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Gaël is our CTO and has been suffering from a decade-long passion for unlocking the potential of CO₂ as a resource using electrochemistry. He gained his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Bristol, specializing in experimental and theoretical approaches in CO₂ electrolysis. In the final stages of his PhD, he joined Deep Science Ventures, thereafter co-founding Mission Zero and Supercritical Solutions, both of which aim to address the cost of two fundamental industrial building blocks: CO₂ and H₂. He also loves fermentation.
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The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.
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Timestamps
00:00 Direct air capture technology / Better than trees and Algae?
02:20 Filter / Using the captured CO2
06:20 Direct Filtering CO2 compared to organisms
08:45 Eutrophication / Algae / Elliot Roth
10:25 Whales / King arthur
11:15 Direct air capture of Methane or Nitrous oxide
14:20 Centrifuge capturing of gas
16:10 Chocolate milk cows / genetic engineering
17:50 Mission Zero Technologies tech explained in more detail
22:50 Special sauce / Business strategy
24:50 Optimal size for direct air capture technology
27:00 Manufacturing the plants at scale
28:30 How many plants to make a dent in CO2
31:20 Enhanced oil recovery
35:50 Point of source capture
38:50 Optimal location for his technology
42:00 Pilot plant in Oman
42:25 why not build in Israel
43:12 Building in the middle east
45:00 Million tons direct air capture goal
47:30 Different generations of plants / milestone
50:30 Multi small plants vs giant plants / Utilization vs removal
53:20 Fizzy water ecological impact
57:10 10,000 ton plant cost
58:45 Challenges for 10k ton plan
59:50 Making monkey / business models
01:02:55 Modular system for upgrading plants
01:07:00 Focusing on building in house / iterations
01:09:50 Petri dish / easter island head closed system vs open
01:11:10 Becoming mole people / betting on the future / AI
01:14:11 Carbon tax
01:18:45 cost to fight climate change / Military
01:20:00 US vs UK globalization
01:21:10 China globalization model
01:23:00 Book recommendations
01:26:00 Paul Atretis / Dune
01:27:20 Staying up to date with his work
01:28:00 HP Lovecraft / Penguin disappearances / Cthulhu old gods
01:30:30 Metaphor for capitalism