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This Week in Cleantech (8/09/2024) - Turning air conditions into batteries

August 09, 2024 Renewable Energy World Season 1 Episode 113

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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 MIT Technology Review reporter Casey Crowhart, who covered how new tech turns air conditioners into batteries.

This Week in Cleantech — August 8, 2024 

  1. Red-State Republicans Say They’ll Defend Biden-Era Green Jobs — Bloomberg
  2. Former Rooftop Solar Giant SunPower Files for Bankruptcy — Bloomberg
  3. Around a third of carbon credits fail new benchmark test — Reuters
  4. Indiana’s dependence on coal is costing ratepayers millions and holding back clean energy growth — Energy News Network
  5. Your future air conditioner might act like a battery — MIT Technology Review


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