Ep #14 | Nicholas Ball, CEO and Co-Founder at Xfuel on decarbonising the transport sector by converting waste biomass into low-carbon advanced fuels

Episode Summary

Nicholas Ball, CEO and Co-Founder at Xfuels, invited me to his demonstration plant on Mallorca, Spain where he gave me a tour and we live recorded this episode. Hence, please apologise the machinery noises in the background and slightly reduced sound quality. Xfuel produces sustainable and net-zero road, marine and aviation drop-in fuels with the mission to decarbonise the transport sector at scale. The Mallorca-based company converts waste biomass in a sustainable and cost-effective way into clean low-carbon advanced fuels. 

Nicholas walks me through the difference between Xfuel's products and currently used fuels in the transportation sector. We discuss hurdles to create an impact at scale and what it means to grow a company in Greentech with an international team.

What we talk about

• what distinguishes Xfuel's products from 1st generation biofuels and its readiness to create a positive impact already today
• Xfuel's most important KPI around greenhouse gas savings and their mission tied to it
• attracting talent to work for Xfuel out of Mallorca, Spain and growing a business after having successfully closed the 1st funding round with prestigious VCs

About Nicholas Ball, Ph.D.

Nicholas was born on Mallorca to a German father and American mother and spent most of his time living in London before returning to the beautiful Balearic Island he today calls home again. He is an engineer, researcher, consultant and entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in startups, renewables, consultancy as well as managing and growing businesses. He also holds a Ph.D. and Masters of Engineering from Imperial College London.


Connect with Xfuel

• Website: xfuel.com/
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/xfuelhq/

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