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Another Country Goes Electric Due to Gas Prices

California is cutting power to prevent wildfires while offering businesses up to $100,000 per EV fast-charging port. Meanwhile, heat pumps are proving surprisingly resili

Electric Truck Math Getting Hard to Ignore

France's increasingly strange electricity market, where zero and negative electricity prices have already occurred for 800 hours in 2026. We talk about what's driving the

Electric Heavy Duty Trucks Are Catching Up to Cars

China's electric vehicle revolution is moving beyond passenger cars and into heavy-duty trucks, with electric and battery-swapping trucks now approaching half of new sale

United Nations: We'll Need Carbon Removal

Why the UN says carbon removal will be needed as the world blows past the 1.5°C target, and why removing carbon from the atmosphere could become an enormous undertaking.

One Hundred Story Wind Turbine

The world's tallest wind turbine is nearing completion in Germany. Standing 300 metres tall before its blades are attached, the finished turbine will reach about 360 metr

Heat is Grounding Medical Helicopters

Powering reverse osmosis seawater desalination to meet additional UK water demand would require roughly 4 TWh of electricity—adding just over 2% to annual power demand. D

Fighting Wind in the USA (Encore)

An encore of episode 275, featuring stories about the forces fighting offshore wind in the United States, the health benefits of cycling, Saskatchewan's decision to keep

The Wind Turbine Built for Almost No Wind

Saskatchewan could save billions by moving away from coal, France debates air conditioning as deadly heat waves intensify, London homes are cracking as drought dries out

Solar, Solar, Solar!

China's latest donation of solar-and-storage systems to Cuba, a new generation of perovskite-silicon solar panels that could push efficiency well beyond 30%, and an Austr

Perpetual Motion Solar Car?

California's new "My First EV" rebate is proving that people really do like free money, with the $270 million incentive program already being snapped up. Plus, Clemson Un

Heatwaves Kill Nuclear & Laos Bans Gas Cars

Extreme heat is disrupting more than just summer vacations. This week, we look at how climate change is forcing nuclear reactors in Europe offline, why heatwaves are dela

A Whole Country Could Burn

Many countries are dealing with unprecidented wildfires this week. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. Fire Weather author John Vaillant says entire coun

Now Cheaper for Chinese Drivers to Take a Taxi

Brian broadcasts from Montreal while James holds down the fort as the Clean Energy Show dives into another week of climate and clean energy news. This episode explores Ca

Smarter Cooling Is On the Way

Electric vehicles continue their remarkable rise around the world, and this week we take a look at the latest global trends from the IEA to see just how far the transitio

Climate Change's Deadly Fish Problem

Delhi is taking one of the world's biggest steps toward cleaner transportation by banning new gas-powered rickshaws and motorcycles, while Great Britain approves its firs

Deadly Heat Waves Only Get Worse From Here

Thousands are dying in Europe on the fifth anniversary of the heat dome that killed hundreds on the West Coast of Canada. James argues we have to act to prevent deaths as

The Future of $1,000 Home Batteries (Encore)

What happens when batteries become so cheap that every home can afford one? In this encore episode, Brian and James explore a future where ultra-low-cost batteries transf

The Hidden Cost of Hailstorms and Climate Change

James is recovering from surgery so here's a shortened version of last week's bonus episode for our Patreon supporters. Support The Clean Energy Show on Patreon for exc

FIFA's World Cup 2026 Climate Problem

China's EV revolution is delivering a surprising health benefit. New research suggests electric vehicles have cut air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 pre

The "Cloud Edge Effect" on Solar Panels

The surprising solar phenomenon called the "cloud edge effect" shows how panels can sometimes generate more power than their rated capacity. Also this week: a new wildf