CleanTechies Podcast

We hope you are hungry 🍎 because today we are discussing food waste with David Jackson from Winnow.  Winnow is helping commercial kitchens reduce food waste through their easy install and low-cost AI technology that allows commercial kitchens to track waste and take the insights to the menu where they can plan better to reduce waste. All this helps reduce carbon emissions as well.  This was a fas...

Today we dive into supply chain issues inside the Solar ☀️ PV module manufacturing world with CEO and Founder of Heliene, Martin Pochtaruk.  We hope you enjoy today's episode which is filled with a lot of interesting topics and features Martin's dog 🐶 in the barkground. Heliene Website: https://heliene.com/ Connect with Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-pochtaruk-55...

Hey there 👋  Welcome back to another episode of CleanTechies, The Podcast. Today we are speaking with Tara Gupta, Forbes 30 Under 30 (2022), Founder, and CEO of Map Collective. Map Collective is a website/platform that helps track carbon emissions. The conversation with Tara was really fun so I hope you enjoy!  Map-Collective Website: https://www.map-collective.com/ Connect with Tara on LinkedIn:...

Howdy Earth Lovers, 🌍 Welcome back to another episode of CleanTechies, The Podcast. In today's episode, we are speaking with Brendan Banfield Co-Founder and CEO of Gridsight.  Gridsight is a company based in Australia that is helping utilities utilize existing DER (distributed energy resources = solar from residential solar and other small sources) Data to help improve the grid to interact b...

Hey there 👋 , welcome back to the second episode this week - again discussing Hydrogen. This time we are discussing the hydrogen storage (fuel tank) aspect of hydrogen-powered vehicles / machinery. To help us understand this we talked with David Jaramillo, Co-Founder, and CTO at VERNE.  VERNE is part of the Breakthrough Energy incubator. They are doing R&D to help innovate the hydrogen storag...

This is probably the most informative conversation I've had in a long time. Very thankful for Corey Staller, the Director of Engineering at Celadyne Technologies (and Forbes 30 under 30 honoree).  They are doing R&D and developing materials that will help fuel cell tech in achieving cost parity for the heavy industries with conventional motors. This episode speaks mostly to freight shippi...

Today is a conversation with Charlie Welch, CEO & CO-Founder of ZapBatt discussing a revolutionary battery technology that lasts significantly longer and charges faster.  Their tech is really interesting in the material science space. That paired with AI allows them to make batteries more adaptable. Main beneficiaries will be eMobility related use cases. Next week we will have two episodes com...

Great conversation with Candice Ammori at On Deck discussing many things surrounding the upskilling of workers in the ClimateTech / CleanTech space. This is something many people have been concerned about and I think today's conversation was really great to help ease those fears and discuss the overall positive benefits of making this transition.  Next week we will have an episode with Charli...

Super excited to bring you this conversation with John Walsh. Forbes 30 under 30 2022 winner, CEO, and Founder at Endera. Endera is manufacturing light commercial EVs.  Next week we will be discussing how to make the transition from a talent perspective with Candice Ammori from OnDeck.  Links:  Endera Website: https://enderamotors.com/ Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joh...

Today's conversation is with Josh Keister, President at Resilient Power where we discuss their revolutionary solid-state technology in the EV Charging space that reduces the footprint, installation time, and increases accessibility to EV charging infrastructure.  For anyone looking to add EV Charging infrastructure into their operations please reach out to the team at Resilient Power.  Tune i...

Fascinating episode with Tim Barat, CEO & Co-Founder of Gridware. Started working as a lineman in his younger days and then realized the issues the grid faces. This led him to found Gridware.  Key discussion points:  Tim's Story of founding Gridware IoT generally speaking IoT and cyber security The problem with transmission infrastructure The amount of savings available Preventing wildfir...

Thanks for joining us again today! Welcome back for part two with Fola and Anurag!  This is the second part of our conversation with Fola and Anurag, founders of ElectricFish and recent Forbes 30 Under 30 Inductees (2022).  This second part of the conversation discusses a lot more about the technical side of their business and what they see for the future of the industry.   We hope you enjoy today...

