This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features Latitude Media founding reporter Maeve Allsup, who covered some of the challenges facing one of the first virtual power plants deployed in the U.S. This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is world-renowned Climate Scientist Michael Mann.1. This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics. — New York Times2. California could make — or break — the Western grid — E&E News3. The world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors — The Guardian4. Fervo Energy Is Quickly Making Geothermal Cheaper — Heatmap News5. Under the hood of PG&E's summer VPP pilot with Sunrun — Latitude MediaHelp 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.Register for the GridTECH Connect Forum - Southeast event taking place in Orlando on Feb. 26 using promo code "PODCAST" to receive 10%. Take advantage of this unique opportunity for developers, utilities, and regulators to collaborate on the critical issue of interconnection.  All GridTECH Connect attendees also receive complimentary access to DISTRIBUTECH International.