E49: The Future of Green Energy - Marcus Clover (Frontier #8)

What is the Future of Clean Energy? 🌱

Marcus Clover is a venture capitalist and hydrogen engineer, co-founder of Energy Revolution Ventures (ERV). He and his team invest in green technology startups powering the energy revolution, centred around electrochemistry - including hydrogen, energy storage, carbon capture, and advanced materials. These DeepTech solutions will drive breakthroughs in clean energy, wean the world off fossil fuels, and help us avoid a climate disaster.

We discuss: Marcus' diverse experience, his passion for DeepTech, how he's going back to the roots of venture capital, his venture fund Energy Revolution Ventures (ERV), his venture builder Prosemino, why now is the time for green hydrogen, what electrochemistry is and how it will change the energy sector, green hydrogen infrastructure, green hydrogen use cases, green hydrogen storage & distribution, electrolysis & electrolysers, the role of nuclear power, providing energy solutions to impoverished nations, the most promising new electrochemistry technology, green energy startups, and advice for first-time DeepTech founders.

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Learn about Energy Revolution Ventures' mission: https://er-v.io/

Connect with Marcus here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-clover-47b463a7/
Connect with James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/
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00:00 Intro to Marcus
03:38 Investing in DeepTech; Who are ERV? What is Electrochemistry?
07:08 DeepTech Venture Builders
12:19 Why Now for Green Hydrogen?
16:15 Hydrogen Use Cases
21:17 Hydrogen Storage
26:41 Hydrogen Production & Electrolysers
29:06 Nuclear Power
31:58 Energy Solutions for the Global South
34:30 What DeepTech Startup Should I Found?
41:20 Advice for Aspirational Founders

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