January 2022, Innovating a Bright Future

Episode 19 – Sustainable Ride-sharing In Sub Saharan Africa with Adetayo From Max.ng

Posted on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 by innovatingabrightfuture_7i8tcd

With transportation consisting of a sizable chunk of global carbon emissions, it is abundantly clear that we must decarbonize our transportation systems in order to mitigate climate change. One of the most effective ways that we can do that is ensuring that everyone, especially those with less financial stability in developing countries, has access to safe, reliable, and low emissions transportation. That’s what Max.ng is working on, by developing a ride-sharing platform in Subsaharan Africa with the express goal of making low-zero emissions ridesharing available to everyone.

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Episode 18 – You Don’t Have To Be A Billionaire To Build Renewable Energy Infrastructure with Carlos Reis From Hydra Nordic

Posted on January 19, 2022January 20, 2022 by innovatingabrightfuture_7i8tcd

What does it take to build a company? What does it take to build renewable energy resources? What does it take to found and run a company dedicated to decarbonizing the energy sector as quickly and efficiently as possible? I have no idea. But today I’m going to find out by talking to Carlos Reis, the founder and CEO of Hydranordic. Carlos has quite a story to tell about his company and the challenges and opportunities that come with building a world run by renewable energy. Hydranordic has a bright future as an example of what to do right in decarbonization.

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Episode 17 – Specificity And Battery Technology with Jack Pouchet From Natron Energy

Posted on January 12, 2022January 11, 2022 by innovatingabrightfuture_7i8tcd

Batteries batteries batteries! At this show, we can never get enough of them. Each battery has its own niche though and Natron Energy has certainly found its niche. In my interview with Jack Pouchet, we talk about the potential of Natron’s batteries to have a pivotal role in supporting essential energy services such as hospitals and data centers. Their batteries are unique and proprietary and use chemical components which have not been used in commercial battery production before. Natron’s new batteries are also making an effort to be sustainable and source common natural resources instead of the rare earth minerals used in lithium-ion batteries.

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Bonus – What Happened at COP26? Also What is a COP?

Posted on January 7, 2022January 6, 2022 by innovatingabrightfuture_7i8tcd

From October 31 to November 12 of 2021, 197 countries of the world met in Glasgow Scotland at COP26 to discuss climate change, emissions targets, mitigation, and collaboration. It was the first meeting like this since 2019, so the importance of the event was further emphasized. The world held it’s breath as the conference came to a close, and breathed a sigh of relief when the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact was unveiled. In this bonus episode, we’re going to look at what exactly happened, what it means for the climate in the coming years, and where we are at as a planet as we try to pull ourselves free of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Episode 16 – The Largest Emitting Man-made Product Just Got Sustainable

Posted on January 5, 2022January 3, 2022 by innovatingabrightfuture_7i8tcd

Concrete production emits almost 3% of the global carbon emissions every year. That is only one portion of the total industrial emissions including steel, aluminum, and clothing. Solutions to these fields are essential to mitigate climate change. The majority of emissions from concrete production don’t even come from burning fossil fuels, but the method of creating the concrete itself. That’s what Cody Finke and his startup Brimstone Energy are working to fix. They are pioneering a new process to create concrete that lowers the production emissions significantly.

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