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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 content director Paul Gerke 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.
The all-new FactorThis.com is your best source for news, commentary, and analysis of renewable energy and the power grid.
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This Week in Cleantech (05/02/2025) - Is the NRC stifling nuclear innovation?
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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 Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week’s episode features special guest Molly Taft from WIRED, who wrote about how several states and startups are suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), arguing its strict, slow regulations stifle innovation in small nuclear reactor development.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Maddy Mowrey, Event Specialist at National Grid Renewables. She was the point person for the National Grid Executive Parnter Summit event in Nashville last week. Congratulations Maddy!
This Week in Cleantech — May 2, 2025
- U.S. Needs More Power for AI—but Critical Equipment Is Pricey and Scarce — The Wall Street Journal
- Video: Underwater windmills could revolutionize our energy systems — CNN Business
- How a Carbon Pipeline Is Turning Iowa Against Wind — Heatmap News
- Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy — Grist
- States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission — WIRED
Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com
