Leaders in Cleantech

I’ve been privileged to work with Rupert and his team over the last few years and to see the evolution of his business, as the energy transition and in particular the evolution of battery energy storage has seen challenges and opportunities. Here Rupert and I discuss that journey and how he sees the sector continue to evolve over the coming years. About Rupert Newland Rupert founded Arenko in 2015 to build a world class energy storage business. He is on the company’s Board of Directors and is the Chief Executive Officer. Rupert leads the growth, strategy and direction of Arenko as well as having overall responsibility for the day to day activities. Prior to creating Arenko, Rupert spent seven years in corporate finance, funding and advising renewables and technology businesses and projects. Through Rupert’s leadership, Arenko is addressing a major commercial opportunity and market need which is fundamental to the long-term sustainability of our energy system and provides long term value to our customers and consumers. About Arenko Arenko is a world leading battery software and controls platform building a differentiated position in the multi-billion-dollar battery controls and automation market. The technology is proven to maximise the commercial and technical return on some of the world’s largest battery assets and is the chosen provider of major battery owners. The company recently announced multiple long term software contracts as well as the strategic sale of 141MW of battery projects to focus as a pure play software provider and accelerate the commercialisation of its automation technology. Having proven the capabilities of its technology at scale, Arenko is in a period of rapid commercial scale up and intends to be the preferred software platform to unlock the value of batteries world-wide, offering a fully automated trading service for financial investors and a licence product for energy companies. Social links Rupert Newland on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupert-newland-48892121/ Arenko Group Website: https://arenko.group/ Arenko Group on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArenkoG Arenko Group on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arenko-cleantech/ EPISODE LINKS In Pursuit of Excellence, Terry Orlick- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pursuit-Excellence-Terry-Orlick/dp/0736067574 The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution,- https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Solved-Market-Revolution/dp/073521798X SALE OF BLOXWICH 41MW TO GRESHAM HOUSE https://arenko.group/sale-of-41mw-bloxwich-battery-storage-project-to-gresham-house/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

What’s it all about? I love when small start-ups emerge from accelarators and incubators and start playing with the big boys, engaging with Utilities and large corporates. A partnership increasingly happening and increasingly collaborative, with great results. Here Simon Bushell, CEO of Sympower shares his start-up journey, milestones and thoughts on 100% renewables and an electrified mobility future. About Simon Bushell Simon is the CEO and one of the founders of Sympower. His mission is to contribute to the systemic change needed to stop the climate crisis. Simon featured on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurs in 2018. In the same year, he was also named a top talent by Dutch daily financial newspaper Het Financieel Dagblad. Outside of Sympower, Simon sat on the inaugural committee of de Jonge Klimaatbeweging, the Dutch Youth Climate Movement, and is a published researcher on the subject of climate change communication. About Sympower Sympower is the demand-response specialist using flexibility to power a successful energy transition. The company combines software and hardware, providing an end-to-end solution that stabilises energy grids and offers real-time monitoring and balancing of electricity supply and demand. Founded in 2015, Sympower has over 30 staff based in the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Israel. It works with grid operators, energy resellers and companies in traditional industries such as paper and pulp, recycling and waste, agriculture and water management. Sympower’s current customers include transmission system operators Fingrid, Svenska Kraftnät and TenneT, as well as the Israeli system operator. Social links Simon Bushell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbushell/ Sympower Website: https://www.sympower.net/ Sympower on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sympower Sympower on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sympower/ Sympower on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sympowerltd EPISODE LINKS Team of Teams- General Stanley McChrystal - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B015YVRKPM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers -Ben Horowitz - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQ845EA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Heat, How we can stop the planet burning – George Monbiot - https://www.monbiot.com/books/heat/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

