Episode 42: Making a Splash with Vertical Farming
04/04/24 • 26 min
This week, we’re talking about sustainable food production—both an adaptation and a mitigation opportunity. Molly Wood talks with Alexander Olesen, co-founder and CEO of Babylon Micro-farms, who shares the journey from a student project aimed at feeding people in refugee camps to developing small-scale, remotely managed vertical farming systems. This startup is focused on installing beautiful micro-farms in stores, campuses, senior centers, educational spaces, and other facilities that can benefit from growing food onsite. But we also tackle the bigger picture about traditional farming, such as soil degradation and high greenhouse gas emissions, and explore how controlled environment agriculture and hydroponics present a resource-efficient solution.
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- Babylon Micro-Farms: https://babylonmicrofarms.com/
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This week, we’re talking about sustainable food production—both an adaptation and a mitigation opportunity. Molly Wood talks with Alexander Olesen, co-founder and CEO of Babylon Micro-farms, who shares the journey from a student project aimed at feeding people in refugee camps to developing small-scale, remotely managed vertical farming systems. This startup is focused on installing beautiful micro-farms in stores, campuses, senior centers, educational spaces, and other facilities that can benefit from growing food onsite. But we also tackle the bigger picture about traditional farming, such as soil degradation and high greenhouse gas emissions, and explore how controlled environment agriculture and hydroponics present a resource-efficient solution.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- Babylon Micro-Farms: https://babylonmicrofarms.com/
- All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/
- Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/
- Become a member and get an ad-free version of the podcast: https://plus.acast.com/s/everybody-in-the-pool
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Episode 41: Diving into Urban EV Charging with It's Electric
In this episode of Everybody in the Pool, Molly Wood speaks with Tiya Gordon, co-founder of It’s Electric, a company focused on overcoming the challenges of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in urban areas. They delve into the barriers to EV adoption, emphasizing the lack of accessible charging options for city dwellers without private parking. It’s Electric proposes a novel solution by installing small, bollard-style chargers powered by adjacent buildings, avoiding the need for extensive infrastructure and utility coordination. This approach not only promises to expand EV charging access in densely populated areas but also offers building owners a revenue-sharing model, turning every participating building into a potential charging station. The goal: make it easy to transition to electric vehicles no matter where you live.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- It’s Electric: https://www.itselectric.us/
- All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/
- Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/
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Episode 43: Enphase and a Pool of Energy at Every Home
Molly Wood talks to Raghu Belur, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Enphase Energy, about the company's pioneering work in decentralized solar power and their vision for a distributed, software-driven energy system that puts renewable power and storage in the hands of homes and businesses. They discuss Enphase's origins back in Clean Tech 1.0, the importance of microinverters, the role of batteries, and the policy challenges (ahem, California) that are shaping the adoption of distributed energy resources.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- Enphase Energy: https://enphase.com/
- All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/
- Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/
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Please subscribe and tell your friends about EITP! Send feedback or become a sponsor at [email protected]!
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