Welcome to a podcast diving in to opportunities of a transforming economy, where zero carbon, zero waste and zero impact are the main tenants. We are connecting with companies who are getting the edge, leading the way while being more profitable then ever.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 20 hours 58 minutes
episode 11: Carbon Market Ep 12 - Kári Helgason (Carbifx and turning CO2 to stone)
Listen to our conversation with Kári Helgason, Head of Research & Innovation at Carbfix.
From his start in astrophysics and work at NASA, Kári chose to tackle a more pressing problem closer to home and go to work in the carbon capture and storage industry in Iceland.
Taking advantage of Iceland’s zero carbon electric grid and porous basalt rock formations, Carbfix is providing some of the lowest if not the lowest cost per ton of CO2 captured and stored...
episode 10: Carbon Market Ep 11 - Jason Vallis (Planetary Tech and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancements)
Listen to our conversation with Jason Vallis, Vice President of External Relations for Planetary Tech.
Focusing on drawing down carbon through a process that absorbs carbon from the atmosphere to lock it away in the ocean, as well as decreasing ocean acidity (another impact of increasing atmospheric CO2)...
episode 9: Carbon Market Ep 10 - Jim Mann (The Future Forest Company and scaling up carbon sequestration)
Join our conversation with Jim Mann, Founder and CEO of the Future Forest Company.
Based in Scotland, the Future Forest Company aims to produce long term carbon capture through reforestation, biochar production and enhanced rock weathering (carbon reacting rock dust) to increase the carbon sequestration capacity of agricultural land and forests...
episode 2: Carbon Market Ep 9 - Daniel Hooft (Kelp Blue and the underwater forest of tomorrow)
Getting his start in the oil industry, Daniel Hoof was inspired by the huge possibilities of seaweed to draw down carbon, stimulate biodiversity and do so in a commercially viable fashion. In 2020 he founded Kelp Blue.
Primarily Focusing on creating products for the bio stimulant market, for use as plant stimulants for the organic agricultural market...
episode 7: Circular Economy Ep 11 - Melissa Barbosa (Ikea and the power of the 100% commitment)
Join us for our conversation with Melissa Barbosa, Head of Sustainability at Ikea Group.
As a major global brand, Ikea has set a goal of being completely zero waste and climate positive (reducing more GHG emissions that it emits) and committed to responsible sourcing. The timeline they have set to achieve this is 2030...
episode 7: New Energy Ep 10 - Dustin Poole (Denvr Dataworks and zero carbon datacenters)
Join our conversation with Dustin Poole, Vice President of Energy and Innovation at Devr Dataworks in Calgary Alberta.
Having long been interested in renewable energy, permaculture and ethical disruption of current business practices, Dustin has been active in several initiatives to create a sustainable economy in his home province of Alberta...
episode 6: New Energy Ep 09 - Rob Bernhardt (Passive House & super efficient buildings)
Join our conversation with Rob Bernhardt, an expert in building energy efficiency and policy.
As past CEO of Passive House Canada and someone who has built and sold Passive House buildings, and lives in one, he is familiar with the costs and benefits of highly efficient buildings...
episode 4: Carbon Market Ep 08 - Rob Lavoie (Air Terra and getting BioChar in the market)
Tune in to our conversation with Rob Lavoie, President and CEO of AirTerra.
Rob has turned his fascination with carbon capture into a emerging North American enterprise looking to introduce BioChar products to new markets...
episode 3: New Energy Ep 05 - Vic Shao (AMPLY Power and the complexities of the electrification of transportation)
Join our conversation with Vic Shao, CEO and Founder of AMPLY Power.
Bringing cloud based management solutions to fleet charging systems, AMPLY is out to simplify the world of fleet management by creating Charging-as-a-Service to manage the multitude of details to have charging infrastructure work on a fleet level. Currently servicing public and private EV fleets operating electric trucks, buses, vans, and other vehicles...
episode 2: New Energy Ep 04 - Ben Levitt (Zap Energy and the ramping up of Fusion Energy)
Join our conversation with Ben Levitt, Director of Research and Development at Zap Energy.
From working in exploratory technology for the oil and gas industry, to being a full participant in the energy transition as he works to bring Fusion technology to market, Ben shares with us his journey.
A small but growing startup, Zap Energy is pursuing a novel form of plasma containment technology as the industry is in a rush to reach the goal of self-sustaining fusion...