This Week in Cleantech (7/19/2024) - Storms batter the world's power grids

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This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.
This week’s episode features Heatmap writer Katie Brigham, who reported on rising interest in sodium-ion batteries as an alternative to lithium-ion.
This Week in Cleantech — July 19, 2024

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Scott Wopata of the Rice County Community Action Center. This community offers net-zero housing for people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. They have an innovative wall design that delivers over a 60% reduction in energy use.

1. A Seismic Supreme Court Decision — New York Times
2. Climate Change Leaves World's Electricity Networks Unable to Cope — Bloomberg
3. Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn't have one — NPR
4. This climate tech startup wants to capture carbon and help data centers cool down — The Verge
5. Is Sodium-Ion the Next Big Battery? — Heatmap

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