Best Electrolyzer Podcasts (2024)

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Electrolyze everything!

7d ago

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A startup called Mattiq is using a combination of nanotechnology, AI, and electrolysis to produce novel materials that could eventually substitute for carbon-intensive materials in sectors from chemicals to plastics to fuels. In this episode, CEO Jeff Erhardt and I dig into the technological and business details. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript…

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What's the deal with Passive House?

2h ago

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In this episode, Beverly Craig of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center discusses what passive house building principles entail, the benefits they generate for building occupants and the grid, and what it would take to persuade more US builders and policymakers to adopt them. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript) Text transcript: David Roberts Peopl…

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What's the deal with Passive House? 1:01:07

1h ago1:01:07

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In this episode, Beverly Craig of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center discusses what passive house building principles entail, the benefits they generate for building occupants and the grid, and what it would take to persuade more US builders and policymakers to adopt them. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscr…

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#192 Catalytic Capital, Hiring a CFO, Inclusive Financing, Grant Funding Gaps, & More w/ Dimitry Gershenson (Enduring Planet) 53:40

3h ago53:40

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Dimitry Gershenson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enduring Planet. A fractional CFO and Non-Dilutive Funding service for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs. As for funding, they provide working capital for founders who have landed grants or who have government contracts. It's great to see more Climate-Specific service providers…

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Nuclear-enabled Hydrogen at Port of Belledune with Rishi Jain, MD of Cross River Infrastructure Partners 51:35

1d ago51:35

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The team sits down with Rishi Jain to discuss Cross River’s marquee wind, hydro, nuclear, hydrogen, ammonia project in the revitalized heavy industrial Port of Belledune, New Brunswick, Canada. About Rishi Jain: Rishi is a Partner and Managing Director at Cross River Infrastructure Partners. He leads the hydrogen and nuclear business development ac…

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EV charging for those without a garage

20m ago

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EVs are great for people with garages to charge them in, but what about everyone else? In this episode, Gabe Klein of DOE’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation talks us through new approaches to EV charging for people in multifamily residences in urban settings, including new business models, new technologies, and even new vehicles. (PDF tran…

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EV charging for those without a garage 54:10

21m ago54:10

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EVs are great for people with garages to charge them in, but what about everyone else? In this episode, Gabe Klein of DOE’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation talks us through new approaches to EV charging for people in multifamily residences in urban settings, including new business models, new technologies, and even new vehicles. This is a…

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#191 Wood Supply Chains, Creating a Brand, Fragmented Industries, Securing Consistent Offtake & More w/ Ben Christensen (Cambium) 48:33

3d ago48:33

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 In our third installment of sustainable building materials, we’re taking another look at lumber. We’ve already called reclaimed lumber “the superpower building material you’ve never heard of”. As a refresher, lumber, processed wood from trees, is a versatile and widely used building material known for its strength, d…

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How are we going to decarbonize shipping?

24h ago

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In this episode, David Wooley and Ed Carr, lead authors of recent papers outlining policy and technology options for reducing emissions in the shipping industry, discuss the fuels (and batteries?) that could power ships of the future, the policies needed to move forward, and California's pivotal role. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript) Text trans…

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How are we going to decarbonize shipping? 1:02:26

23h ago1:02:26

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In this episode, David Wooley and Ed Carr, lead authors of recent papers outlining policy and technology options for reducing emissions in the shipping industry, discuss the fuels (and batteries?) that could power ships of the future, the policies needed to move forward, and California's pivotal role. This is a public episode. If you’d like to disc…

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#190 Climate Robotics, Reusing Lumber, the Economics of Construction, Inventory Prediction, & More w/ Eric Law (Urban Machine) 43:20

2d ago43:20

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Reclaimed lumber is the superpower building material you’ve never heard of (because we’re all up to date on our Rolodex of sustainable building materials, right?). Lumber, processed wood from trees, is a versatile and widely used building material known for its strength, durability, and workability. So why isn’t ther…

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Electrolyze everything! 1:06:53

8d ago1:06:53

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A startup called Mattiq is using a combination of nanotechnology, AI, and electrolysis to produce novel materials that could eventually substitute for carbon-intensive materials in sectors from chemicals to plastics to fuels. In this episode, CEO Jeff Erhardt and I dig into the technological and business details. This is a public episode. If you’d …

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#189 Sustainable Building Materials, Mycelium, Scaling Production, Navigating Market Acceptance & More w/ Ilya Gindin (COMU Labs) 29:21

4d ago29:21

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Mycelium is an emerging decarbonized building material due to its sustainability, biodegradability, and strength. It is cultivated by growing fungal networks, also known as mushrooms. Mycelium-based products can be used for insulation, bricks, and packaging. Today, we have a ClimateTech Entrepreneur making waves with…

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What's up with solid-state batteries?

