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This Week in Cleantech (8/30/24) — Does clean energy need a Marshall Plan?

August 30, 2024 Season 1 Episode 116

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his 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 Dan Gearino from Inside Climate News, who wrote about how progress in solid-state battery technology may soon enable electric vehicles to achieve up to 600 miles of range. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Emilie Oxel O’Leary, founder of 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. Congratulations Emilie! 

This Week in Cleantech — August 30, 2024

  1. Far-Right ‘Terrorgram’ Chatrooms Fuel Wave of Power Grid Attacks — Bloomberg
  2. The Case for a Clean Energy Marshall Plan — Foreign Affairs
  3. Scoop: Swell is shutting down — Latitude Media
  4. Hungry for Clean Energy, Facebook Looks to a New Type of Geothermal — New York Times
  5. Want an EV With 600 Miles of Range? It’s Coming — Inside Climate News


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