This Week in Cleantech (05/30/2025) - The solar industry needs a win

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features special guest Kathiann Kowalski from Canary Media who wrote about how Ohio’s House Bill 1 is seen as a win by the solar industry.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Adam Hall, who had his 8th grade students give him a “Solar Mohawk” at their Viva el Drágon festival. Students at the festival demonstrated the power of the sun with student-built solar models. Congratulations, Adam!

This Week in Cleantech — May 30, 2025

1. BYD beats Tesla in European EV sales despite EU tariffs in 'watershed moment,' report says — CNBC
2. Trump Tariffs Blocked by U.S. Court of International Trade — The New York Times
3. Trump policy kick-starts nuclear test reactors in the U.S. — Axios
4. Fate of $20 Billion US Home Solar Market Lies in GOP Senate Hands — Bloomberg
5. Why the solar industry is counting Ohio’s newest energy law as a win — Canary Media

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