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Season 1

July 26, 2021

Biggest floating solar! | Aussie microgrid is for real | Clean Power …

The Pixies are coming and they feed on microgrids The US adopts solar app nationwide What is an ultra mega renewable energy project? Electric Aviation taking off, literally Billionaires are invading space - is that good? Worl...

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July 12, 2021

Chinese Solar Ban | 100% Renewable Grid | Tesla GigaTexas | Clean Pow…

US Bans Forced Labor related solar panels coming from China Large-Scale Simulations Show U.S. Can Get Close to 100% Renewable Generation Cost-Effectively The roof is on at Tesla Giga-Austin Clean Energy Legislation: Oregon wo...

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July 12, 2021

Rooftop Solar Has Powerful Enemies | Clean Power Hour Ep.50 (Annivers…

Today on the Clean Power Hour Episode 50! Celebrating a year of CPH with John Weaver: Rooftop solar being blocked by powerful lobby groups including EEI (Edison Electric Institute); Update on the new solar iROSA at ISS; #Tesl...

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July 12, 2021

SpaceX Super Heavy Booster Rolls | Do Engineers Dream of Panel Effici…

Superheavy booster, the giant Spacex rocket rolls out at Starbase Texas in Boca Chica World’s Largest floating wind farm takes shape Japan signs deal for thirty 10 MW powers plants including battery storage and hydrogen plant...

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July 12, 2021

Will the US Lead in Batteries? | Solar & Storage NE | US Govt Support…

Today on the Clean Power Hour with John F Weaver: Biden admin aims to make the US a world leader in lithium-ion batteries; Solar & Storage NE recap by Weaver; Senate passes $250 billion tech investment bill to revitalize semi...

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June 25, 2021

Erthos Flat Solar | ISS Gets New Solar | Benefits of Native Vegetatio…

Carbon sequestration of soil goes up when you put solar on ag lands ISS is getting a new solar power plant! Erthos wants to lay solar panels right in the dirt GE says their new turbine can power the whole …

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June 25, 2021

Ford Launches F-150 Lightning EV Truck | Community Solar Tracker | So…

Today on the Clean Power Hour (Ep.46): Ford launches F-150 Lightning EV truck; Community Solar Tracker by ILSR, a review; Freeing Energy Podcast by Bill Nussey - Montague’s new fav podcast; #solar project of the week - Whalin...

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May 27, 2021

Offshore Wind Takes Off! | Colonel Pipeline Hacked | Solar Podcast Cl…

Clean Power Hour (Ep.45) The offshore wind industry is taking off with full approval of Vineyard 1 that will power 400,000 homes when fully constructed. The 13 MW turbines by GE are the pinnacle of wind engineering might. Bac...

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May 5, 2021

High Efficiency Low Degradation Solar | Carbon Tracker Report | Clean…

Today on the Clean Power Hour: Recap of the Meyer Burger interview (launch of their hot off the presses ultra low degradation, high performance solar mods last week); John Weaver answers important questions about HJT / TopCon...

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May 5, 2021

100% Clean Energy - Update from DOE Secretary Granholm | Net Metering…

Update from the DOE - Big plans coming to life under Granholm Ocean floating solar in Singapore Net metering under attack in CA Biden Huge Infrastructure Plan - GND Gone wild!? PA state Gov now solar powered… nice vid The …

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May 5, 2021

Speedway Solar | Gigafactory Bonanza | Canary Media Launch | Clean Po…

We launched a new segment on the Clean Power Hour today - Project of the Week. Today on the Clean Power Hour, Ep.39: 200 gigafactories are being built globally; Canary Media Launch Paying coal plants to close?; Mars helicopte...

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May 3, 2021

Community Solar in PA | Solar Highways | Viking Solar | Clean Power H…

Community Solar is growing in Pennsylvania! Maybe America’s highways are an significant opportunity for solar PV The Vikings are coming for your hydro and floating solar opportunity Tax revenue from community and utility scal...

