Best Utility Fleets Podcasts (2024)

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#198 Fleet Charging, Max Charger Utilization, Digitizing Electrification, Being Scrappy, & More w/ Kieran White (Curo) 40:39

4d ago40:39

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today, we are speaking with Kieran White. Co-Founder of Curo. At Curo they help EV Fleet owners secure reliable charging without the need to build their own infrastructure. This has the double benefit of allowing existing infrastructure owners to maximize their assets. Today’s call is super fun. We discuss: How he hu…

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Under the UFP Hood - Revolutionizing Driver Safety: Insights from Netradyne's AI Technology - Adam Lang 43:40

19d ago43:40

43:40

In this episode of the UFP podcast, host Kurt Moreland sits down with Adam Lang, the Director of Customer Advisory Services at Netradyne, to discuss the revolutionary use of AI in improving driver safety within the trucking and transportation industries. Adam shares insights into Netradyne’s innovative technology, the importance of positive reinfor…

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Ep. 202 - Precision Upgrades for Combines 22:59

15m ago22:59

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Harvest has kicked off in many places of the country, which means it’s only fitting for today’s Agriculture Technology podcast topic: precision upgrades for your combine. In this episode, host Tony Kramer is joined by Wyatt Johnson, Precision Ag Product Specialist out of the RDO store in Webster, SD. They give a detailed description of how these up…

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#200 Biofuels, Nature as a Blueprint, Bio-Mining, the Next Frontier, Waste to Fuel, & More w/ Moji Karimi (Cemvita) 20:11

20h ago20:11

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Woo Hoo! Episode #200 🎉🎉🎉 We are thrilled to release our 200th episode with the one and only Moji Karimi. Moji is a co-founder of Cemvita, the biotech powerhouse that has also birthed GoldH2 and Endolith (now individual companies). This is the free version of the episode. To get the full thing, go to our Substack and…

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#199 Gentle Disruption, Robotics in Construction, Global VC Strategy, Built Environment Trends, & More w/ Vivin Hegde (Zacua Ventures) 48:30

13h ago48:30

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Vivin Hegde is a visionary in the built environment space — from leading innovation efforts at Hilti to co-founding Zacua Ventures, Vivin is on a mission to redefine how we think about construction and infrastructure. In this episode, he dives deep into the challenges and opportunities of investing in the built envir…

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#196 What a 2nd Trump Term Would Mean for Climate Investing w/ Susan Su (Toba Capital) 20:40

8d ago20:40

20:40

Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Hey everyone! Today’s episode is a special issue. We are unpacking Susan Su’s recent article “What a second Trump presidency would mean for climate investing”. She originally posted this on her Substack, Climate Money but we wanted to unpack it for those who prefer to learn by audio. The first ~20 minutes of today’s …

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Innovations and standards in pressure pipe rehabilitation with David Kozman 21:15

13d ago21:15

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In this episode, hosts Josh Allen and Robert Carpenter are joined by David Kozman, senior product engineer at HammerHead Trenchless. With over 20 years of industry experience, David shares his journey into the world of underground infrastructure and discusses the latest advancements in pressure pipe technologies. From the evolution of cured-in-plac…

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6.05 – NYU Professor Dr. Carolyn Kissane on Optimism and Pragmatism in the Energy Transition 33:13

14d ago33:13

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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Electrifying your fleet with Vanair's EPEQ® system and ELiMENT® battery 24:44

15d ago24:44

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Join hosts Josh Allen and Robert Carpenter on Subsurface Stories as they chat with Chip Jones, Vanair’s strategic manager of electrified products, about the game-changing benefits of fleet electrification. Learn about the environmental and financial perks of electrifying your fleet, the importance of idle management, and the quick return on investm…

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#195 Fortune 500s Go Green, AI Washing vs Realism, Learning from Apple, & More w/ Edo Perry (Elements World) 39:20

15d ago39:20

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Edo is a rockstar individual — from tackling the lack of green employer incentive problem to building climate tech communities across the USA, Edo joins us to share his journey from working in sustainability at Apple to founding Elements World, making it possible for employers to hit their sustainability targets thro…

