Renewable Future: Will We Color Energy Lines Green With Ammonia?

When considering the future, the best available roadmap is looking to the past. It is no secret that our world currently runs on oil and gas. According to the US Energy Information Administration, in 2020, the US received 68% of its consumed energy from the oil and gas sector....

#162 Jeff Gold, Founder & CEO of Nexus Fuels

Jeff Gold is the founder and CEO of Nexus Fuels, a plastics-to-oil conversion company utilizing advanced designs and technology to achieve high energy efficiencies, oil yield, and high-quality chemical feedstocks. Under Jeff’s leadership, Nexus has advanced quickly to become the global leader in sustainable, circular molecular recycling. Prior to...

13 CleanTech Companies to Watch Right Now (2022)

Electric vehicles are no longer a distant aspiration. Sustainable infrastructure has made its way to the top of the government policy priorities list. The International Panel on Climate Change AR6 report nudged climate conversations further into the mainstream, and COP26 illuminated ideas about what must be done to solve...

#161 Ryan Hunt, Co-Founder of ALGIX

Ryan Hunt has degrees in Physics and Bioengineering from the University of Georgia. Ryan has a passion for circular technologies including algae, photosynthesis, and thermoplastic compounding. Ryan co-founded ALGIX that creates sustainable technologies for environmental restoration and biomaterials under the BLOOM brand. His team collaborates with government and corporate...

#150 Kathy Hannun, Co-founder & President of Dandelion Energy

Kathy Hannun is the Co-founder and President of Dandelion Energy, the largest residential geothermal company in the United States. Dandelion transitions homeowners from fossil-fueled to geothermal heating and cooling using their custom geothermal drilling suite and Dandelion Air heat pump. Before founding Dandelion, Hannun was a Rapid Evaluator at...

#137 Jason Jacobs, Founder of My Climate Journey

A path toward purpose is a flywheel for the change you wish to see. Jason Jacobs is a longtime entrepreneur, most recently as the founder of Runkeeper, one of the largest fitness apps, which was acquired by ASICS in 2016. He felt compelled to make his next chapter about...

Josh Kaufman, President of Nexus Dev

And why wealth distribution matters for solving climate change. Josh Kaufman is currently the President of Nexus Dev, a platform investing development capital in renewable and circular economy projects. Previously he was an energy investor at the Australian fund QIC, and prior to that was on the GE Power M&A team....

#135 H.G. Chissell, Founder & CEO of Advanced Energy Group

And how to facilitate collaboration that leads to progress. On episode 136 of the Bigger Than Us podcast, we learn about an innovative model for stakeholder engagement from H.G. Chissell. H.G. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Energy Group (AEG) where they guide leadership collaboration and focus on projects that...

STEAM Resources for Early Education with Lauren Robinson

The Mira & Nexi series offers content for K through 5th-grade Lauren Robinson is currently an educator in her seventh year of teaching in the greater Houston area. With a bachelor’s and master’s degree in science from Texas Tech University, Lauren found a love for teaching during her time...

#135 Joshua Aviv, Co-founder & CEO of SparkCharge

And the truth about minority talent recruitment in cleantech. Joshua Aviv is a certified Data Scientist and the Founder & CEO of SparkCharge. His experience in entrepreneurship and startups spans over 6 years and he is a dynamic figure in the cleantech community. Joshua is also the most recent winner...

#134 Part 2 Ralph Chami, Assistant Director in the ICD, IMF

Why putting a price on nature isn’t a bad thing.  This is part two of an interview with Ralph Chami. Read the first part here. After Ralph Chami calculated the value of living whales, people started coming out of the mangroves, asking him to do the same for other animals...

#134 Part 1 Ralph Chami, Assistant Director in the ICD, IMF

The world population of whales currently is worth more than $1 trillion. Ralph Chami was not an environmental economist. He was a financial economist. But a bucket list trip to see blue whales changed that. Ralph joins us on episode 134 of Bigger Than Us to tell the story of how...