Another ClimateTech Podcast

Eugene Beh [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugbeh/] is the founder of Quino Energy [https://quinoenergy.com/], where he’s commercializing organic flow batteries that are safer, cheaper, and more scalable than their vanadium and lithium-ion cousins. With a background in physics and chemistry from Harvard and Stanford, Eugene has traded academic labs for chemical plants—and he’s betting that petroleum byproducts might just be the unlikely hero of long-duration energy storage. In this episode we talked about:  🔋 Why Quino's aqueous organic flow batteries don’t catch fire, unlike lithium-ion  💰 How Eugene expects his electrolytes to undercut vanadium on cost—possibly this year  🏗️ Why reusing tank infrastructure could slash battery installation costs  🌍 What makes Quino’s batteries geopolitically boring, and why that’s a good thing  🏥 Why hospitals, factories, and AI-fueled data centers might be early adopters  🛢️ And how coal tar and clothing dye might save us from an electrified future dominated by flammable batteries  #climatetech #energystorage #batterytech 🪸 Transform your company's milestones into impact, like trees planted and coral reef restored: impacthero.com/podcast [https://www.impacthero.com/podcast] 🧑‍💼 Growing across Europe? Grab a free consultation and hire without hassle: parakar.eu/climate [https://parakar.eu/climate]

Selina Tobaccowala [https://www.linkedin.com/in/selinat/] is a Silicon Valley veteran turned climate entrepreneur. With hits like Evite, Ticketmaster, and SurveyMonkey on her resume, she’s now taking aim at one of the biggest sources of residential emissions: energy inefficiency. Through her startup HomeBoost [https://www.homeboost.com/], she’s making home energy assessments as simple as scanning your walls with your phone. In this episode we talked about:  🔍 How HomeBoost uses AI and thermal imagery to let you run your own home energy audit 💡 Why the humble HVAC filter swap can cut 10% off your energy bill 🧠 Lessons from 20+ years in tech—from dot-com “eyeballs” to today’s LTV/CAC gospel 🛠️ What consumer tech folks can (and should) bring to climatetech 📉 Why climate investing is down, and why some founders might just be labeling things wrong #climatetech #energytransition #founderstory 🪸 Transform your company's milestones into impact, like trees planted and coral reef restored: impacthero.com/podcast [https://www.impacthero.com/podcast] 🧑‍💼 Growing across Europe? Grab a free consultation and hire without hassle: parakar.eu/climate [https://parakar.eu/climate]

Leise Sandeman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisesandeman/] is co-founder of Pathways [https://pathwaysai.co/], a company using AI to make heavy manufacturing more sustainable. Based in Copenhagen, she brings deep expertise in steel production and AI to the challenge of industrial decarbonization. In this episode we talked about: 🏭 How Pathways is building the data layer for sustainable manufacturing, with their software now deployed across hundreds of plants ⚡ The current reality where sustainability teams spend 90% of their time collecting data and only 10% implementing changes  🤝 The "playground" mindset of being a first-time founder and the importance of co-founder trust 🌍 Taking a strong stance on being a "single planet society" while working with diverse perspectives across regions like Texas #ClimateTech #manufacturing #sustainability #EPD #LCA 🪸 Transform your company's milestones into impact, like trees planted and coral reef restored: impacthero.com/podcast [https://www.impacthero.com/podcast] 🧑‍💼 Growing across Europe? Grab a free consultation and hire without hassle: parakar.eu/climate [https://parakar.eu/climate]

Eric Rubenstein [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-rubenstein] is an oil and gas banker turned climate tech investor based in Houston. As founder of New Climate Ventures [https://www.newclimateventures.com/], he focuses on bridging the gap between traditional energy and climate innovation, bringing a pragmatic perspective shaped by his background in finance and fossil fuels. In this episode we talked about: 🌡️ The critical need for more power generation capacity and why we need both renewable and reliable energy sources with built-in redundancy 📊 How the ability to measure and monitor carbon impacts drove Eric's interest in technologies like carbon capture, bioplastics, and carbon utilization 🔄 Practical advice for professionals looking to transition into climate tech, emphasizing gradual, deliberate steps and community engagement 🍸 How to turn CO2 into vodka #climatetech #carbontech #energytransition #renewableenergy 🪸 Transform your company's milestones into impact, like trees planted and coral reef restored: impacthero.com/podcast [https://www.impacthero.com/podcast] 🧑‍💼 Growing across Europe? Grab a free consultation and hire without hassle: parakar.eu/climate [https://parakar.eu/climate] 📈 B2B content to create and capture leads: book 30 minutes with Tom for free at grizzle.io/climate [https://www.grizzle.io/climate]

Julia Bialetska [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-bialetska/] is the founder of S.Lab [https://www.ilab-s.com/], a Ukrainian company creating sustainable packaging solutions from agricultural waste. In this episode we talked about: 🌱 How S.Lab transforms agricultural waste into packaging that can be used in food, pharmaceuticals, electronics, furniture and fashion 📊 The impact of EU regulations requiring all packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2030, and why that means companies are rushing to find sustainable alternatives ⚙️ The parallels between today's sustainable materials evolution and the plastic revolution of the last century 🇺🇦 The resilience of Ukrainian startups operating during wartime and the growing recognition they're receiving globally 💰 S. Lab’s impressive pipeline worth approximately 20 million euros in monthly revenue and their current fundraising round of 2.5 million euros #ClimateTech #SustainablePackaging #Packaging #Mycelium 🪸 Transform your company's milestones into impact, like trees planted and coral reef restored: impacthero.com/podcast [https://www.impacthero.com/podcast] 🧑‍💼 Growing across Europe? Grab a free consultation and hire without hassle: parakar.eu/climate [https://parakar.eu/climate]