8d ago

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In this episode, CEO Siyu Huang of Factorial Energy talks through recent advancements in solid-state batteries, which promise significant improvements in energy density and safety and are paving the way for electric vehicles with substantially increased range to hit the market within the next few years. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript) Text tra…

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What's up with solid-state batteries? 53:50

11d ago53:50

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In this episode, CEO Siyu Huang of Factorial Energy talks through recent advancements in solid-state batteries, which promise significant improvements in energy density and safety and are paving the way for electric vehicles with substantially increased range to hit the market within the next few years. This is a public episode. If you’d like to di…

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#188 Decarbonizing Steam, Drop-In Replacement, Building in Stealth, & More w/ Ashwin Salvi (AtmosZero) 58:01

10d ago58:01

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Ashwin Salvi is the Co-Founder and COO of AtmosZero. They create electrified boilers to replace traditional fossil-fuel-burning boilers in industrial settings. Steam touches a huge amount of products that we, as consumers, use every day, and AtmosZero is helping decarbonize that. Today, Ashwin shares his story, and w…

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A clever new way to distribute storage on the grid

18d ago

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A new startup called Base Power aims to bring more stability to the volatile Texas grid by selling customers oversized home batteries at minimal costs and then using the excess capacity to trade on the market. In this episode, co-founders Zach Dell and Justin Lopas discuss their innovative business model and its potential impact in Texas and beyond…

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A clever new way to distribute storage on the grid 1:12:47

10d ago1:12:47

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A new startup called Base Power aims to bring more stability to the volatile Texas grid by selling customers oversized home batteries at minimal costs and then using the excess capacity to trade on the market. In this episode, co-founders Zach Dell and Justin Lopas discuss their innovative business model and its potential impact in Texas and beyond…

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Brett Perlman – The Power of Working Together in Green Hydrogen 34:07

11d ago34:07

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There is no shortage of discussion and excitement around green hydrogen’s future. But many people have wondered when we are actually going to see projects being built. In this episode, Jacob Susman speaks with Brett Perlman, the current CEO of The Center for Houston’s Future, who will be stepping into a new role focused on developing the Houston re…

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Optimizing the Capital Stack with Bart White, EMEA Head of Energy Structured Finance at Santander Corporate and Investment Banking 46:53

13d ago46:53

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Co-hosts Chris Jackson and Alicia Eastman had the pleasure to interview Bart White of Santander Corporate and Investment Banking (SCIB). The discussion was mostly regarding optimizing different bespoke tools to accelerate the energy transition with some case examples provided by Bart. After the interview, Patrick Molloy stepped in to unpack and dis…

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#187 Energy Transparency, Selling to Utilities, Electricity Markets, Exiting TWICE & More w/ Toby Ferenczi (Granular Energy) 46:47

14d ago46:47

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today, we are talking to Toby Ferenczi from Granular Energy. In this electrifying (ha!) episode, we finally tracked down the elusive Toby Ferenczi, a man who juggles startups like they're hot potatoes. ⚡️ Toby educates us about the world of electricity transparency and trading. Did you know you can trade electricity …

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Hey schools, go get your IRA tax credits!

23d ago

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US public education infrastructure faces significant challenges due to years of deferred maintenance and the growing impacts of climate change. Luckily, the Inflation Reduction Act offers substantial, easily accessible financial assistance to schools in the form of direct-pay tax credits for climate-friendly upgrades. Many schools don’t even know a…

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Hey schools, go get your IRA tax credits! 53:16

23d ago53:16

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US public education infrastructure faces significant challenges due to years of deferred maintenance and the growing impacts of climate change. Luckily, the Inflation Reduction Act offers substantial, easily accessible financial assistance to schools in the form of direct-pay tax credits for climate-friendly upgrades. Many schools don’t even know a…

