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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 Tim McDonnell from Semafor, who discusses the potential future of the Strait of Hormuz and energy markets if the US-Iran de-escalation deal holds. 

This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is Andrew Redd, CEO of Endurance Energy, a Seattle-based seafloor geothermal energy developer, which just raised $54m in Series A funding. Redd is a former SpaceX engineer who is now drilling into spots at the bottom of the ocean where tectonic plates split apart and magma heats the water to over 700 degrees. Congratulations Andrew!

This Week in Cleantech — June 19, 2026

1. Fast-tracked power plants fuel AI boom, with little public scrutiny — Reuters
2. Another day, another illegal billion-dollar bribe to raise your electricity prices — Electrek
3. 🌎 The IPO boom is back, baby! — Climate Tech VC Newsletter
4. Can PJM's new 'fast track' process accelerate interconnection? – Factor This
5. Hormuz will never really be open again — Semafor

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