What’s it all about? Heating, cooling and energy efficiency! Don’t switch off! This stuff is so important, and I’m glad to focus on technologies and leaders across the cleantech sector. We all have a part to play, and Tado is a cool German start up doing great things to address the inefficiency of home heating and cooling. And Toon is an experienced CEO happy to share successes and mistakes and the challenges of scaling and working with original founders. About Toon Bouten Before joining tado° in 2017, Toon Bouten previously served as Vice President of Philips Electronics NV, where he led the European Consumer Division with multibillion Euro revenues in 48 EMEA countries. As Vice President of Compaq Computers he started the Compaq Consumer Division in EMEA and reached the number one market position in Europe with more than a billion Euro of annual revenues after six years. In early 2000, he took over the CEO position from the founder of Jobline AB, one of the first online recruiting companies and within one year successfully scaled the company to three divisions in nine countries, quadrupled revenues and listed the company on the Stockholm Stock exchange. More recently Toon served as President and CEO of GN Store Nord and GN Netcom, the Danish headset maker where he successfully redesigned its value chain and transitioned it to a scalable and well-positioned leader in the headset industry. Toon Bouten holds an engineering degree from the Technical University of Eindhoven. About Tado Founded in Munich, 2011, tado° is the European leader in intelligent home climate management. With its Smart Thermostats for heating and cooling, tado° works as your Climate Assistant with Skills such as Geofencing, Weather Adaptation, Open Window Detection, Air Comfort, and more. Having secured over USD 100m in funding and with 180 employees, tado° reshapes the way energy is consumed at home for more comfort, savings, and wellbeing. Social links Toon Bouten on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toon-bouten-a738872/ Tado Website: https://www.tado.com/gb-en/ Tado on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tado Tado on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tadogmbh/ EPISODE LINKS Steve Jobs – Biography - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Steve-Jobs-Exclusive-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1408703742 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

That the cleantech industry is so dynamic is one of its biggest appeals, and its biggest challenges. At Hyperion our goal is to help the world’s best cleantech companies find the talent to achieve their goals and ambitions, and to help founders towards their desired exit. I interviewed LImejump founder, and former CEO Erik Nygard on a previous episode, at the time Hyperion were supporting him to hire a COO. That process went well, and Cat Newman was hired into the role, so well in fact that she has recently been promoted to CEO as Erik moves on to new pastures, after their acquisition by Shell. It was great to talk to Cat about the challenges of moving from corporate to start-ups, about building structure and process for growth, about diversity and so much more. I hope you enjoy the episode. About Catherine Newman Catherine joined Limejump in February 2020, initially to run the Commercial and Trading teams as COO. In July 2020, Catherine moved into the role of CEO with plans to drive the company’s growth towards becoming the largest transformational player in the global renewable market. Previous to Limejump, Catherine spent 11 years at Gazprom Marketing and Trading. During this time Catherine was in a variety of roles – most noteworthy being COO of Trading and Director of Global IT and Delivery – she also chaired the operating committee. Prior to this, Catherine worked at BP. Even though Catherine has worked in the energy trading space for over 20 years, her career started in bioinformatics at Pfizer – she also spent time enjoying the dotcom bubble. This initial career choice followed her BSc (Hons) in Genetics and MSc in Bioinformatics in 1998, both from the University of Manchester. After the dotcom bubble burst, Catherine moved into energy consultancy where she spent time at most of the major energy players across Europe. In her spare time Catherine enjoys family life, keeping fit, gardening and cooking. She is a mental health first aider and is a strong advocate for keeping ‘the balance’ right in life. Social links Catherine Newman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-newman-london/ LimeJump Website: https://limejump.com/ LimeJump on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Limejump LimeJump on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/limejump/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

Since first expanding the Hyperion Executive Search activities into the US over the last three years, I’ve been very aware of the awesome job Greentown Labs do at supporting, nurturing and releasing into the world some amazing cleantech companies. Some of which have gone on to be our clients. So with the announcement of their expansion to Houston, I though it would be a great opportunity to hear the story from CEO Emily Reichert About EMILY REICHERT Dr. Emily Reichert serves as Chief Executive Officer of Greentown Labs, the largest clean technology startup incubator in North America. As the company's first employee, Emily has spearheaded the rapid growth of Greentown Labs into a global center for clean technology innovation, attracting visitors and partners from around the world.  Emily started her career at Arthur D. Little as a Ph.D. scientist and progressed into R&D, business development and general management roles. Prior to Greentown Labs, she was the Director of Business Operations at the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry where she helped grow the angel-funded startup into a sustainable contract R&D business with a mission to minimize environmental impact of chemical products.  Emily has been appointed to leadership positions on innovation, economic development, entrepreneurship and clean technology commercialization at the city, state, and federal level including the City of Somerville’s Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Governor’s Economic Development Planning Council and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.  She holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned her MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. About Greentown Labs Greentown Labs aims to be a supportive, collaborative, and inspiring community for early-stage entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. In light of that mission, we don’t take any equity in our member companies. Instead, members pay monthly fees based on their lab and office space. We bring in revenue from other sources, including partnerships and grants, in order to keep membership fees low for our startups. Membership fees are approximately market rate, but include so much more than desk and lab space—members also gain access to more than $1 million worth of resources, equipment, programming, staff support, and more. Social links EMILY REICHERT on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilylreichert/ Greentown Labs Website: https://greentownlabs.com/ Greentown Labs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreentownLabs EMILY REICHERT on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyLReichert EPISODE LINKS Greentown Labs Announces Expansion to Houston https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greentown-labs-announces-expansion-to-houston-301077767.html Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

