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WRO on Solar Silicon | Restrictions on Chinese Tech |  Clean Power Hour E58
Sept. 15, 2021

WRO on Solar Silicon | Restrictions on Chinese Tech | Clean Power Ho…

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...

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US Moves to Reduce Emissions by 45% | Corporates Going Solar | Robotic Ships | CPH E57
Aug. 27, 2021

US Moves to Reduce Emissions by 45% | Corporates Going Solar | Roboti…

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 Panels Are Powering the Developing World The US moves towards 45% emissions red…

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A Terawatt by 2035 | Clean Power Hour E56
Aug. 20, 2021

A Terawatt by 2035 | Clean Power Hour E56

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...

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CubicPV - Direct Wafer, Tandem, Perovskite Solar Technology | Frank van Mierlo, CEO | CPH Ep.55
Aug. 13, 2021

CubicPV - Direct Wafer, Tandem, Perovskite Solar Technology | Frank v…

Frank van Mierlo, CEO of CubicPV is our guest today on the Clean Power Hour (E55). CubicPV is the new company formed by the merger of 1366 Technologies (direct wafer tech) with Hunt Perovskite Technologies. Welcome to the nex...

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Clean Power Hour Ep.54 | Solar vs. Nukes - who wins? | Resi Flow Battery | Starship Stacking
Aug. 8, 2021

Clean Power Hour Ep.54 | Solar vs. Nukes - who wins? | Resi Flow Batt…

Residential flow battery ♫♪♪coming to America♫♪♪ SuperHeavy getting put together, beautiful! Growing potatoes and broccoli indoors $30 billion - nuclear or solar? $30 billion - nuclear or solar? Who wins? https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/08/05/youve-got-30-billion-to-spend-and-a-climate-crisis-nucl…

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Tesla VPP | Solar Powered Beer | US Storage Market Growth | Clean Power Hour Ep.53
July 31, 2021

Tesla VPP | Solar Powered Beer | US Storage Market Growth | Clean Pow…

Tesla VPP; Solar beer; Renewables #2 in the USA; US Energy storage volume; Tesla sells out stationary storage thru 2023; World’s largest agrivoltaic project; and Montague goes to the dark side. Toyota is quietly pushing Congr...

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Biggest floating solar! | Aussie microgrid is for real | Clean Power Hour Ep.52
July 25, 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? World's largest floating solar! How much does it cost to fly on Blue Origin? C…

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Chinese Solar Ban | 100% Renewable Grid | Tesla GigaTexas | Clean Power Hour Ep.49
July 11, 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 working on clean energy legislation - Illinois stalls And, hey, how about a …

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Rooftop Solar Has Powerful Enemies | Clean Power Hour Ep.50 (Anniversary edition!)
July 11, 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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SpaceX Super Heavy Booster Rolls | Do Engineers Dream of Panel Efficiency? | Clean Power Hour Ep.51
July 11, 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 plants And...Do engineers dream of solar panel efficiency? John’s not an engine…

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Will the US Lead in Batteries? | Solar & Storage NE | US Govt Supports Tech | Clean Power Hour Ep.47
July 11, 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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Erthos Flat Solar | ISS Gets New Solar | Benefits of Native Vegetation | Clean Power Hour Ep.48
June 24, 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 country... Today on ...

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Ford Launches F-150 Lightning EV Truck | Community Solar Tracker | Solar Projects Galore | CPH Ep46
June 24, 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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Offshore Wind Takes Off! | Colonel Pipeline Hacked | Solar Podcast Clean Power Hour Ep.45
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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High Efficiency Low Degradation Solar | Carbon Tracker Report | Clean Power Hour Ep.44
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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100% Clean Energy - Update from DOE Secretary Granholm | Net Metering | Ocean Solar | CPH Ep.38
May 4, 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 US Dept of Energy is putting a stake in the ground for offshore wind, perovsk…

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Speedway Solar | Gigafactory Bonanza | Canary Media Launch | Clean Power Hour Ep.39
May 4, 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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Community Solar in PA | Solar Highways | Viking Solar | Clean Power Hour Ep.16
May 2, 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 scale solar is helping rural communities It’s Day 10 of the Solar 500 Challeng…

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China Record 2.2 GW of Solar | Green Bonds Exceed 1 Trillion $$ | Clean Power Hour Ep.14
May 2, 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 represents a 12% increase compared with the first nine months of 2019. And in…

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Community Solar in New Mexico! | Kite Power | Tesla Jacks Solar Roof Pricing | CPH Ep.40
May 2, 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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We Don't Have Time | Ocean Hydro Power | Epic HVDC | Module Tech Advances | BIPV | Clean Power Hour Ep.42
May 2, 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 turbine - that looks like a Starwars X-Wing fighter Connecting solar from Mor…

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Earth Day is Elon Musk to the Moon Day | Clean Power Hour Ep.41
May 2, 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 Earth? Electricity Utilities Pushing for 80% Emissions Cut by 2030 **Please s…

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Gunter Erfurt, Ardes Johnson - Meyer Burger High Performance Solar Modules | Clean Power Hour Ep.43
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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World's Largest Rooftop PV Array | Clean Power Hour Ep.15
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 - Nextera and 8Minute Energy - have nearly 100 GW of wind, solar and storage…

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