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#194 Distilling the Water Industry, Water Policy, Cracking Distribution, Hybrid Financing, & More w/ Ravi Kurani (Liquid Assets Podcast) 41:08

19d ago41:08

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today we speak with Ravi Kurani, CEO and Founder of Sutro (water IoT device company -- exited to Sani Marc). Aaand the creator and host of Liquid Assets, a Podcast interviewing the leading voices in WaterTech. Between Ravi's background as a founder in the water, his familiarity with the water ecosystem, and now his o…

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#193 100k Jobs by 2030, Future of Work in Climate, Power of Bootstrapping, Beating MBB, & More w/ Matthias Muehlbauer (OnePointFive) 52:39

21d ago52:39

52:39

Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today, we are talking to Matthias Muehlbauer of OnePointFive. We have the pleasure of covering one of our good friends, Matthias Muehlbauer at the powerhouse firm OnePointFive. Matthias is a Founding Partner at the firm, where their activities range across two operations: **They provide diligence and climate advisory…

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Ep. 201 - Precision Upgrade Kits for Sprayers 20:50

26d ago20:50

20:50

Precision upgrade kits (PUKs) take your sprayer to the next level. How? Mike L., one of RDO Equipment Co.’s Precision Ag Product Specialists has the answers.By RDO Equipment Co.

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

26d ago53:40

53:40

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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6.04 – Climate Change as a Human Story with Peter Prengaman, Global Climate and Environmental News Director for the Associated Press 30:18

27d ago30:18

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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

29d 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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6.03 – Challenges and Innovations in Grid Modernization with Heather Polinsky, Resilience Global President for Arcadis 30:09

1M ago30:09

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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

1M 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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#189 Sustainable Building Materials, Mycelium, Scaling Production, Navigating Market Acceptance & More w/ Ilya Gindin (COMU Labs) 29:21

1M 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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The annual HDD Survey: Trends, Technologies, and Market Insights for 2024 Part 2 26:38

1M ago26:38

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In this episode of 'Subsurface Stories,' hosts Robert Carpenter and Josh Allen continue discussing the HCD survey published in the June issue of Underground Infrastructure. They explore the concept of hardening power lines by moving them underground to withstand harsh weather conditions. The conversation also delves into the diversification within …

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

1M 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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#187 Energy Transparency, Selling to Utilities, Electricity Markets, Exiting TWICE & More w/ Toby Ferenczi (Granular Energy) 46:47

2M 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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The annual HDD Survey: Trends, Technologies, and Market Insights for 2024 Part 1 20:23

2M ago20:23

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In this episode of Subsurface Stories, host Josh Allen and co-host Robert Carpenter discuss the annual HDD survey published in the June issue of Underground Infrastructure. Robert, who has been conducting this survey for 26 years, explores significant trends and technological advancements in horizontal directional drilling (HDD). They delve into th…

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

2M 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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UFP Podcast - A Deep Dive into EV Charging with ChargeTronix - Stephen Israel 29:52

2M ago29:52

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Join us on this episode of "Under the UFP Road" as Kurt Moreland, Associate Publisher of Utility Fleet Professional, delves into the evolving world of electric vehicle (EV) charging with industry expert Stephen Israel from Chargetronix. Stephen, with over 18 years in the EV charging space, shares his insights on the latest advancements, standardiza…

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Ep. 200 - RDO Equipment Co. Founder Ron Offutt 11:48

2M ago11:48

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Welcome to the milestone 200th episode of the Agriculture Technology podcast. Today, Ron Offutt, founder of RDO Equipment Co. joins host Tony Kramer to reflect on the past 60 years of agriculture and look to the future.By RDO Equipment Co.