My team at Hyperion Executive Search have loved building teams for some of the amazing companies being funded by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Long durations energy storage is a genuine game-changer, and after a recent $10million fundraise I was delighted to ask Quidnet Energy CEO Joe Zhou to share his, and their story. About Joe Zhou Joe Zhou is the CEO of Quidnet Energy, which commercializes a breakthrough in geomechanical pumped hydro for energy storage. Prior to Quidnet Energy, Joe worked at Green Charge Networks, a California-based energy storage project developer that was acquired by Engie in 2016. Joe started his career in heavy-industry capital projects, and holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a MBA. About Quidnet Quidnet Energy was launched with the vision of building breakthrough energy technology to accelerate the energy transition. Quidnet Energy pioneered a novel form of pumped hydro that is widely deployable at very low cost called Geomechanical Pumped Storage. Subsurface rock layers are converted into energy storage facilities for large-scale renewables integration and grid management. Standing upon the shoulders of established hydroelectric and subsurface supply chains, Quidnet Energy repurposes existing resources to quickly marshal implementable solutions for long-duration electricity storage. Quidnet Energy is backed by leading investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Evok Innovations, Trafigura, and PRIME Coalition. Quidnet Energy is also partnered with multiple government agencies for advanced energy technologies, such as the US Department of Energy and NYSERDA. Social links Joe Zhou on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdzhou/ Quidnet Website: http://www.quidnetenergy.com/ Quidnet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quidnet-energy/ EPISODE LINKS Bill Gates discusses Quidnet along with Malta and Form Energy (All Hyperion Executive Search Clients) https://youtu.be/HGHX8OIaupk Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

Ben is typical of most of us cleantech entrepreneurs, swimming against the tide and trying to bring the world with us. He shares his story from university, through business and personal triumph and tragedy, to the future of smart mobility and cleantech events, conferences and networking, via some super fun Tesla roadtrips. About Ben Pullen Ben is the Co-Founder and CEO of Generation.e which is a unique and impactful business which blends audiences and experiences to inspire transformation to smarter mobility for the creation of better connected and sustainable societies. This is achieved through epic adventures, thought leader summits and experiential public awareness campaigns. Ben set up the first ever commercial electric vehicle road trip in Dubai in 2017. This quickly expanded across the Middle East and Europe, and by the end of 2019 the event was launched in South Africa. In addition to the road trips, Ben has set up a B2B summit called ‘Smarter Mobility’. Smarter Mobility Africa was launched in South Africa in 2019, Smarter Mobility World in March 2020, and Smarter Mobility Europe in July 2020. To date: 7 electric vehicle road trips complete, 9 mobility conferences and summits, 45+ charging points installed, 1000+ electric vehicle test drive experiences and event attendance from senior level government, business, industry leaders, influencers, and the general public. The initiatives are making huge impressions. An episode focusing on Ben's work and the Emirates EVRT was broadcast on the highly renowned show, Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged Show and other exposure across mainstream media includes The Economist, Sky News, CNBC, Forbes, and recently in the UN Environment. Ben has an instinct for seeking opportunity, taking action and being at the forefront of this rapidly growing industry. His determination has led to commendable growth and positive impact through his business in its four years of operations: Over 85 partners secured, over 11,000 followers and 60+ million impressions generated through social media. Social links Ben Pullen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpullenergy/ Generation.e Website: https://generationehq.com/ Generation.e on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/generationehq EPISODE LINKS Smarter Mobility Europe https://generationehq.com/smarter-mobility-europe/ Clifton Suspension Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Suspension_Bridge Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

