Category Archives: clean energy

Fantasy startup investing NFTs + former Tesla CTO JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials | E1299

| October 7, 2021

In a short news segment, Jason talks about a company that tried to sell “fantasy startup investing” NFTs and why they had to pivot (1:44). Jason gives a brief tribute to Steve Jobs (15:48). Then, he’s joined by JB Straubel, Tesla’s longtime CTO who stepped down in 2019 to found a new lithium-ion battery recycling company, Redwood Materials(22:08). JB and Jason discuss the early launches and setbacks at Tesla, overcoming challenges, and the possibilities created by battery recycling. To close out the show, we play a clip of Steve Job’s 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (1:20:15).

Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Bob Mumgaard on trying to solve climate change via nuclear fusion technology | E1171

| February 5, 2021
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E1102 The Next Unicorns E15: Zero Mass Water CEO Cody Friesen is perfecting drinking water with hydropanels, aiming to create essential resource UBI for the world

| August 29, 2020
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