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Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcasthas featured many of the most influential leaders driving the energy transition. From solar and battery storage executives to utility CEOs, the Factor This Podcast brings unique insights and answers to the energy industry’s most pressing challenges. Go beyond high-level trends and mainstream talking points with actionable takeaways.
The Factor This Podcast grew in 2023 with the addition of This Week in Cleantech, a weekly roundup of the biggest stories in climate and clean energy in 15 minutes or less. With new episodes every Friday, Factor This editor-in-chief John Engel and Mike Casey, a cleantech commentator and president of Tigercomm, bring listeners the most important headlines of the week while featuring the leading journalists behind the stories.
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This Week in Cleantech (10/18/2024) - Big Tech revives nuclear (and coal, too)
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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 Washington Post reporter Evan Halper, who covered how a coal power plant's life was extended when Meta and Google data centers came to town.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Michael Graham of the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities & Communities Coalition. Michael leads the EMPOWER project, which helps workplaces install EV chargers at their offices for free, and is a Workplace EV Charging Coach. Congratulations, Michael!
This Week in Cleantech — October 18, 2024
- Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI — The Wall Street Journal
- Is LNG worse for the climate than coal? — The Financial Times
- IEA report signals "age of electricity" — Axios
- Watch this robot expertly take apart electronics so they can be used again — Fast Company
- A utility promised to stop burning coal. Then Google and Meta came to town. — The Washington Post
Watch the full episode on YouTube