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6.02 – The Evolution of ESG and the Intersection between Climate and Social Justice with Reuters Journalist Sharon Kits Kimathi 35:00

2M ago35:00

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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

2M 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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#184 Plastic Replacement, Natural Fibers, Drop-In Materials, Toll Mills & More w/ Jesse Henry (Heartland Industries) 1:00:43

2M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

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

2M ago50:30

50:30

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

2M 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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6.01 – Episode 100 Special: The State of the Electric Grid in the Face of Increasing Electrification Demands with Scientist Meredith Angwin 53:41

2M ago53:41

53:41

By Propane Education & Research Council

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Under the UFP Hood - Clean Air Month - Simplifying EV Adoption for Commercial Fleets - Scott Davidson, CEO of Revolv 26:42

3M ago26:42

26:42

In honor of Clean Air Month, we have on with us CEO of Revolv, Scott Davidson to discuss how his company is leading the charge to support a cleaner future. Revolv helps commercial fleets move more quickly and confidently toward zero-emission solutions. Offering a complete single-partner solution to seamlessly deploy, charge, and integrate electric …

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Ralph Kokot on Vanair's utility innovations and FailSafe® systems 18:59

3M ago18:59

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Join hosts Robert Carpenter and Josh Allen as they chat with Ralph Kokot, CEO of Vanair Manufacturing. Discover how Vanair's innovative underdeck air compressors and FailSafe® technologies are transforming the underground utilities market. Ralph highlights the benefits of their thermal guard systems and the rise of electrification with the EPEQ® pr…

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#181 Hot Rocks, From EPA to Apple, Paths to Commercialization, The CapEx > OpEx Model, & More w/ Arvin Ganesan (Fourth Power) 55:16

3M ago55:16

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Today, we speak with Arvin Ganesan, an ex-Obama-Admin EPA and ex-Apple Energy Procurement executive. His career is fascinating, from finance to Policy to Energy Tech CEO. He offers us a lot of insight into their technology, how it works, and specifically how it plays well with utility models of making money. Towards …

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#180 Tough Tech, Scaling DeepTech, MIT's Ecosystem, Political Durability of IRA, & More w/ Michael Kearney (Engine Ventures) 57:13

3M ago57:13

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Michael Kearney started off this podcast defending the political durability of the IRA…and he had us convinced. If that doesn’t have you hooked, I don’t know what will! Building for deeptech founders is HARD…like folding a fitted sheet hard. And that’s why we need someone like Mike to do it. Mike himself did his unde…

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5.25 – Driving Innovation to Decarbonize Utilities with Emerson’s Robert Yeager 18:03

3M ago18:03

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By Propane Education & Research Council

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#179 Industrial Decarb, ROI-Oriented Sales, GHG Accounting, Marketplaces x Recommender Systems, & More w/ Saleh ElHattab (Gravity) 42:01

3M ago42:01

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 There are a few key things Climate Entrepreneurs should know. This guest brought up a bunch of them. It is incredible to see how successful they are in a crowded space. Today, he shared with us many of the things that helped them succeed. How to align all stakeholders in the sales process Building a product so simple…

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Ep. 199 - Precision Upgrades for Planters 23:26

3M ago23:26

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Ready to choose your planting adventure? Colin Artz, a 20-plus-year ag industry veteran, discusses John Deere's planter Precision Upgrade Kits (PUKs) with Podcast Host and Planting Technology Product Manager Tony Kramer. Artz explains that farmers can select the improvements they’d like — planter speed, seed planting quality or input savings with E…

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#178 Investing in Water, IRA's Missing Link, Long Sales-Cycles, Network Compounding, & More w/ Tom Ferguson (Burnt Island Ventures) 1:07:16

3M ago1:07:16

1:07:16

Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 What do you get when you put Chris Rock, Timothée Chalamet, Greta Thunberg, & Marc Andreessen together? -- You get Tom Ferguson! The King of Water VC! (Warning! Tom is hilarious, so cancel your comedy cellar tickets because you won't need them) Today, we had the chance to speak with Tom, the founding partner of Burnt…

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OBIC's journey from local innovator to global leader 16:40

3M ago16:40

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In this episode, we talk with Mike Hoffmaster, VP of Business Development at OBIC, live from the Underground Infrastructure Conference in Oklahoma City. Mike shares insights from OBIC’s largest OBICcon event yet, emphasizing the power of collaboration and education within their certified installer network. Discover how OBIC’s commitment to quality …

