Built for Earth

Saving our planet is the most important business out there. The good news is we have the knowledge, technology, and power to do it. On this podcast, hear first hand from entrepreneurs, scientists, and innovators who are taking on that challenge by founding companies that are Built For Earth. In particular, the show will highlight founders who are building hardtech solutions that enable meaningful greenhouse gas reduction.

Built for Earth is a technology podcast hosted by Samuel Beskind, with 38 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Samuel Beskind hosts Built for Earth, a technology show with 38 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Decarbonizing Ammonia | Karen Baert - Co-Founder and CEO of Ammobia

  Dec 16, 202444 minS4

  <p>Ammobia is enabling low cost clean ammonia production through their Haber-Bosch 2.0 technology - a low-capex, flexible ammonia production process.</p> <p>Karen Baert founded Ammobia in 2022 during her time at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Previously, she spent time with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the GSB Impact Fund, Bain Consulting, and multiple climate tech startups include Germany-based energy startup GWAdriga and US-based Redwood Materials. </p> <p>In this episode we cover...</p> <p>[1:15] Why Ammonia is the “beer” of the energy transition</p> <p>[6:10] How ammonia is an enabler of the hydrogen economy</p> <p>[8:45] How Ammobia synthesizes hydrogen and nit...

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  Next-Generation Transmission | Jason Huang - CEO of TS Conductor

  Dec 2, 202441 minS4

  <p>TS Conductor is tackling one of the biggest challenges associated with the energy transition: modernizing the grid. TS has developed a novel high-performance conductor that can increase the amount of current carried on transmission lines by up to 3x, leading to a 40% reduction in line energy losses.</p> <p>Jason Huang is CEO of TS Conductor. Before starting TS Conductor in 2018, Jason worked with U.S. government agencies such as NIST, contributed to special projects for American defense aircraft like the F22 and F35, and held a series of engineering leadership and C-suite roles with advanced energy, chemical, and...

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  Clean Ammonia Nanocatalysts | Lewis Jenkins - Co-Founder & CEO of Nium

  Nov 18, 202447 minS4

  <p>Nium is using novel nanotechnology to decarbonize and decentralize the most polluting chemical industrial process on the planet: ammonia production. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Lewis Jenkins is co-founder and CEO of Nium. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in launching and scaling businesses across more than 20 countries. In 2022, he joined Carbon 13, the venture builder for the climate emergency in Cambridge, where he co-founded Nium.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>In this episode we cover...</p> <p>[1:20] What even is Ammonia?</p> <p>[4:15] The history of Ammonia and why we need clean production</p> <p>[7:25...

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  Episode #11

  Tackling Climate Change and Setting World Records | Erin Sprague - CEO of Protect Our Winters

  Aug 6, 202439 minS3

  <p>Protect Our Winters (POW) is one of the world's largest communities of outdoor enthusiasts including professional athletes, scientists, and creatives, who all leverage their love for the outdoors to drive climate action. </p> <p>Erin Sprague is CEO of Protect Our Winters. She has previously led major divisions at various outdoor fitness companies, started her own non-profit called In the Running, and still serves as an advisor to climate startups like Quilt and Mill. She is also a world record holder, as the youngest woman to run a marathon on all seven continents. </p> <p>In this episode we c...

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  Battery-Equipped Appliances | Sam Calisch - Co-Founder and CEO of Copper

  Jul 17, 202435 minS3

  <p>Copper is developing battery-equipped appliances, where a battery and an appliance are coupled into one. Copper just released, Charlie, the world's first energy storage equipped induction range.</p> <p>Sam Calisch is co-founder and CEO of Copper. Previously, Sam helped start Rewiring America, a nonprofit focused on electrification, where he was the head of Special Projects. He is a MIT PhD, a former Activate research fellow, and is one of the true experts in the electrification movement.</p> <p>In this episode we cover...</p> <p>[1:05] Deploying a billion machines</p> <p>[4:30] The battery trojan horse</p> <p>[7:05] How...

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