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This Week in Cleantech (03/21/2025) - Getting 'forever chemicals' out of the chips race


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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less.

This week’s episode features Aaron Clark from Bloomberg, who wrote about efforts to reduce "forever chemicals" in semiconductor production. 

This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Gregor Hintler. He shared that we should not be fooled by the negative rhetoric about renewables from the current administration, since clean energy is growing exponential in the US, and globally. Gregor shared some images of solar growth in certain regions. Congratulations, Gregor!

This Week in Cleantech — March 21, 2025 

  1. BYD charging breakthrough is another sign of China's EV lead over Tesla — Axios
  2. Big gas turbine manufacturers aren’t ready to bet on the AI boom — Semafor
  3. The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits — The New York Times
  4. Solar Generation Surge Sends European Power Prices Below Zero — Bloomberg
  5. As Chips Race Spews ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Startups Emerge to Destroy Them — Bloomberg

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