Smart thermostats help us achieve a more flexible and resilient grid. And yet, only 10% to 20% of US households use a Nest or similar device to automate energy savings.  What can we do to speed the adoption of smart thermostats? How can companies like Google partner with utilities, inspiring residential customers to take action…

Illinois clean energy boom is back10-20 GW electrolyzer coming to California?World’s largest wind turbine blade looks like a skate parkJohn bought a Hyundai Ionic 5 – yes! Check out all of our content at http://www.CleanPowerHour.comSubscribe to our youtube channel: https://bit.ly/cph-sub Illinois Clean Energy Boom is back on https://electrek.co/2022/02/15/egeb-illinois-to-shut-all-fossil-fuel-plants-by-2045-and-invest-580m-a-year-in-renewables/ Southern California Gas Company is submitting an…

US military starts 24-7 clean electricity procurementFirst real big Flow battery utility discussionImport tariffs extended…cmon joe?SpaceX rocket fully stackedPV Mag reports that the US Military is doubling down on carbon-free energy https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/02/10/the-u-s-army-commits-to-using-100-clean-electricity-by-2030/ Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III: “We face all kinds of threats in our line of work, but few of them truly…

The Energy Transition is Going to Require a Staggering Growth in Electrification and Enabling Technologies https://www.powermag.com/the-energy-transition-will-require-staggering-growth-in-electrification-and-enabling-technologies/ Long duration energy storage procurement – more than 4 hours, up to 8, won by – surprise – lithium ion versus other sources https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/long-duration-energy-storage/lithium-ion-batteries-beat-novel-long-duration-tech-in-california-contest PA politician introduces legislation that says state must sell its RECs to fund capping oil/gas…

Tesla’s Q4 numbers are among the top stories in clean energy this week, so it’s only appropriate that this recording coincide with Tim's pilgrimage to SpaceX. So, what’s it like to spend time at Giga Texas, the Tesla manufacturing facility near Austin? Or the rocket production facility and spaceport near Brownsville? On this episode of…

Why would a solar panel manufacturing company put time and energy into innovating for niche markets? What are the benefits of developing products for very specific applications like greenhouses, satellites or power-generating building facades? Martin Pochtaruk is the President and CEO of Heliene, a customer-first provider of North American-made solar panels serving the utility-scale, commercial…

While the energy transition has begun, we still have a long way to go. In fact, our CO2 footprint here in the US increased by 6% in 2021 and global CO2 levels continue to rise. So, what are we doing to manage the impacts of climate change? And what’s happening in the world of solar,…

Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/cph-sub1. Tim Montague has launched the CLEAN Power Consulting Group to help cleantech and clean energy companies accelerate their growth | Launch announcement | 2. The DOE is building a $62 billion Clean Energy Corps | 3. The Infrastructure Bill is funding grid expansion to ease the clean energy transition…

90% of real estate in America is owned by a third party. And this is a big part of what makes rooftop solar so challenging in the commercial and industrial space. How do you convince a property owner to install rooftop solar when it’s the tenant who pays the utility bill? How do you develop…

We don't spend a lot of time talking about thermal energy on the Clean Power Hour, but it’s a thing! And a lot of industrial and institutional processes require high-grade thermal power. We need it to heat hospitals and university campuses, for example, or to power food and beverage manufacturing plants. So, what can we…