A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about the solutions to climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology experts and investors Nick Zeltzer and Alex McIntosh, two friends on a mission to keep our existential crises at bay.
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Nick chats to Tim Washington from JET Charge about using electric vehicles as batteries for our homes.
Vehicle to grid technology could transform not one but *two* trillion dollar industries in energy and transport. All while paving the way to materially reduce carbon emissions and costs.
It is simple enough but does it work? When will consumers have it? What impacts will it have?
And what is it like running a startup with your wife? Thanks to Ellen Liang who also hopped on the mic!
You can enjoy this episode here or in full HD on Youtube.
(00:00) Teaser
(00:38) Introduction
(05:23) Australian EV Uptake Check-in
(11:00) Australian EV Charging Check-in
(13:46) How does Vehicle to Grid work?
(23:46) Consumer Perspectives
(29:54) Economics
(38:31) Challenges for Energy Retailers
(54:15) When Your Co-founder Is Your Spouse
(59:23) Uncomfortable Questions
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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology investors and experts Nick Zeltzer and Alex McIntosh. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more.
The podcast rated in 2022 and 2023 as the top Australian made podcast in Apple’s Technology podcast charts.
Previous guests have included innovators and technologists from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media
Alex is taking a podcast break so if you miss everyone's favourite host, let her know via our website!
A Positive Climate #Wrapped 2023
Season 4 · Episode 10
Monday, October 30, 2023 • Duration 58:56
That’s a wrap! It's our annual review episode, with Alex and Nick covering all the climate technology news from 2023.
The hottest year on record brings a reminder that we need to be doubling down on the right solutions, so we hope you enjoy our reflections about what we think matters.
Thanks again to all you listening out there! It’s been a big year for us - where we hit the Top 5 in tech podcasts (in Malawi) - and we’ve loved hearing from many of you throughout the season.
Chapters
(00:00) Intro
(01:20) We announce the Pitch Fest Winner!
(02:23) Our Years Reviewed
(05:32) Large Scale Solar, Batteries and Global Developments (including Alex’s strange love of steel mills)
(21:32) Nuclear Energy (!)
(27:55) APC Season Portfolio Review
(38:41) BIG PREDICTIONS
Companies mentioned: Microtau, All G Foods, Samsara, Uluu, Novalith, SunDrive, Jolt Charge, Infravision, Nourish Ingredients, Goterra, Antora Energy, ahem Positive Ventures, JET Charge, Sicona, AMSL Aero, Renewable Metals, SeaForest, GridMo, Hysata, MGA Thermal, Eku Energy, Akaysha Energy, Zenobe, Raygen, Vast Solar, ThyssenKrupp, NuScale, and the EV company formerly known as “Build Your Dreams”
See you next year!
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Startup Pitch Competition w/ TEN Australian Climate Tech Startups
Season 4 · Episode 9
Monday, October 16, 2023 • Duration 01:14:51
Nick and Alex hear pitches from ten up and coming Australian startups working on climate solutions! *Vote HERE*
We’re back with our second pitchfest episode! And again teaming up with EnergyLab’s accelerator program, but this time it’s different - there will be a winner decided by YOU!
We’ve secured some awesome prizes that will go to the People’s Choice startup.
G+T Ventures, the startup arm Australian law firm Gilbert + Tobin has donated a full day legal workshop to prepare a startup for their next fundraising round.
Cake Equity - an Australian software platform that helps startups manage their equity and stock options in minutes - has donated free access, premium support and mentoring. And there’s more prizes!
Each startup gets a 60 second free pitch then there’s some Q&A from us to better understand their unique solution and opportunity. All the startups are listed below and don’t forget to vote for the People’s Choice! Voting will close on Friday October 27.
Since then Sicona has come a long way! Fresh off their recent $22m funding round for their battery technology we thought we'd cover the big issues since our previous chat:
How the US Inflation Reduction Act has changed the game for climate startups (2:05)
How Australia should respond (9:11)
How the rise of Artificial Intelligence has affected climate startups like Sicona (12:29)
Christiaan's HOTTEST TAKES on venture capital and funding climate solutions (15:38); and
The inside scoop on Christiaan's recent funding round (21:28)
In case you missed our last episode with Christiaan, here's a quick recap on Christiaan and his business (or you can have a a listen here)
Sicona aims to revolutionise the battery world by improving battery efficiency with their unique anode materials, a technology that can be used with existing lithium ion batteries.
Christiaan is also the co-founder of Novalith, a company that uses carbon dioxide as a reagent in extracting lithium. We have an episode featuring Novalith where we spoke to his Co-founder Steven Vassiloudis.