I first met Tomas at an eMobility event in the UK a few years ago. His passion and enthusiasm, as well as the fact his firm, Contrarian Ventures are one of the most active cleantech VCs out there at the moment, made him an ideal person to share the views of the VC at this challenging time. The good news is deals are being done, and money is there to be deployed across the investor community. We share some passions about cleantech, emobility and working with awesome founders and entrepreneurs. About Tomas Kemtys:  Tomas Kemtys is a Partner at Contrarian Ventures, having joined the firm in February 2019. He is responsible for overall fund strategy including fundraising, deal sourcing and execution, structuring, investment process and thesis building as well as recruiting, amongst others. Tomas sits on a number of Boards of Contrarian Ventures portfolio companies. Prior to Contrarian Ventures, he was an investment banker with Centerview Partners, a leading independent New York based investment banking and advisory firm. Having worked out of London, Tomas has focused mostly on healthcare and consumer retail but has also worked on transactions in energy, industrials and other sectors. He has executed transactions across various countries including UK, USA, Israel, Jordan, South Africa and others. Other relevant experiences include various positions in BNP Paribas, Société Générale and British Petroleum. Tomas is an alumnus of Finance program in ESADE Business School in Barcelona. About Contrarian Ventures Contrarian Ventures is an early-stage European Venture Capital fund focusing on a major transition in energy sector. Contrarian Ventures is building the firm that defines this new energy category in Europe, where Seed and Series A funding gap is the most acute in the energy and electric mobility Sectors. The fund has already invested in 15 companies across the globe including the UK, Norway, France, the USA, Lithuania, Estonia and Israel. The team is comprised of investment professionals located in the UK, the Netherlands and Lithuania. Aside from the core activity of the Fund – investing, Contrarian Ventures has also founded a number of initiatives that is contributing to the fostering of energy community in Europe. Some of the initiatives include Energy Tech Summit, Energy Tech Network, Bye Fossil Fuels monthly newsletter and many others. Social links Tomas Kemtys on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-kemtys-0920ba22/ Contrarian Ventures Website: https://www.cventures.vc/ Contrarian Ventures on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/contrarian-ventures/ EPISODE LINKS The Energy Tech Summit: https://www.energytechsummit.com/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

After last week’s episode we return to the ground but stay with eMobility. Last mile deliveries have never been more needed, as we’re currently so reliant on home deliveries. It’s also fair to say cities, mayors and citizens are quite liking the clean air and lack of both air and noise pollution, I can only expect the successes of Voltia and others in this space will continue. That said, when I first spoke to Juraj some time ago, it was his entrepreneurial story that stood, out. We discuss both in this episode. About Juraj Ulehla Juraj Ulehla, a former investment banker who specialized in risk management when working for international banks, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Voltia. He holds a PhD from the University of Economics Bratislava. Prior to leading Voltia, Juraj focused on solar power plant development and was instrumental in building up Voltia’s predecessor Greenway Operator (GWO), together with his co-founder and co-investor Peter Badik, who heads Voltia’s sister company Greenway Infrastructure (GWI). About Voltia Voltia is a European e-mobility specialist based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Launched in 2015, with the mission to help make commercial e-mobility effective and affordable, it supports OEMs by broadening the usability of their mass-market electric LCV models. Voltia’s approach is to add value in terms of application-specific re-design for different purposes. It provides development know-how, vehicle structure engineering, prototyping, production set-up, and sales & marketing support. It has clients in 11 European countries. More than 500 Voltia e-vans already operate successfully in large urban environments, such as London, Paris, Nice, Dortmund, Tallinn or Bratislava. Social links Juraj Ulehla on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurajulehla/ Voltia Website: https://www.voltia.com/ Voltia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltia/ Voltia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Voltia_com EPISODE LINKS Emissions free deliveries in London using the Voltia electric van https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrQjyZ_1sM Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography Paperback https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005J3IEZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0124PP3AA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/

