Found Energy is decarbonizing heavy industry by extracting clean energy from aluminum metal. Found's aluminum-thermal power systems are compact and modular, allowing energy to be extracted at double the energy density of diesel and at a competitive cost.

Peter Godart, co-founder and CEO of Found Energy, is a former NASA scientist and MIT PhD whose background in developing aluminum-powered rocket landing systems positioned him to start Found Energy. Now, he is on a mission to address the climate crisis by turning waste materials into carbon-free, energy-dense replacements for fossil fuels.

In this episode we cover...

[1:10] The Found-ing story

[3:45] The energy density of aluminum

[5:10] How Found pulls energy from aluminum

[8:10] The different applications for Found’s platform technology

[10:50] A deeper dive into Found’s aluminum reaction

[13:00] The scale of Found’s technology today

[13:55] The response to Found’s technology from stakeholders and customers

[17:20] Found’s go-to-market strategy 

[19:20] The positive climate impact of Found’s energy solution

[22:00] The useful byproducts of Found’s process

[24:25] The biggest challenges for Found

[27:25] What the next 12 months look like for Found

[29:00] What geographies Found is going after

[31:10] What Peter has learned starting Found

[35:15] Found is hiring! + Found’s humanitarian focus

[37:00] Peter, the jazz musician

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This episode was recorded on June 4, 2024.