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Heat pumps with thermal batteries

25d ago

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In this episode: more heat pumps! Jane Melia, co-founder and CEO of Harvest, discusses the advantages of teaming a high-end eat pump with a large thermal battery, to coordinate the timing of electricity consumption. Shifting the heat pump load can help reduce both costs and emissions. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript) Text transcript: David Robe…

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Heat pumps with thermal batteries 57:25

18d ago57:25

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In this episode: more heat pumps! Jane Melia, co-founder and CEO of Harvest, discusses the advantages of teaming a high-end eat pump with a large thermal battery, to coordinate the timing of electricity consumption. Shifting the heat pump load can help reduce both costs and emissions. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with oth…

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#186 Electric Flight, Commercializing Hardware, Sustainable Aviation, Working at NASA, & More w/ Kevin Noertker (Ampaire) 54:27

21d ago54:27

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Kevin Noertker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ampaire, a developer of Hybrid Aviation Propulsion Systems to Decarbonize Air Travel Today. Currently they are scaling up their tech. Their tech is proven to reduce fuel usage by about 50% for small aircrafts (anything with a propeller). Today, Kevin shares his story and we…

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New York's congestion pricing fiasco

22d ago

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New York City was on the cusp of (finally) implementing a congestion pricing program when Governor Kathy Hochul announced earlier this month that it would be “indefinitely delayed.” In this episode, NY State Sen. Liz Krueger and Evergreen Action’s Justin Balik, both with deep history in New York’s congestion pricing drama, discuss Hochul’s mysterio…

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New York's congestion pricing fiasco 1:04:04

30d ago1:04:04

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New York City was on the cusp of (finally) implementing a congestion pricing program when Governor Kathy Hochul announced earlier this month that it would be “indefinitely delayed.” In this episode, NY State Sen. Liz Krueger and Evergreen Action’s Justin Balik, both with deep history in New York’s congestion pricing drama, discuss Hochul’s mysterio…

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What's up with electric aviation?

1M ago

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In this episode, CEO Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies walks us through the details of how to design, build, and operate electric planes — first for relatively short light-cargo flights, but eventually, he says, for all of aviation. I loved this conversation so much. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript) Text transcript: David Roberts As Volts listene…

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What's up with electric aviation? 58:16

1M ago58:16

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In this episode, CEO Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies walks us through the details of how to design, build, and operate electric planes — first for relatively short light-cargo flights, but eventually, he says, for all of aviation. I loved this conversation so much. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge…

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Alfa Laval Inside with Tue Johannessen, Alfa Laval VP Strategy & Partnerships, Electrolyzer & Fuel Cell Technologies 56:43

27d ago56:43

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Co-hosts Patrick Molloy, Chris Jackson, and Alicia Eastman speak with Alfa Laval’s Tue Johannessen about the company’s role in the energy transition, and more specifically about involvement in hard-to-abate sectors where hydrogen is a key building block, as well as how a new Business Unit for Electrolyzer & Fuel Cell Technologies will help bend the…

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#185 Green Hydrogen, Landing Customers, Electrolyzers, Building in Wisconsin, & More w/ Chad Mason (Advanced Ionics) 55:50

26d ago55:50

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Chad Mason is the CEO and Founder of Advanced Ionics, a company that has designed a revolutionary electrolyzer. They did this by designing their technology from scratch. They are currently scaling up this innovative technology and plan to sell these units, known as stacks, either directly or through licensing agreeme…

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee on his last big climate fight

1M ago

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In this episode, recorded at a live event, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee discusses his multiple decades of climate advocacy, his political successes, and the upcoming threat to one of his crowning achievements. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript) Text transcript: David Roberts Washington Governor Jay Inslee has not had a huge national polit…

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee on his last big climate fight 1:20:46

1M ago1:20:46

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In this episode, recorded at a live event, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee discusses his multiple decades of climate advocacy, his political successes, and the upcoming threat to one of his crowning achievements. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/…

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#184 Plastic Replacement, Natural Fibers, Drop-In Materials, Toll Mills & More w/ Jesse Henry (Heartland Industries) 1:00:43

1M ago1:00:43

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Jesse Henry is the CEO and Founder of Heartland Industries, a company that produces drop-in pellets made of hemp fiber. These pellets are used as an additive to plastics. They reduce the weight and cost of the products, improve strength, and lower scope 3 emissions. It's a quadruple-benefit product. Today, Jesse tell…

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Are markets the right tool for decarbonizing electricity?

