Watt It Takes

Emily Kirsch
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Watt It Takes

Watt It Takes tells the stories of founders who are building our climate-positive future — their upbringings, their risks, their failures, and their breakthroughs that are transforming our world. Hosted by Powerhouse Founder and CEO and Powerhouse Ventures Managing Partner Emily Kirsch. New episodes are released every month.

  1. 10月8日

    Rondo Energy Founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O'Donnell

    John O’Donnell is the Co-Founder and CIO of Rondo Energy. The Rondo Heat Battery powers industrial processes with renewable electricity, cutting energy costs and eliminating emissions. Emily spoke to John about his journey; from his semiconductor work in the early days of computers, to the knowledge he gained from founding six startups, to how his interest and background in industrial solar heating led to his founding of Rondo Energy, a a thermal heat storage company that employs more than 150 people across five continents, has raised $198 million in less than five years, and has partnered with top companies including H&M, Rio Tinto, and Microsoft.

    1 小时 8 分钟

  2. 9月12日

    AMP Founder and CEO Matanya Horowitz

    Matanya Horowitz is the Founder and CEO of AMP. AMP applies AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world’s recycling infrastructure and maximize the value of waste. Emily spoke to Matanya in front of a live audience for our summer recording of Watt It Takes at Powerhouse. Emily learned about his journey from growing up as a homeschooled kid in Denver, to discovering his late father’s leadership in the world of robotics, to his commitment to changing the world’s approach to waste management through his company AMP. With 120 employees, over $180 million raised, and 350 operating robots across recycling facilities, AMP has enabled 2.5 million tons of recycled material and counting.

    1 小时 8 分钟

  3. 8月20日

    Amperon Co-Founder and CEO Sean Kelly

    Sean Kelly is the Co-Founder and CEO of Amperon. Amperon provides the highest precision electricity forecasting and analytics solutions to improve grid reliability, manage financial risk, optimize renewables, and accelerate decarbonization. Emily spoke with Sean about his journey, from growing up in Sugarland, Texas, to his 25 years of expertise in energy trading at firms like Tenaska, Lehman, EDF, and E.On, to founding Amperon, a company that raised $30 million, has over 100 employees, and operates in 19 countries across North America, Europe, and Australia.

    1 小时

  4. 7月30日

    LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren

    Jennifer Holmgren is the CEO of LanzaTech, a circular economy company that uses bacteria to transform carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide into ethanol, the building block for materials like plastics, polyester, and jet fuel. Emily spoke with Jennifer about growing up in Columbia, her four decade career in renewable energy and fuels, her time as CEO of LanzaTech, which, in no small part thanks to her leadership, operates six commercial plants around the world, partners with industry heavyweights, and employs over 400 people worldwide.

    1 小时 1 分钟

  5. 5月28日

    Lightship Co-Founder and CEO Toby Kraus

    Toby Kraus is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lightship, an electric vehicle company looking to revolutionize the recreational vehicle space with all-electric offerings, enabling zero-emission road trips so that we can explore nature while preserving it for generations to come. Emily spoke with Toby live during Powerhouse’s SF Climate Week event to talk about his journey from growing up in Boulder, Colorado, to joining Tesla and later Proterra, to meeting his Lightship co-founder and embarking on the road trip of a lifetime, to revolutionizing the RV industry with Lightship.

    1 小时 7 分钟

  6. 5月7日

    Heirloom Co-Founder and CEO Shashank Samala

    Emily Kirsch sits down with Heirloom Co-Founder and CEO Shashank Samala to discuss his journey from growing up in Southeast India and experiencing the impacts of climate change firsthand, to attending high school in Maine, to founding his first startup Tempo, to finally pursuing his passion for climate by founding Heirloom, which has established the first DAC facility in the US and has sold more than 400,000 tons of forward-purchase carbon removal credits.

    1 小时 3 分钟

  7. 4月3日

    Odyssey Energy Solutions Co-Founder and CEO Emily McAteer

    According to the World Economic Forum, emerging markets are the key to reaching a carbon-neutral future as most GHG emission growth will come from developing economies.. And yet, these markets only capture one fifth of clean energy investments. Emily McAteer is the Co-founder and CEO of Odyssey Energy Solutions. Their platform connects financiers, equipment providers, and project developers to accelerate the flow of capital to distributed renewable energy projects in emerging markets.

    51 分钟

  8. 2月15日

    WattBuy Co-Founder and CEO Naman Trivedi

    Residential energy use accounts for about 20% of greenhouse emissions in the U.S., making it one of the most important sectors to decarbonize. As the world electrifies and consumers become more climate-conscious, energy will become one of the next consumer engagement frontiers. The WattBuy platform connects clean energy providers with residential customers, helps consumers save money on their energy bills, and helps companies engage customers with insights and provide enhanced offerings and services. In this episode, Emily Kirsch sits down with WattBuy Co-Founder & CEO Naman Trivedi to learn more about founding the company, WattBuy’s mission to decarbonize the grid, and building a platform that has generated 20 gigawatt hours of renewable energy for homeowners and renters, and helped them save upwards of $4M on their energy bills.

    1 小时 1 分钟
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Watt It Takes tells the stories of founders who are building our climate-positive future — their upbringings, their risks, their failures, and their breakthroughs that are transforming our world. Hosted by Powerhouse Founder and CEO and Powerhouse Ventures Managing Partner Emily Kirsch. New episodes are released every month.

信息

  • 创作者
    Emily Kirsch
  • 活跃年份
    2021年 - 2024年
  • 单集
    80
  • 分级
    儿童不宜
  • 版权
    © 2021 Powerhouse
  • 节目网站
    Watt It Takes

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