What Emerging Climate Tech Sectors Are Ready for Growth?

The Energy Gang

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🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

After 30 years of R&D and commercial proof, hundreds of billions in institutional dollars are pouring into now-conventional tech like wind, solar and batteries.

But there’s a whole class of technologies that are ready to scale. And investors who are increasingly ready to back them.

As we heard in our previous show, there was a record $17 billion in venture capital going into climate tech in 2020.

With all this money dropping into the space, where can it have the highest impact? What are the areas where we have commercial viability, but still need significant breakthroughs?

Our guest co-host this week is Nneka Uzoh Kibuule, a senior vice president at Aligned Climate Capital. She joins Stephen and Katherine to talk about the sectors where she sees the most promise.

She'll also talk about the launch of GreenTech Noir, an organization that helps black professionals grow their career connections across clean energy, smart cities, transportation, infrastructure, environmental justice, and more.

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0:00.0	The Energy Gang is brought to you by Sungrove, a leading provider of PV inverter solutions across the world.
0:05.5	Sungrove is also providing energy storage systems to some of the largest projects in the U.S.
0:10.0	like the Chizolm Grid Project in Fort Worth, Texas.
0:13.0	Chizolm Grid is a 100 megawatt standalone battery storage installation, expected to start operation in the middle of this year,
0:19.0	providing energy and grid services to the growing Texas market.
0:22.0	Learn more about Sungrove's energy storage solutions by emailing them at info at sungroveamericas.com.
0:28.0	The Energy Gang is brought to you by SNC Electric.
0:31.0	New technologies are unlocking innovative ways to solve power-related challenges.
0:35.0	Conventional wired approaches may still be viable, but they're not always the best solution.
0:39.0	Today, non-wires alternatives like micro-grids can provide sustainable, resilient, and economic ways to deliver reliable power.
0:46.0	SNC Electric Company has provided innovative power solutions for over 100 years,
0:51.0	and it helps utility and commercial customers find the best solutions to meet their energy needs.
0:56.0	Learn more at SNC.com slash NWA.
1:00.0	This is the Energy Gang, weekly debates and discussions about the fast-changing world of energy.
1:08.0	I'm Stephen Lacey, welcome.
1:14.0	After 30 years of R&D and commercial proof, hundreds of billions and institutional dollars are pouring into now conventional tech like wind, solar, and batteries.
1:22.0	But there's a whole new class of technologies that are ready to scale.
1:25.0	Where will the next commercial breakthroughs come, and will the money get to them fast enough?
1:32.0	Katherine Hamilton is my co-host. She's the co-founder and chair of 38 North Solutions.
1:36.0	Hi, Katherine.
1:37.0	Hi, I'm so excited for this week's episode, especially with someone who just got married.
1:43.0	And that person who just got married is our guest co-host,
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