Another ClimateTech Podcast Ryan Grant Little

Marco Möller is a computer scientist, physicist, and serial entrepreneur. He’s passionate about electrical transportation and recently turned his attention to open sourcing the world of EV charging.In this episode we talked about:🔋 The company Marco sold to Intel and its impact on climate change through drone technology🚗 The current state of the EV market in Europe, including growth and price trends🔌 Common concerns about switching to electric cars and how to address them⚙️ Marco's new compan...

Sebastian Pohlmann is VP of Business Development at UpCatalyst, which makes carbon nanotubes and graphite from CO2. They are literally taking one of the world’s most problematic waste streams and turning it into one of the most desperately-needed materials.In this episode we talked about:🔋 The carbon footprint of producing graphite for lithium-ion batteries🌍 Innovative approaches to sourcing CO2 for industrial processes🚗 The emerging market for sodium-ion batteries and their benefits over lit...

This is a topic I’ve wanted to talk about on the podcast for the whole last year. 🌟 Juraj Krivošík is the Executive Director at SEVEn, The Energy Efficiency Center, in Prague. He’s also in my opinion one of the leading voices on how energy and infrastructure have been affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its broader implications today and in the future.In this episode, we talked about:🇺🇦 The impact of the Ukraine war on CO2 emissions and biodiversity loss🏢 The role of energ...

Who needs a cow to make leather when you've got beer? Brett Cotten is co-founder of London-based Arda Biomaterials and in this episode we talked about:🐄 The problems of the traditional leather industry👜 New Grain, Arda's sustainable leather alternative🍺 Creating local supply chains by co-locating with breweries and distilleries around the world🎡 The synthetic biology scene in London, and how the UK is investing heavily into biotech and material science#leather #climatetech #beer #spentgrain #...

Lisett Luik is co-founder of Arbonics, an Estonian company that believes forests have been undervalued for far too long and is seeking to rememdy that.In this episode we talked about:🌳 How Arbonics is making forests a climate asset rather than just a source of timber 🕵️ The detective work involved in ensuring carbon offsetting projects are the real deal🌍 Lisett's journey into climate tech entrepreneurship and her advice for others looking to make the switch🇪🇪 The entrepreneurial culture ...

To celebrate the launch of their new facility this week, I spoke with Yonatan Golan, co-founder of Brevel. Brevel makes possibly the most sustainable protein in the world through a process that speeds up microalgae production 100x.We talked about: 👻 The concept of 'ghost protein' 🚀 How fermentation x photosynthesis = efficiency revolution 🥛 Why dairy is a good starting place 🏗️ Their new facility#climatetech #sustainablefood #alternativeprotein Promo partner for this episo...