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May 3, 2021

China Record 2.2 GW of Solar | Green Bonds Exceed 1 Trillion $$ | Cle…

** www.CESnrg.com/podcast #Tesla over the air update https://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/status/1312500497819951105 $200 billion worth of green bonds have been issued in 2020 thus far - $50 billion in a strong September. This rep...

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May 3, 2021

Community Solar in New Mexico! | Kite Power | Tesla Jacks Solar Roof …

Today on the Clean Power Hour with John Weaver and Tim Montague | Ep.40: Canadian Solar mass produces 665 W module (solar panel) Jobs Act break down New Mexico now has community solar Kite power is approaching commercial depl...

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May 3, 2021

We Don't Have Time | Ocean Hydro Power | Epic HVDC | Module Tech Adva…

There’s a new social media platform to stop climate chaos - "We don’t have time" by Ingmar Rentzhog Unions getting behind Biden’s jobs act plans Solar+wind powered hydrogen space rockets in Australia World’s largest ocean tur...

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May 3, 2021

Earth Day is Elon Musk to the Moon Day | Clean Power Hour Ep.41

Today on the Clean Power Hour Ep.41: Elon Musk Beats Bezos to the Moon Solar Powered Robot Helicopter Flies on Mars Solar Powered Greenhouses Sprouting Asparagus in France HVDC Powerline Crossing North Sea - How about the Ear...

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May 2, 2021

Gunter Erfurt, Ardes Johnson - Meyer Burger High Performance Solar Mo…

Gunter Erfurt, CEO and Ardes Johnson, President and GM, Americas, Meyer Burger join us for a special episode of the Clean Power Hour. We explore this new technology launch and the storied history of Meyer Burger in the solar ...

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April 28, 2021

World's Largest Rooftop PV Array | Clean Power Hour Ep.15

Largest Rooftop Solar Project - 18 MW in Netherlands Sunrun - Vivant merger closes making the combined company 25 percent of the residential solar market King coal is falling to Crown Prince solar and storage Two companies - ...

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April 28, 2021

The Machine That Builds The Machine | Clean Power Hour Ep.13

Today (Sept. 30, 2020) we break down Tesla Battery Day and cover the latest in solar and storage news: John Weaver Bought a Tesla Model Y! Jigar Shah of generate capital is coming on the Solar Podcast Oct 6 Battery …

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April 28, 2021

Rolling Blackouts in CA | Rewiring America | Clean Power Hour Ep.7 | …

Clean Power Hour with Tim Montague & John Weaver Ep. 7 - published Sept 1, 2020 **Rolling Blackouts in CA due to extreme heat wave… necessary or evil https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/08/17/californias-fossil-fuel-plants-faile...

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April 28, 2021

Tesla Battery Day is Here | Solar + Storage is the Holy Grail | Clean…

Tesla battery day! (moving away from Cobalt, going long on Nickel) ​ Hands on with a solar power operating and maintenance financial and labor model Jinko sets efficiency record - 24% / mention of SunPower Agrivoltaics - Cyli...

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April 28, 2021

Google Pledging CO2 Free 24/7 by 2030 | Clean Power Hour Ep.11

Today's solar, wind and battery storage news stories: Google pledging CO2 free 24/7 Getting to a Carbon-Free Economy The urgent is attainable, and at entirely affordable cost. by Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University The incre...

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April 28, 2021

Will Humans Talk to Their Solar Arrays? | Clean Power Hour Ep.9

Roadrunner solar project in Texas goes online at 497 MW...why does Big Solar matter to you? Largest solar project in Texas! Solar panels /modules are getting bigger but is bigger better? NREL - the national renewable energy l...

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April 28, 2021

Covid Knocks 20 Gigawatts Off Global Solar Installations | Clean Powe…

The world will add 142 GW of new solar this year - Covid-19 is knocking 20 GW off the anticipated amount of solar that will get installed this year. ​ MA Solar Market Floating solar at fort Bragg NC, the …

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