50% of the global food supply relies on nitrogen fertilizer, which emits tons of greenhouse gasses. But startup Nitricity is making electrified climate-smart fertilizer by literally capturing lightning in reactors. Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Pinkowski joins the podcast to share the startup’s remarkable origin story from a make-shift lab in a Stanford backyard, to a full-fledged company revolutionizing agriculture and the future of our food supply.
Hear how Nico went from engineer to entrepreneur, testing ideas on lemon trees and destroying a few toasters in the process, on Consensus in Conversation streaming now wherever you listen to podcasts.
Episode Highlights
- 00:00 Nicolas Pinkowski destroys a toaster in the name of science
- 00:51 Conor Gaughan introduces Nico Pinkowski and Nitricity
- 03:49 Growing up, Stanford engineering, and Silicon Valley
- 13:00 Nitricity’s origin, capturing lightning to decarbonize fertilizer
- 26:26 Pitching and scaling decarbonized nitrogen fertilizer
- 35:03 Working with farmers, potential impact, and future growth
- 44:06 What’s next and where to learn more
- 45:33 End credits
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More on Nitricity and Nicolas Pinkowski:
- nitricity.co
- linkedin.com/company/nitricity
- linkedin.com/in/nicolaspinkowski
- https://ifdc.org/ (the International Fertilizer Development Center)
Connect with Conor Gaughan on linkedin.com/in/ckgone and instagram.com/ckgone
Have questions, or a great idea for a potential guest? Email us at CiC@consensus-digital.com
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