Thomas Folker describes Leap as the Stripe for energy.  The same way that Stripe provides the infrastructure for online payment processing, Leap allows anyone with energy resources (battery or EV companies, for example) to connect to the grid and trade energy as if they were a power plant. In other words, Leap is a one-stop…

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-scale solar power? Matt Campbell is the Cofounder and CEO of Terabase Energy, a…

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 Germany achieve dollar a watt solar pricing? Standardization and streamlining of the permitting and…

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 Germany achieve dollar a watt solar pricing? Standardization and streamlining of the permitting and…

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…