White hydrogen could supply 220,000 years of global energy at under $1 per kilogram. Next-generation perovskite solar panels deliver 40% more power in a coating thinner than a human hair. Four founders present the breakthrough technologies poised to reshape energy — and the brutal reality of crossing the valley of death.

WHAT THIS PANEL COVERS

• White (geological) hydrogen: carbon-negative extraction from ultramafic rock with CO2 mineralization — Erik Schaefer, Green Investors AG
• Perovskite tandem solar: 30% efficiency, 200x thinner, manufactured in the US to complement the Chinese supply chain — Scott Wharton, Tandem PV
• Sustainable aviation fuel from sawdust at 50% lower cost via upgraded pyrolysis oil co-processed in existing refineries — Kennedy Ricci, 4AIR / Alder Renewables
• Scalable biomethane from straw at 50% of conventional biogas cost with 100% carbon utilization, backed by Equinor — Mikkel Kiil, Green2X
• The common thread: unit economics must beat fossil fuels — subsidy-dependent models will not survive

PANELISTS

• Dr. Oliver Krause — Managing Partner, Advantum Ventures (Moderator)
• Erik Schaefer — CEO, Green Investors AG
• Scott Wharton — CEO, Tandem PV
• Kennedy Ricci — President, 4AIR
• Mikkel Kiil — CEO, Green2X

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