the complexities of co-location and supply chain issues. Uyeno also previews his participation in the upcoming DTECH Data Centers & AI event in San Jose, California.

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Alex Kaufman, who wrote for the The Atlantic about how Trump’s administration is fast-tracking domestic mining projects, pushing executive orders and green-lighting new rare earth and mineral ventures to reduce reliance on foreign sources like China. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Meredith Connolly, who shared a story from her first road trip in an electric vehicle. Charging her car cost just $22, but the station was in front of a Target so she ended up spending more inside the store than she did on charging. Her point: businesses should want EV chargers, because they bring in more customers. This Week in Cleantech — May 6, 2025 Why Going Nuclear Is the Only Good Choice: Merryn Talks MoneyRepublicans say EVs don’t pay their fair share. Here’s the math.India Sees a Future Making Solar Panels for Itself, and Maybe the WorldUnited Bets on Photosynthesis and Limestone to Fuel Net-Zero Flight PathThe Missing Part of Trump’s Minerals MathNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 special guest Molly Taft from WIRED, who wrote about how several states and startups are suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), arguing its strict, slow regulations stifle innovation in small nuclear reactor development. This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Maddy Mowrey, Event Specialist at National Grid Renewables. She was the point person for the National Grid Executive Parnter Summit event in Nashville last week. Congratulations Maddy! This Week in Cleantech — May 2, 2025 U.S. Needs More Power for AI—but Critical Equipment Is Pricey and ScarceVideo: Underwater windmills could revolutionize our energy systemsHow a Carbon Pipeline Is Turning Iowa Against WindFarmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energyStates and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory CommissionNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 ImportsThe Heat Coming Out of Your Car’s Tailpipe? Some Can Be Turned Into ElectricityScientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warmingAs Tesla Falters, These New EVs Are Picking Up the Pace$8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! Sponsored content. 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.

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 HelpsGoogle’s geothermal energy ambitions are growingNew technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea iceBringing back evaporative cooling for data centersTrump administration halts New York offshore wind projectNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 shineKey EU lawmaker says 90% emissions cut too ambitious for 2040 climate goalTrump’s new goal: Revive a major climate pollutant that power markets have turned againstScoop: DOE proposes shutting down clean energy officeClean Energy Already Has Big Trade Barriers. Now Comes TrumpNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com Check out FactorThis.com — your new, one-stop shop for energy news, insights, and commentary. We've combined the reach and expertise of Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, and Hydro Review to serve you better. Sign up for our free newsletter today.

Tell us what you think of the show! Sponsored Content. 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? That’s all next on Factor This. Check out FactorThis.com — your new, one-stop shop for energy news, insights, and commentary. We've combined the reach and expertise of Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, and Hydro Review to serve you better. Sign up for our free newsletter today.

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 outThe Trump administration could green-light deep-sea mining for the first timeDow drops 1,400 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shockPension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite BacklashGeothermal is the rare renewable energy winning favor in Trump’s America Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com Check out FactorThis.com — your new, one-stop shop for energy news, insights, and commentary. We've combined the reach and expertise of Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, and Hydro Review to serve you better. Sign up for our free newsletter today.

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 rulesStartups That Set Out to Fix the Climate Are Now Talking About Jet FightersThe Vicious Cycle of Extreme Heat Leading to More Fossil Fuel UseClimate groups could beat Trump in fight for $20B. It may be too late.Renewable energy jumps to new high, powered by China solar boomNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com Check out FactorThis.com — your new, one-stop shop for energy news, insights, and commentary. We've combined the reach and expertise of Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, and Hydro Review to serve you better. Sign up for our free newsletter today.

Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. 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 TeslaBig gas turbine manufacturers aren’t ready to bet on the AI boomThe Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax CreditsSolar Generation Surge Sends European Power Prices Below ZeroAs Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy ThemNominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com Check out FactorThis.com — your new, one-stop shop for energy news, insights, and commentary. We've combined the reach and expertise of Renewable Energy World, POWERGRID International, and Hydro Review to serve you better. Sign up for our free newsletter today.