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

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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 we discuss:

• How they solved the cost issue by making a drop-in replacement
• How they built their pilot at the same scale as their commercial unit
• The tradeoffs of building in stealth
• How they are building to win even without subsidies

And much more.
Enjoy the episode!
Resources Mentioned
Book Recommendation: Empires of Light by Jill Jonne
Podcast Recommendations: Founders Podcast by David Senra AND How to Take Over the World by Ben Wilson
Connect with Ashwin Salvi: Email: [e-mail]
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Topics:
**01:58 Introduction and Background
**10:03 Creating a Standardized Solution for Decarbonization
**24:03 Return on Investment and Future Plans
**25:42 De-risking and Mass Manufacturing
**29:23 Challenges and Objections
**39:32 First Commercial Deployment
**48:48 Opportunities in Electrical Availability and Funding
**51: 38 Takeaways

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Chapters

1. #188 Decarbonizing Steam, Drop-In Replacement, Building in Stealth, & More w/ Ashwin Salvi (AtmosZero) (00:00:00)

2. Introduction and Background (00:01:58)

3. Creating a Standardized Solution for Decarbonization (00:10:03)

4. Return on Investment and Future Plans (00:24:03)

5. De-risking and Mass Manufacturing (00:25:42)

6. Challenges and Objections (00:29:23)

7. First Commercial Deployment (00:39:32)

8. Opportunities in Electrical Availability and Funding (00:48:48)

9. Takeaways (00:51:38)