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Launched in 2022, the Factor This Podcast has 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 (04/04/2025) - Geothermal wins Trump's favor
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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 out – Floodlight News
- The Trump administration could green-light deep-sea mining for the first time – The Verge
- Dow drops 1,400 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock – AP News
- Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash – New York Times
- Geothermal is the rare renewable energy winning favor in Trump’s America – Cipher News
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