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

This week's episode features special guest Ivan Penn from The New York Times, who wrote about surging optimism for nuclear power in the U.S.

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Mariangela Hungria, a Brazilian agronomist and microbiologist who won the 2025 World Food Prize for her work on microbes that feed plants nitrogen, allowing farmers to cut fertilizer costs and pollution. 

This Week in Cleantech — January 9, 2026 

1. Trump administration halts offshore wind projects from Virginia to New England, in major blow to clean power — POLITICO
2. The 4 Things Standing Between the U.S. and Venezuela’s Oil — Heatmap News
3. The Positive Climate News You May Have Missed This Year — Bloomberg
4. China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s top EV seller for first time — CNBC
5. Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? — New York Times

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