This Week in Cleantech

Bloomberg

This week's episode covers Base Power's $1 billion funding round and new 36-hour home battery, the Trump administration's $3 billion critical minerals push that's inadvertently boosting EV supply chains, a Nebraska tax program funneling renewable energy revenue into rural schools and counties, a federal judge's order forcing the Pentagon to lift its freeze on wind project reviews, and a deep dive with returning guest Mark Chediak of Bloomberg on new tariffs targeting imported polysilicon. The episode closes with "Cleantecher of the Week," honoring a UK dairy farm's milk-powered heat pump innovation.

LS Power nears a $4.7 billion deal for EDF's North American renewables arm, and Cypress Creek lines up $3.5 billion to finance a massive Arkansas solar-plus-storage project. GM pivots to grid-scale sodium-ion battery production as EV sales slow, while Q Cells begins commercial solar cell production at its Georgia mega-facility. Special guest Dr. Akshat Rathi of Bloomberg explains how the Iran energy shock is pushing Asia and Europe to speed up electrification. Plus, Emerald AI's Varun Sivaram is Cleantecher of the Week.