Factor This Archives https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/factor-this/ Your premier source for the latest news in Green Energy. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Renewable.png Factor This Archives https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/factor-this/ 32 32 Clean energy needs a new bellwether. Who should it be? https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/clean-energy-needs-a-new-bellwether-who-should-it-be/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=333123 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Intersect-Power-Athos-III-Project_Construction_April-2022-1-980x653-1.jpg 980 653 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Intersect-Power-Athos-III-Project_Construction_April-2022-1-980x653-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Intersect-Power-Athos-III-Project_Construction_April-2022-1-980x653-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Intersect-Power-Athos-III-Project_Construction_April-2022-1-980x653-1.jpg Virtual power plants still working out the kinks — This Week in Cleantech https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/virtual-power-plants-still-working-out-the-kinks-this-week-in-cleantech/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=333149 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Electric-Currents-Colorado-VPP-scaled-1.jpg 2560 1714 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Electric-Currents-Colorado-VPP-scaled-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Electric-Currents-Colorado-VPP-scaled-1.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Electric-Currents-Colorado-VPP-scaled-1.jpg The NIMBY stat that clean energy can’t ignore — This Week in Cleantech https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/the-nimby-stat-that-clean-energy-cant-ignore-this-week-in-cleantech/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=332913 Climate Emissions https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24010047229754-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 FILE - Farmland is seen with solar panels from Cypress Creek Renewables, Oct. 28, 2021, in Thurmont, Md. A new report says climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip. The report from the Rhodium Group said the decline is a step in the right direction but far below the rate needed to meet President Joe Biden's pledge to cut U.S. emissions in half by 2030. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24010047229754-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24010047229754-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24010047229754-scaled.jpg Should we worry about rooftop solar? — This Week in Cleantech https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/should-we-worry-about-rooftop-solar-this-week-in-cleantech/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:49:20 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=332720 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/REW_EuropeRooftopSolarPotential25Percent.jpg 640 327 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/REW_EuropeRooftopSolarPotential25Percent.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/REW_EuropeRooftopSolarPotential25Percent.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/REW_EuropeRooftopSolarPotential25Percent.jpg Community solar keeps growing. Here’s what we still have to figure out https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/community-solar-keeps-growing-heres-what-we-still-have-to-figure-out/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=332383 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Speedway_Drone_Pic_Aug22-scaled.jpg 1920 1440 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Speedway_Drone_Pic_Aug22-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Speedway_Drone_Pic_Aug22-scaled.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Speedway_Drone_Pic_Aug22-scaled.jpg Biden’s climate pitch to young voters — This Week in Cleantech https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/bidens-climate-pitch-to-young-voters-this-week-in-cleantech/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=332465 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51477949630_5f6948a5a8_k.jpg 2047 1314 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51477949630_5f6948a5a8_k.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51477949630_5f6948a5a8_k.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/51477949630_5f6948a5a8_k.jpg Speed and scale: Thinking big with small-scale DERs https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/speed-and-scale-thinking-big-with-small-scale-ders/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=332113 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-73.png 1080 1080 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-73.png https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-73.png https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-73.png Texas grid survives, thwarting NIMBYs, and companies turn to ‘greenhushing’ — This Week in Cleantech https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/factor-this/texas-grid-survives-thwarting-nimbys-and-companies-turn-to-greenhushing-this-week-in-cleantech/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=332174 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ERCOT_Control_Room2.jpg 2000 1068 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ERCOT_Control_Room2.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ERCOT_Control_Room2.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ERCOT_Control_Room2.jpg We need a lot more transmission. Here’s why it isn’t getting built https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/we-need-a-lot-more-transmission-heres-why-it-isnt-getting-built/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331896 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-72.png 1080 1080 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-72.png https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-72.png https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/episode-72.png How utilities get their way, renewables impact home values, and China’s clean energy dominance — This Week in Cleantech https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/how-utilities-get-their-way-renewables-impact-home-values-and-chinas-clean-energy-dominance-this-week-in-cleantech/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=331980 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/power-lines-240901_640.jpg 640 427 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/power-lines-240901_640.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/power-lines-240901_640.jpg https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/power-lines-240901_640.jpg