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#176: Tim Boeltken, Managing Director of INERATEC — Global Leader in E-Fuels. $129M Series B. What Makes German Engineers Cry. $14T Total Addressable Market in Shipping, Aviation, Transportation.‪.‬ Entrepreneurs for Impact

    • Entrepreneurship

⭐ My guest today is Tim Boeltken, Founder and Managing Director of INERATEC.



INERATEC is an e-Fuel company based in Germany that recently raised $129M to transform 1 GW of renewable energy into 125 million gallons of sustainable e-Fuel by 2030.



Tim brings a PhD in chemical engineering and nine years of dedication to building INERATEC.



Hope you enjoy it!



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🌐 LINKS:



INERATEC:

https://www.ineratec.de/en



Tim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-boeltken/?locale=en_US



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🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS:



How their total addressable market is $14T (with a “T”) with use cases in aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty transport. Their BOO model to build, own, and operate e-Fuel plants. The science of making e-Fuels. Why he’s not in the 5 AM club. Their global expansion plans. How his founding team has stayed together for so many years. What makes German engineers cry.



And lots more!



Please give Tim and INERATEC a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitter by sharing this podcast with your people.



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🙏 QUICK FAVOR:



Please leave a review or rating on your podcast player.

It means a lot, and I read every one.



This helps more listeners discover the climate CEOs and investors I interview here.



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Entrepreneurs for Impact is led by Dr. Chris Wedding — a 4x founder, 4x Board member, Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, ax-throwing champ, and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio). 😃


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⭐ My guest today is Tim Boeltken, Founder and Managing Director of INERATEC.



INERATEC is an e-Fuel company based in Germany that recently raised $129M to transform 1 GW of renewable energy into 125 million gallons of sustainable e-Fuel by 2030.



Tim brings a PhD in chemical engineering and nine years of dedication to building INERATEC.



Hope you enjoy it!



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🌐 LINKS:



INERATEC:

https://www.ineratec.de/en



Tim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-boeltken/?locale=en_US



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🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS:



How their total addressable market is $14T (with a “T”) with use cases in aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty transport. Their BOO model to build, own, and operate e-Fuel plants. The science of making e-Fuels. Why he’s not in the 5 AM club. Their global expansion plans. How his founding team has stayed together for so many years. What makes German engineers cry.



And lots more!



Please give Tim and INERATEC a shout-out on LinkedIn, Slack, or Twitter by sharing this podcast with your people.



---



🙏 QUICK FAVOR:



Please leave a review or rating on your podcast player.

It means a lot, and I read every one.



This helps more listeners discover the climate CEOs and investors I interview here.



---



🌎 ABOUT ENTREPRENEURS FOR IMPACT:



2-minute newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠

 

Climate CEO peer group community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Entrepreneurs for Impact is led by Dr. Chris Wedding — a 4x founder, 4x Board member, Duke & UNC professor, ex-private equity investor, ex-investment banker, occasional monk, father of three, ax-throwing champ, and super humble guy (as evidenced by this long bio). 😃


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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message

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