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 Stephen Robert Miller, who wrote for Yale E360 about an effort to convert existing oil wells for long-duration storage of solar energy.This Week in Cleantech — May 31, 2024 This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Gregg Patterson, CEO of Origami Solar!The U.S. just took its biggest step yet to end coal mining — The Washington PostOpinion | Can Biden Win America’s Green Tech Trade War With China? — The New York TimesHow red Texas became a model for green energy — The Financial TimesBiden’s Long Game on Climate — Heatmap NewsCan a California Oilfield Be Retrofitted to Store Solar Energy? — Yale Environment 360Watch the full episode on YouTubeHelp make This Week in Cleantech the best it can be. Send feedback and story recommendations to rew@clarionevents.com. And don’t forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts.Join us every Friday for new episodes of This Week in Cleantech in the Factor This! podcast feed, and tune into new episodes of Factor This! every Monday.This Week in Cleantech is hosted by Renewable Energy World senior content director John Engel and Tigercomm president Mike Casey. The show is produced by Brian Mendes with research support from Alex Petersen and Clare Quirin.Registration is LIVE for GridTECH Connect Forum - California. Join us in Newport Beach June 24-26 for the interconnection event. We're bringing together utilities, developers, and regulators to take on one of the biggest challenges facing the energy transition. Click here to save 10% on your ticket.  Join partners from PG&E, CAISO,  ENGIE, AES, and more.