Welcome back to the show! We are excited to be back after a nice holiday break.  Today we bring you the first part of our conversation with Fola and Anurag, founders of ElectricFish and recent Forbes 30 Under 30 Inductees (2022).  The first part of today's convo focuses on their story and journey into ClimateTech and how they met each other to start ElectricFish.  Their unique world views are...

I really wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for your support of the show this year as we launched. We are excited about the future and look forward to Season 3 coming soon.  Thank you also to our Sponsors NextWave Partners and Tigo Energy for helping make this possible.  Happy Thanksgiving 🦃  Support the show This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers...

In this conversation with serial entrepreneur and Detroit loyalist, Edi Demaj, the Co-Founder of KODE Labs discussed commercial real estate, smart buildings, transparency, and education.  The leadership and vision that Edi has for the future of the commercial real estate space are inspiring. Really glad to have him on the show and hope to have him again.  KODE Labs Website : https://kodelabs.com/...

Really enjoyed this episode with Chris discussing a wide range of topics. Chris is the CEO and Founder of Brightest, an ESG Data Tracking SaaS product. This conversation with Chris really resonated with me as we touched on all the topics that we have bounced around on this show. Equity, Climate Change, Hiring, Education...we talked about it all.  It is my opinion that we need more holistic thinkin...

Speaking with Heidi was one of the most interesting conversations I've been able to have in the investment side of ClimateTech because of her background and story to getting her and also because of her perspective for us in the US and what we can learn from what Europe has done.  Pale Blue Dot Website : https://www.paleblue.vc/#section-0 Connect with Heidi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.co...

Tristan and I have known each other for a while so it was great to have him on the pod discussing what he and Mehrad Yaghmai are doing with Cool Climate Collective Cool Climate Collective is a Syndicate that invests in ClimateTech companies helping angel investors to diversify into several platforms, all while helping get more capital into climate-focused companies.  Cool Climate Collective Websit...

Really great conversation with Holly Lichtenfeld, Chief Growth & Strategic Alliances Officer at SustainaBase.  SustainaBase is an ESG tracking platform that is helping companies advance their sustainable development goals. Their goal is to replace most of the ESG tracking and reporting services, that are traditionally done through consultants, with software.  I hope you enjoy this conversation...

Had the opportunity to speak with Craig Lawrence, Partner, and Co-Founder at Energy Transition Ventures. Craig started his career in a technical role and has found himself as the holder of the purse. Really hope you enjoy this conversation.   Check out the ETV Website : https://energytransitionventures.com/ Connect with Craig on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmlawrence/ Join the Slack...

A punchy conversation with Josh Santos, the Co-Founder, and CEO of Noya - a carbon capture company offering companies a way to capture carbon and get paid. Their tech is installed on Cooling Towers, captures carbon, and is then able to be sold to companies who use carbon.  The new business models that are being developed every day to help make the transition to a cleaner world are very inspiring t...

Great conversation with Jim Castelaz, the founder and CTO of Motiv Power Systems. Motiv has been in the business of electrifying light commercial vehicles for over a decade.  We touched on many topics from what they are doing, to the future of the grid, to the future of education, and employee retention. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.  Checkout Motiv Power Systems : https://www.motivps....

Was really great to have Dr. Jonathan Reichental on the show today. We discussed Smart Cities on a broader level as well as the relationship between the private and public sectors.  I really learned a lot on this episode and I hope you do too!  Let us know what your favorite takeaway with this episode is!  Get Jonathan’s books: https://www.reichental.com/smart-cities-book/ Learn more about Jonatha...

Episode 16 of CleanTechies the podcast. Really enjoyed this discussion with Shannon Neumann running the CaPao brand from Mondelez International .  We discussed upcycling in regards to the food industry from harvest through manufacturing.  Let us know what your favorite takeaway with this episode is!  Check out CaPao : https://www.capaofruit.com/ Connect With Shannon : https://www.linkedin.com/in/s...

Had a great conversation with Brian Turner the CEO of Buildings IoT on today's episode. He had a lot of insight to share about the PropTech / BuildingTech space.  Learn more about Buildings IoT here : https://www.buildingsiot.com/ Join the Slack Channel :  https://cleantechies.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-pd2drz6d-N~9nURU5JlyMXv2ZiO5bAQ#/shared-invite/email Subscribe to the Newsletter : ht...