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Flowerhood
Alex Frankpitt
24 episodes
9 months ago
Flowerhood a weekly conversation connecting nature with busy lives. A gardening podcast with a difference I’m on a mission to dig up stories that explore the human connection with nature. Come with me as I garner knowledge and inspiration from a wide range of gardeners, scientists, artists and visionaries. Let’s get growing…

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Flowerhood a weekly conversation connecting nature with busy lives. A gardening podcast with a difference I’m on a mission to dig up stories that explore the human connection with nature. Come with me as I garner knowledge and inspiration from a wide range of gardeners, scientists, artists and visionaries. Let’s get growing…

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Our planet and Hope
Flowerhood
25 minutes 50 seconds
4 years ago
Bill Gross, Renewable Energy, Our planet and Hope

When I mention the phrase “climate change,” does your mind immediately go to doom and gloom? I think we’re all plagued by a bit of fatalism when it comes to the subject... I know I tend to be. But there may just be hope on the horizon! Through a combination of ingenious technology, our climate future might just look a little brighter today than it did yesterday. 


In this episode, I’ll share with you the story of Bill Gross, a US businessman who uses his shrewd acumen for the business and tech worlds for a greater good. Bill has put his incredible business skills to great use in the fight against climate change and has tackled some of the issue’s most important problems. 


Did you know that in 2017, the cost of solar energy actually became cheaper than fossil fuel? Listen to find out how it may just be possible to fix the solar energy storage conundrum and switch to a cleaner, more renewable system.

 

Tune in to Episode 24 of Flowerhood, to hear my musings on the relationship between natural growing patterns and the start-up world and to hear Bill Gross’s story and his achievements in climate technology. 

 

In this episode, you will learn:

  • About Bill Gross and his fascinating backstory (5:20)
  • How Bill became interested in alternative energy sources (6:52)
  • What factors go into successful startups-- and which ones matter the most (9:37)
  • About the similarities I find between natural, seasonal winters and an “economic winter” (13:05)
  • How our CO2 emissions are affecting our climate (15:18)
  • About Moore’s Law and how it might be useful in designing cheaper, more efficient energy storage (17:50)
  • About Bill’s strategy for solar energy storage (20:20)
  • The future possibilities of solar energy (21:08)


 Let’s Connect!

  • Website
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  • Instagram


Resources Mentioned

  •  The Single Biggest Reason Startups Succeed - Bill Gross
  • Replacing Fuels With Sunlight
  • Heliogen
  • Energy Vault - Enabling a Renewable World


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Flowerhood
Flowerhood a weekly conversation connecting nature with busy lives. A gardening podcast with a difference I’m on a mission to dig up stories that explore the human connection with nature. Come with me as I garner knowledge and inspiration from a wide range of gardeners, scientists, artists and visionaries. Let’s get growing…

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.