Less than 1% of the solar that’s going to be built has been built. And in the wake of climate change, it’s imperative that we build solar plants faster and make the process cheaper. But what will it take to achieve terawatt-s...
Solar & Storage News LIVE from Boston at RE+ Northeast Reducing the cost of solar - John Weaver gives us some perspective as the owner of Whaling City Solar a residential solar installer in MA and RI. How does Australia and G...
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 thermostat...
Illinois clean energy boom is back 10-20 GW electrolyzer coming to California? World’s largest wind turbine blade looks like a skate park John bought a Hyundai Ionic 5 - yes! Check out all of our content at www.CleanPowerHour...
US military starts 24-7 clean electricity procurement First real big Flow battery utility discussion Import tariffs extended…cmon joe? SpaceX rocket fully stacked P V Mag reports that the US Military is doubling down on carbo...
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-technolo...
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 manufact...
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...
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 c...
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There is a huge opportunity in rooftop solar that isn't currently being developed - non-owner occupied facilities which represent 90% of the commercial real estate. When tenants don't own their own roof they struggle to install rooftop solar because solar becomes part of the building that they don'…
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 unive...
#67 Successful vegetation restoration and natural landscaping of solar farms is a vital part of the solar industry. Solar farms mean changes in the land and those changes can be good from an ecological perspective - but this ...
#66: Today on the Clean Power Hour, it's a new day in Illinois! Our new energy legislation, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act of 2021, triples the amount of resources coming into the solar wind and battery storage industries...
#65: Welcome to the Clean Power Hour Holiday special! We cover a TON of big clean energy news in today's episode. - Solar could triple by 2023 to 60 GW per year! - Voters want America-first clean energy and climate solutions ...
#64 Joe Alfred is the founder and CEO of Ally Power Inc. This hydrogen startup is based in Washington DC. Ally is developing a boiler system that produces hydrogen from aluminum and sodium hydroxide. Hydrogen is in the cleant...
63: Today on the Clean Power Hour: Energy Dome! We kick off this episode with an interview with the founder and CEO of Energy Dome, Claudio Spadacini. They are bringing long duration (10-24 hr) energy storage to life with the...
Tech entrepreneur Bill Nussey joins the Clean Power Hour! Bill has been traveling the globe interviewing the best and brightest minds (like Amory Lovins, the founder of Rocky Mountain Institute) on the topics of solar PV and ...
#61: Build Back Better! There’s real money flowing into renewables What crops grow best under solar farms? Agrivoltaics research at the University of Illinois gets us pumped! The largest solar and storage project in the US is...
#60 Are Gravity Batteries the next big thing? How will Illinois' clean energy legislation impact the market? It's all here on this week's news round up on the Clean Power Hour. Reconsilience package seems like it might be sig...
#59: Mike Nemer is the President and CEO at eRENEWABLE LLC, podcaster, energy expert, advisor, speaker, and more! Mike Nemer has developed a live auction platform for solar, wind and battery storage project PPAs, the sale of ...
Confused about the WRO, Withhold and Release Order on solar silicon products made by Hoshine in Xinjiang Province in China? We have an expert on materials tracing, Paul Wormser, Vice President of Technology for Clean Energy A...
Clean Power Hour E57 Aug 27, 2021 with Tim Montague and John Weaver Corporates are going hard after renewable energy but hourly energy tracking is necessary Robotic Electric Ships are taking on cargo shipping Used Solar Panel...
Biden releases White House plan including 40% of electricity coming from solar power by 2035 - that’s a TW of capacity https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/17/fact-sheet-bipartisan-infrastructu...