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#177 Climate Resilience, Bridging FAANG to ClimateTech, Cloud Computing with Geospatial Data, & More w/ Allison Wolff (Vibrant Planet) 51:15

3M ago51:15

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Allison Wolff | Vibrant Planet Vibrant Planet is basically bringing the tech knowledge from the early FAANG days and applying that to land tender and wildfire resistance. Their platform is a prioritization system for land management restoration by providing real-time scenario planning, monitoring, and reporting. Thes…

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#176 Green Premium & the Price of No Action, Partner w/ Big Oil?, EV Demand, & More w/ Shaun Abrahamson, Part II (Third Sphere) 1:00:58

3M ago1:00:58

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Recently, the MCJ Podcast experienced huge backlash for having Big Oil players on the show. This prompted us to bring back a past guest, Shaun Abrahamson from Third Sphere. ---- 🌎 Want the full PodLetter? Go to our substack to see the written content that supplements the audio interview. ---- Shaun last joined us on …

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Creative problem solving for a complex drilling project in Waukesha, WI 22:42

4M ago22:42

22:42

In this episode of Subsurface Stories, hosts Robert Carpenter and Josh Allen sit down with Rob Hotz, General Manager of ECI Contracting. They review the intricacies of a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) project in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Despite challenges like ruptured pipelines, contaminated soil, and stringent environmental regulations, the te…

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UFP Podcast - American Traffic Safety Services Foundation (ATSS Foundation) - Lori Diaz, CFRE 18:51

4M ago18:51

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In recognition for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, we did a podcast with the ATSS Foundation with Lori Diaz, CFRE. They offer various programs including: Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program: provides scholarships to dependents of roadway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job. National Work Zone Memorial: a traveling…

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#175 Micromobility, Software Best Practices, Creative Business Models, Seasonality & More w/ Chinmay Malaviya & Charlie Depman (Ridepanda) 49:31

4M ago49:31

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 Somil chats with Chinmay Malaviya and Charlie Depman, CEO and CTO of Ridepanda, expanding access and usage of e-bikes, e-scooters, and micro mobility through employer sponsored subscriptions. Chinmay and Charlie bring a lot of startup and industry experience and were able to speak not only about their growth but ALSO…

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Innovating HDD: HardRock's Role in a Texas International Pipeline Systems Project 17:58

4M ago17:58

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In this episode of Subsurface Stories, we spotlight HardRock Infrastructure's execution of HDD operations for the Texas International Pipeline Systems (TIPS) project across Galveston Bay. Learn how HardRock's team navigated the complex maritime and geological challenges to lay 44,000 feet of pipeline, connecting crucial energy infrastructure under …

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#174 Hardware Playbook, Science in VC, DeepTech Success Stories, Environmental-Based Returns, & More w/ Jessica Burley (Planet A) 54:54

4M ago54:54

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 What if Investors Only Made Money if they *actually* helped save the planet? Welp... folks, we have the show for you because that's exactly what Planet A is doing. Somil and Silas speak with Jessica Burley, a Berlin-based investor at the fund. On top of learning how they are *actually* walking the talk, we found out …

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Interviews from the Underground Infrastructure Conference 2024 - Part 1 24:03

4M ago24:03

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Welcome to Part 1 of our series featuring interviews from the 2024 Underground Infrastructure Conference. In this episode, Josh Allen interviews leading industry experts who share their latest advancements and solutions for managing underground infrastructure challenges. From innovative software solutions that enhance fleet management to strategic …

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🚨 SPECIAL EP: #173 Breaking Down GGRF and $20B into ClimateTech w/ Franz Hochstrasser (Raise Green, S2 Strategies) 33:27

4M ago33:27

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Forget Fan Mail, Fan Text Us! 💬 The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) is a generational government program deploying $27B into clean energy projects across the US. But what is the bill really? Franz Hochstrasser is an expert in financing projects in low-income areas and has a wealth of experience working on climate for the government - both of w…

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