Cool Hominids

Dan Grech is the Founder and CEO of Global OTEC, a company that promotes the use of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) – a process where solar heat energy stored in the oceans is extracted and turned into useful energy. In this episode we discuss the history of OTEC, how it works and how Dan got into the space with no previous experience. 

Luca Sincek is the founder of Juicy Marbles, a YC backed startup producing prime plant meats. In this episode we discuss how meat production & consumption affects the environment, the current state of the alt meat market, and the secret behind Juicy Marbles' eye-catching brand.

David Erasmus is a Carbon Coaching business working with UK SME's to help them find their way to carbon negative. In this episode we discuss the challenge of getting to net zero and takeaways from the COP 26 climate summit.

Osas Omoigiade is the founder of Deep Meta, a company that identifies problems in metals production by using data to prevent defects. In this episode we discuss the problem with the steel industry, how manufacturing data can make the production process more sustainable and the journey from academia to entrepreneurship. 

Johnny Drain is the founder of WNWN Food Labs, a company designing alternative foods which are sustainable and eco friendly. In this episode we discuss the future of food ecosystems, how Johnny is producing an alternative chocolate with WNWN Food Labs and the second order effects of changing how we make our food as humans. 

Troy Carter is the founder of EarthShot Labs, a company building an open-source ecological simulator to enable land restoration across the planet. In this episode we discuss the main misconceptions about the climate problem, the importance of land restoration and the most exciting developments in the climate tech space. 

Liz Gilligan is the founder of Material Evolution, a company creating a new form of sustainable concrete based on geo polymer technology. In this episode we discuss the problems with the traditional concrete industry, how Material Evolution is creating a sustainable alternative and the ups and downs of the startup journey. 

Antony Yousefian is the founder of Bx, a company enabling growers to regenerate and repair the planet with Carbon Negative Food. In this episode we discuss how our current agricultural systems are damaging the soil, why vertical farming and greenhouses aren't a long term solution to the food crisis and how to incentivise growers to reverse climate change.