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Factor This!

By: Renewable Energy World
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  • Factor This! is a weekly podcast for the solar industry that provides in-depth and actionable content not available anywhere else. The podcast features solar energy leaders who actually move the needle, in hopes of making you smarter, your solar job easier, and moving the industry forward. Factor This! is produced by Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy, and is hosted by John Engel. Have an idea for an episode or want to sponsor the show? Email john.engel@clarionevents.com for more information. Find show notes, transcripts, and resources at RenewableEnergyWorld.com. Subscribe today to renewable energy's newest podcast.

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Episodes
  • This Week in Cleantech (4/5/24) — The final battle over green hydrogen tax rules
    Apr 5 2024

    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
    2. BlackRock Issued Legal Warning Over ESG Strategy by Mississippi — Bloomberg
    3. Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis? — The New York Times
    4. NOAA gets dire warning about solar geoengineering — POLITICO
    5. How do you ensure hydrogen is ‘clean’? Treasury rules draw fire. – E&E News

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    Help make This Week in Cleantech the best it can be. Send feedback and story recommendations to rew@clarionevents.com. And don’t forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts.

    Registration is LIVE for GridTECH Connect Forum - California. Join us in Newport Beach June 24-26 for the interconnection event. We're bringing together utilities, developers, and regulators to take on one of the biggest challenges facing the energy transition. Click here to save 10% on your ticket. Join partners from PG&E, CAISO, ENGIE, AES, and more.

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    19 mins
  • This Week in Cleantech (3/29/24) — Can the White House stop China's clean energy dominance?
    Mar 29 2024

    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 Kelly Livingston of ABC News who covered the EPA's new vehicle standards meant to spur the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles.

    This Week in Cleantech — March 29, 2024

    This week’s “Cleantecher(s) of the Week” are Michael Tekabe, chief operating officer, and Hayat Bedane, engineering lead at Kubik, an Africa-based startup.

    1. Yellen Warns China Against Flood of Cheap Green Energy Exports — The New York Times
    2. Oil Executives Are Getting Refreshingly Honest These Days — The New Republic
    3. US Announces $6 Billion to Clean Up Heavy Manufacturing — Bloomberg
    4. The Last Coal-Fired Power Plants in New England Are to Close — The New York Times
    5. New EPA vehicle standards would cut US emissions, ramp up pressure for more EVs — ABC News

    Watch the full episode on YouTube

    Help make This Week in Cleantech the best it can be. Send feedback and story recommendations to rew@clarionevents.com. And don’t forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts.

    Registration is LIVE for GridTECH Connect Forum - California. Join us in Newport Beach June 24-26 for the interconnection event. We're bringing together utilities, developers, and regulators to take on one of the biggest challenges facing the energy transition. Click here to save 10% on your ticket. Join partners from PG&E, CAISO, ENGIE, AES, and more.

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    15 mins
  • This Week in Cleantech (4/22/24) — Wind power has hit a rut. Could a huge plane change its course?
    Mar 22 2024

    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 Heatmap's Andrew Moseman who reported on a dilemma facing rooftop solar owners and the beleaguered industry: is it better to save your solar, or sell it?

    This Week in Cleantech — March 22 2024

    This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is Sylvia Leyva Martinez, Principal Analyst at Wood Mackenzie!

    1. How the World’s Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy — The Wall Street Journal
    2. Bill Gates’ TerraPower plans to build first US next-generation nuclear plant — Financial Times
    3. The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill — New York Times
    4. Britain to import energy from US under plan for transatlantic power cable — The Telegraph
    5. Is It Better to Save Your Solar, or Sell It? — Heatmap

    Watch the full episode on YouTube

    Help make This Week in Cleantech the best it can be. Send feedback and story recommendations to rew@clarionevents.com. And don’t forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts.

    Registration is LIVE for GridTECH Connect Forum - California. Join us in Newport Beach June 24-26 for the interconnection event. We're bringing together utilities, developers, and regulators to take on one of the biggest challenges facing the energy transition. Click here to save 10% on your ticket. Join partners from PG&E, CAISO, ENGIE, AES, and more.

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    18 mins

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