1M ago

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In his book The Price Is Wrong, Brett Christophers argues that, contrary to recent economic triumphalism among renewables advocates, wind and solar are not profitable enough to attract the private capital necessary to scale as fast as they need to scale. In this episode, he and I dig deep (extremely deep) into the details. (PDF transcript) (Active …

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Are markets the right tool for decarbonizing electricity? 1:35:31

1M ago1:35:31

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In his book The Price Is Wrong, Brett Christophers argues that, contrary to recent economic triumphalism among renewables advocates, wind and solar are not profitable enough to attract the private capital necessary to scale as fast as they need to scale. In this episode, he and I dig deep (extremely deep) into the details. This is a public episode.…

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Dr. Naomi Boness – The Role of Academia in Driving Innovation in Clean Hydrogen 34:15

1M ago34:15

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How can collaborations between academia, industry, and government accelerate the transition to a sustainable future? Dr. Naomi Boness, Managing Director of the Stanford Hydrogen Initiative, uncovers insights into how the Initiative is pioneering solutions for seasonal energy storage and grid balancing. In this conversation with Ambient Fuels CEO Ja…

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#183 Smart Cities, Climate FinTech, Urban Tech, VC Fundamentals, & More w/ Rahul Parekh (2150) 50:30

1M ago50:30

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Rahul broke down the nitty-gritty of how 2150 built (no pun intended) a leading ClimateTech VC fund focused on decarbonizing the built environment. We talked investing, fund modeling, learning from general VC, FinTech in ClimateTech, & more. This was a VC-fundamental extraordinaire, and super informative for anyone l…

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Wrapping our heads around AI and climate

1M ago

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In this episode, I have a lively conversation with Alp Kucukelbir, co-author of a recent “Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation Roadmap,” about the strengths and limits of AI in relation to climate, where it all might be headed, and how concerned we should be about the energy use of data centers. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript)…

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Wrapping our heads around AI and climate 1:20:32

1M ago1:20:32

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In this episode, I have a lively conversation with Alp Kucukelbir, co-author of a recent “Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation Roadmap,” about the strengths and limits of AI in relation to climate, where it all might be headed, and how concerned we should be about the energy use of data centers. This is a public episode. If you’d l…

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Making mini-grids work in sub-Saharan Africa

2M ago

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More than half a billion people on the African continent lack access to electricity, and the number is only growing. In this episode, Tombo Banda of CrossBoundary’s Mini-Grid Innovation Lab discusses the longstanding barriers to electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa, why current business models haven’t been effective, and the mini-grid innovatio…

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Making mini-grids work in sub-Saharan Africa 47:20

2M ago47:20

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More than half a billion people on the African continent lack access to electricity, and the number is only growing. In this episode, Tombo Banda of CrossBoundary’s Mini-Grid Innovation Lab discusses the longstanding barriers to electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa, why current business models haven’t been effective, and the mini-grid innovatio…

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#182 Voluntary Carbon Markets, Investing in 100+ CDR Startups, Hard-to-Abate Sectors, & More w/ Marian Krueger (remove) 45:28

1M ago45:28

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Marian Krueger comes to us with his experience investing in 120+ early stage CDR startups, and broke down what we should look for and what’s worth watching in the years ahead. He’s a leading expert in CDR having invested in Europe, which is the leading CDR ecosystem in the world. Sitting down with him as a blast, and…

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Topsoe on Top with CEO Roeland Baan 48:31

1M ago48:31

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Patrick Malloy, Alicia Eastman, and Chris Jackson speak with Topsoe CEO Roeland Baan about new technologies and new projects, leveraging his expansive background and the assets of an 84 year old science and innovation institution, to tackle climate change. About Roeland Baan: Roeland joined Topsoe as President and CEO in 2020 with a clear focus on …

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Making carbon-free steel with clean electricity

2M ago

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Steel production generates almost 10 percent of global carbon emissions and has long been considered “hard to abate.” Enter Boston Metal, a startup that aims to make carbon-free steel using only (sing it with me!) clean electricity. In this episode, CEO Tadeu Carneiro explains “molten oxide electrolysis” and its potential to transform the industry.…

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