As you’ll know I feel a fair amount of guilt over the amount of flying I typically do. Not an issue at present, but as we discuss on this episode, despite the present situation, aviation is on a fast-upward trend, and has a huge environmental impact. So it was a pleasure to speak to Val Miftakhov to see just how close we are to electric flight, at least on a regional level. It was also interesting to hear his thoughts on hydrogen in transport generally, and why he feels aviation is the area where it can, and does, work. About Val Miftakhov Val Miftakhov is Founder & CEO of ZeroAvia, a company developing the World's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain. Val is an avid helicopter and airplane pilot, and a serial sustainable transportation entrepreneur - his previous company eMotorWerks has developed the World’s leading platform for EV battery aggregation to provide grid services, and was acquired in 2017. Prior to that, Val held a number of senior business and product positions at Google and McKinsey & Company, and was a nuclear researcher at Stanford Linear Accelerator. Val holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University, Masters in Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and was a two-time winner of Russian Nationwide Physics competitions. About ZeroAvia ZeroAvia is producing the world’s first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, initially targeting 9-19-passenger airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel. Our mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable aviation by giving aircraft customers and airframe manufacturers a zero- emission option that serves the most common airline trips. We do this by designing and producing hydrogen-fueled powertrains for the aviation industry. Currently, we have the largest zero emission aircraft in the world flying today using no fossil fuels. Social links Val Miftakhov on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vmiftakhov/ ZeroAvia Website: https://www.zeroavia.com/ ZeroAvia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeroavia/ ZeroAvia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZeroAvia EPISODE LINKS A New Opportunity For Hydrogen is Aviation https://aeronauticsonline.com/a-new-opportunity-for-hydrogen-is-aviation/ ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen-Fueled Powertrain for Zero-Emission Aircraft https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1006 ZeroAvia Announces £2.7m UK Government Grant for the Development of Zero Emission Aviation https://www.intelligent-energy.com/news-and-events/company-news/2019/09/18/zeroavia-announces-27m-uk-government-grant-for-the-development-of-zero-emission-aviation/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/

I really excited about this campaign, #Cleantechheroes It’s an opportunity for me to give back to, and support the sector I love so much, and that has and continues to do so much for me. There is so much content and advice out there at the moment around COVID-19 and Working from home. It can be a lot of noise and distracting at times. Cleantech heroes is about cutting through the noise and offering some direct, one to one, support, experience and advice to founders and cleantech heroes around the key themes of people, value proposition and finance, from experts in each field. You can hear more about those expert and the offer in the podcast, and website below. About Cleantech Heroes Cleantech Heroes is an initiative of Life Size Media, Hyperion Executive Search and Inven Capital that is providing free individual consultations to enable cleantech companies to realise their full potential. Now more than ever, daring entrepreneurs and forward-thinking businesses are needed to shine a light to others and be champions of cleantech. Collectively, the teams behind Cleantech Heroes have the experience and knowledge to accelerate these companies towards their commercial goals. We focus on offering our tailored expertise through meaningful interactions. By combining our skills, we strengthen cleantech companies and ensure the sector remains prosperous. Together, we believe in the power and resiliency of cleantech to overcome whatever comes its way. Social links Alisa Murphy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisamurphy/ Petr Mikovec on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petr-m%C3%ADkovec-ba654a14/ David Hunt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-cleantech/ Cleantech Heroes Website: https://cleantechheroes.com/ EPISODE LINKS Best marketing strategy ever! Steve Jobs Think different / Crazy ones speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keCwRdbwNQY&app=desktop Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/

