Watt It Takes
By Emily Kirsch
Watt It Takes tells the stories of founders that are making our zero-carbon future a reality — their upbringings, their risks, their failures, and their breakthroughs that are transforming our world. Hosted by Powerhouse Founder and CEO and Powerhouse Ventures Managing Partner Emily Kirsch. New episodes are released every month.
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Charm Industrial Co-Founder and CEO Peter Reinhardt
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we need to return Earth’s atmosphere to 280 parts per million of CO2 for the health of human existence and that of the planet. To achieve that goal, industry experts believe we’ll need to be… -
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Co-Founder and CEO Bob Mumgaard
Fusion could be a nearly waste-free, carbon-free, and all-geography answer to creating enough dispatchable power to get us through the energy transition. To achieve this, all components of a fusion power plant need to be built so that when fusion ene… -
Petra Co-Founder and CEO Kim Abrams
In 2018, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history, the Camp Fire, was sparked by a faulty transmission line. In response, Kim Abrams founded Petra on a mission to underground the world’s utilities to protect communities and… -
Lunar Energy Founder and CEO Kunal Girotra
Kunal Girotra, Founder and CEO of Lunar Energy, shares how they're building the future of residential electrification. -
Lilac Solutions Founder and CEO Dave Snydacker
Emily sits down with Dave Snydacker, Founder and CEO of Lilac Solutions, to learn how they're revolutionizing lithium extraction. -
Nithio Co-Founder and CEO Kate Steel
Kate Steel and Nithio are de-risking investments into energy access in Africa, helping distributors of solar systems and other products grow and reach the 600M households across the continent with no or unreliable energy access. -
Sublime Systems CEO and Co-Founder Leah Ellis
Sublime Systems CEO and Co-founder Leah Ellis are decarbonizing the cement industry by creating a process that produces cement with electricity, removing fossil fuels from cement production. -
Leap CEO and Co-Founder Thomas Folker
Thomas Folker, CEO and co-founder of Leap, a Powerhouse Ventures portfolio company, is working to find more sources of firm power that don't come from coal or natural gas. -
Vibrant Planet CEO and Co-Founder Allison Wolff
Emily talks to Allison about Vibrant Planet and how they are modernizing forest conservation and restoration. -
Via Separations CEO and Co-Founder Shreya Dave
Emily talks to Shreya about Via Separations and how they are making it attractive for their customers to decarbonize.