Jolting Australia’s Electric Vehicle Industry (feat. Jolt Charge)
Season 4 · Episode 7
Monday, September 18, 2023 • Duration 44:17
We chat to Doug Mcnamee from Jolt Charge, an Australian electric vehicle charging business that has raised $100million from Blackrock (the world's largest money manager).
EV uptake in Australia is on a charge! When we recorded our first EV episode in 2021, they comprised less than 0.5% of total sales. In the first half of 2023 this number was up to 8%.
So while EVs are just one part of decarbonising how we move, the signs are promising. We enjoyed chatting with Doug about the future of transportation, whether Australia is out of the EV doldrums and what makes Jolt Charge different.
A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts and, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Made In Australia: SunDrive is Leading Our Next Solar Revolution
Season 4 · Episode 6
Monday, September 4, 2023 • Duration 44:38
We chat with Vince Allen from SunDrive, a Sydney-based startup on a mission to transform Australia into a solar manufacturing powerhouse.
In 2021, SunDrive made headlines by developing the world's most efficient commercial-sized solar cell. Not only that - by swapping silver with copper as the conductive material their products could be lower cost too. With over $30 million in funding from high-profile investors like Blackbird, Mike Cannon-Brookes, Main Sequence Ventures, Malcolm Turnbull, and CEFC/Virescent Ventures, they're a force to be reckoned with.
We loved this chat and especially Vince's love of solar, passion for Australia's great opportunity and also his toast analogy to explain how a solar panel actually works.
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Chapters (00:00) Intro: Nick and Alex set the scene (Bonus: Nick's Rant)
(6:17) The Unstoppable March of Solar Energy
(10:34) The SunDrive Origin Story, Vince's Love Affair with Solar
(14:27) The Toast Analogy: Where SunDrive Fits in the Solar Ecosystem
Lithium: Can We Extract It Sustainably? (feat. Novalith)
Season 4 · Episode 5
Monday, August 21, 2023 • Duration 38:08
Do we have enough lithium for all the batteries we’ll need for a low carbon future? What is the impact of lithium extraction on the planet? And can we do it in a more sustainable way?
Nick and Alex chat withSteven Vassiloudis ofNovalith, a Sydney startup that can extract lithium in a way that not only reduces emissions but also the amount of chemicals used in the process.
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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Turning Seaweed Into Plastic (feat. Uluu)
Season 4 · Episode 4
Monday, August 7, 2023 • Duration 37:03
Nick and Alex chat with Julia Reisser of Uluu, a startup based in Western Australia creating biodegradable plastic made from seaweed.
This is episode two of our PLASTIC DOUBLE HEADER, this time tackling the plastic problem from the very source - the production!
Plastic is a very real problem we need to address and unfortunately, given the way we currently live our lives it's not going anywhere fast.
If you enjoyed this episode, remember to check out the first in our plastic DOUBLE HEADER with Samsara Eco - a Canberra based startup with unique technology that can allow plastic to become infinitely recyclable. As always if you don’t want to miss any eps, hit that subscribe button!
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We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com).
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About the podcast
A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and , two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Infinite Plastic Recycling with Samsara Eco
Season 4 · Episode 3
Monday, July 24, 2023 • Duration 46:28
Is Samsara Eco Australia’s most exciting climate startup? With enzymes that literally eat plastic, it’s hard to disagree!
Nick and Alex chat with Paul Riley of Samsara Eco, a Canberra based company that has raised ~$60 million to tackle one of the biggest problems of all: plastic recycling.
It’s a tangible, challenging and very current problem in Australia, so we loved diving into all the issues with Paul, understanding more about how the technology works and how Samsara Eco is positioned to be a global leader.
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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Dairy Without The Cow (feat. All G Foods)
Season 4 · Episode 2
Monday, July 10, 2023 • Duration 53:50
Stop The Burps! Nick and Alex have a chat about using less dairy. We then interview Jan Pacas of All G Foods - a Sydney-based company which has raised A$50 million to spearhead a global revolution to create real dairy, without the cows or the emissions (8:00)
The technology is called precision fermentation and it could soon enough upend the $1 trillion dairy industry.
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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay. We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more.
A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
(25:49) Making the Case for Australian Solar Manufacturing
(31:39) Australia's Competitive Edge in Solar
(39:01) The Transformative Potential of Low-Cost Solar
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About the podcast
A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Samsara Eco, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
If you’re passionate about the latest sustainable technology, the environment, or are just keen to know more about what’s going on in Australia to tackle climate change, this podcast is for you.
Previous guests have included legends from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
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