I was introduced to Gideon by co-founder Pieter Waller. I met Pieter at the rEVolution event in Amsterdam two years ago. It’s been fascinating to watch their growth, including an A-round of fundraising, and a partnership with Porsche. Gideon share some really valuable insights from that journey, in particular we talk luck and resilience! About Gideon Van Dijk Gideon is CEO and Co-Founder at Chargetrip, a company accelerating the advent of sustainable mobility by developing the missing navigation tools that help people and businesses switch to electric mobility. Over the last two years, Gideon and his team have taken Chargetrip from a small start-up to an emerging navigation company solving complex routing optimization problems for well known automotive clients. Gideon is a UWC Atlantic Alumni, ex RNLI crew member, and a serial entrepreneur, holding multiple leadership and advisory positions. He has a background in clean-tech, product design, and innovation consultancy. Gideon believes the sustainable energy transition is one of the most significant challenges of our generation and thinks electric mobility is a crucial catalyst. He is a life-long learner, occasional speaker, and deeply interested in technology-driven innovations that enable sustainable development. Gideon currently lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two kids. About Chargetrip Driving an electric car is amazing but should be anxiety-free. Chargetrip gives developers the tools to make routing and charging effortless for EV drivers and electrified fleets. Our routing engine uses over fifteen different variables to calculate the real-time range of any electric vehicle. Temperature, weather, charge speed, elevation, rolling resistance, real-time vehicle data, and availability of charge stations are all taken into account. Chargetrip’s routing algorithms calculate the best route to a driver’s destination, with the optimal charge stations in between. Build-in predictive models optimize for total travel-time and travel-costs. Chargetrip makes it easy for anyone to drive beyond the range of the battery. Chargetrip has received over 2M in funding and has won several innovation and sustainability awards. Chargetrip is a proud EEx portco, the premier clean-tech accelerator. Social links Gideon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gideongauss/ Chargetrip on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10428671 Chargetrip Website: https://www.chargetrip.com State of Charge Newsletter: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=eaea97b9072598e3643ab1131&id=9021c65c75 Latest funding round press release: https://www.chargetrip.com/press-release/ EPISODE LINKS Chargetrip Latest funding round press release: https://www.chargetrip.com/press-release/ Vaclav Smil - Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XKXFLK3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Vaclav Smil - Energy and Civilization: A History https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072FH69YH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 This American Life Podcast - https://www.thisamericanlife.org/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/

As you know by now, my first cleantech love and experience was in solar PV. At that time, creating my own solar business, Jigar Shah was an inspiration. Sun Edison really moved the dial forward for solar in the US and then across Europe and beyond. Now funding a range of clean energy and technology infrastructure projects, and a leading voice in the cleantech sector, I was delighted to have Jigar join me for this episode. About Jigar Shah: Jigar Shah is the President and Co-Founder of Generate Capital, the leading investment and operating platform for sustainable infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Generate Capital is the only “one-stop-shop” for pioneers leading the Resource Revolution. Prior to Generate, as the Founder and CEO of SunEdison (NASDAQ: SUNE), Shah pioneered “no money down solar”, which unlocked a multi-billion-dollar solar market and became the largest solar services company worldwide before its acquisition by MEMC. Shah is the author of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy. After SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change. Shah’s decades of experience in renewable energy consistently show that business model innovation and entrepreneurship are two of the keys to proving that sustainability pays. Shah holds an M.B.A. from The University of Maryland and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. About Generate Capital Generate Capital is a finance company based in San Francisco, California. Its partners with project developers and technology manufacturers globally to finance sectors in renewable energy, technology, finance, and sustainability sectors. Founded in 2014, Generate builds, owns, and operates sustainable infrastructure to deliver affordable and reliable resource solutions for companies, governments, and communities. Generate currently has more than 25 technology and project development partners and serves more than 400 companies, universities, school districts, cities, and non-profits across North America. Generate Capital build, own, operate and finance assets in: - Sustainable Energy (microgrids, solar, energy storage, lighting, HVAC systems, fuel cells, geothermal, biomass & biogas, building automation & sensors, heat pumps, smart meters) - Sustainable Mobility (electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, autonomous vehicles, charging depots & infrastructure, fleets) - Sustainable Water, Waste & Agriculture (anaerobic digesters, wastewater treatment, desalination, food waste management, recycling/reuse, precision agriculture, farm automation, irrigation, sensors & meters). Social links Jigar Shah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigarshahdc/ Jigar Shah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JigarShahDC Generate Capital Website: https://generatecapital.com/ Generate Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/generatecapital/ EPISODE LINKS Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy – Jigar Shah, https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Climate-Wealth-Unlocking-Economy/dp/0989353109 Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002RI9BH6/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2 The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R6OEYIC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reinventing-Fire-Business-Solutions-Energy-ebook/dp/B005PJTNR2/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1586247663&refinements=p_27%3AAmory+Lovins&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=Amory+Lovins

As you know, I’m a bit of a battery nerd, and we’ve had many great CEOs and experts in the subject on the podcast to date. I’d been very keen to have a conversation on the podcast with Doug Campbell, CEO of Solid Power for some time, solid state batteries being another big leap in battery evolution. I hope you enjoy the conversation. About Doug Campbell Doug Campbell is the CEO and co-founder of Solid Power. He established the company as a spin-out business of the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012 and has led the company through its early development phase into its current phase of achieving the first step of production scale. He has been instrumental in establishing the company’s strategy of focusing on rapid product development with follow-on iterations toward meeting customer requirements. To this end, he has been instrumental in the company’s customer and partner outreach as evidenced by the large collection of customers and strategic investors Solid Power has assembled that includes BMW, Hyundai Motor Corporation, Samsung, Solvay and Sanoh among several others. Mr. Campbell is a startup veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in hardware-based new technology developments in the markets of energy storage, aerospace and defense. In parallel to Solid Power, Mr. Campbell co-founded and led Roccor, an industry leader in small satellite components including solar arrays, antennas, boom systems and thermal management systems. The company supports a wide array of commercial satellite constellation, military and space exploration customers. Mr. Campbell stepped down as CEO of Roccor effective January 1, 2019 in order to focus on Solid Power but remains on the Board of Directors of Roccor. About Hyperion Executive Search Solid Power is an industry-leading developer of all solid-state rechargeable batteries. Solid Power's all solid-state batteries replace the liquid electrolyte in a conventional lithium-ion battery with a highly stable solid ion-conducting material. As a result, Solid Power's all solid-state batteries have the potential for substantially greater energy and safety in comparison to current industry-standard Lithium-ion batteries. Solid Power works in partnership with BMW and Ford to develop all solid-state batteries for next-generation electric vehicles. The company’s first equity-based investment round ($20M) was announced in late 2018. Social links Solid Power on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solid-power/ Solid Power Website: https://solidpowerbattery.com/ Doug Campbell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasmcampbell/ Solid Power Twitter: https://twitter.com/SolidPowerInc EPISODE LINKS How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297 Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People Podcast https://guykawasaki.com/remarkable-people/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/

The podcast is all about the cleantech and start-up journeys of the leading CEOs and founders in the sector. For some time I’ve been told I should share my story, but whilst not exactly being a ‘wall-flower’ I’ve been reluctant to do so. But when a scheduled guest has to cancel, I thought this would be a good time to share my journey, trials, tribulations, successes and failures and hopes for the future. About David Hunt David Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the clean energy sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘This week in Cleantech’ Podcast. He was also chosen as one of 25 LinkedIn Top Voices 2018. David is a frequent contributor to trade publications such as Energy Storage News, Solar Power Portal, PV Tech, Clean Energy News and Smart Cities World. His industry insights have been quoted in UK broadsheet newspapers such as The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and the Sunday Times. Being well versed in business and economics, he has also lent his voice to the likes of BBC Radio Four and ITV’s 6 o’clock news. A cleantech expert and industry insider, David specialises in the clean energy and eMobility sectors. His drive to accelerate these growing markets led him to set up Hyperion Executive Search Ltd, a talent acquisition company specialising in the cleantech space that incisively places talent where it’s needed. Hyperion has been helping businesses grow and succeed since 2014, with offices in Liverpool, Munich and Austin, TX. David’s headhunting team now operates across EMEA and the US. About Hyperion Executive Search Hyperion Executive Search is a specialist executive search firm working exclusively in the cleantech sector. We are intrinsic to the growth of a strong and prosperous cleantech economy by helping the world’s most innovative cleantech companies to find the most talented people, and to do extraordinary things. Operating internationally from offices in Liverpool, Munich and Austin, Texas, we have a simple purpose: To find the best people, for the best companies, achieving the best results, for the best possible future of the clean energy and mobility transitions. Recruiting at C-Level and the tiers immediately below, across all functional disciplines, we help to build the high-functioning management teams cleantech businesses need to scale and stay ahead in this super fast paced sector. We have a wealth of previous experience working in senior roles within the cleantech sector, so we know the industry from the inside out. Right now, there’s a huge demand for talent within the E-Mobility, energy storage and renewable energy sectors and our executive search service has already placed excellent talent into pioneering roles within the industry. Hyperion is not a “database agency” – instead we make it our business to know and connect with the ‘movers and shakers’ in the cleantech sector, and to mine the very best talent from aligned and allied industries. Social links https://www.linkedin.com/company/hyperion-executive-search-ltd Hyperion Executive Search Website: www.hyperionsearch.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hunt-hyperion/ https://twitter.com/HyperionEsearch EPISODE LINKS Digital Darwinism: Survival of the Fittest in the Age of Business Disruption https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0749482281/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848549253/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 How to Win Friends and Influence People https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0091906814/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0