🌍 Top 30 software innovators "electrifying everything." 7,000+ climate technologies vetted by the U.S. government. (Issue #132)
+ 12 tips for better sleep (Stanford scientist). If you’re not getting the recognition you deserve, then…
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Top 30 software innovators: Electrify everything
7,000+ climate technologies vetted by the U.S. government
12 tips for better sleep (Stanford scientist)
If you’re not getting the recognition you deserve, then…
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30 top software startups: Electrify everything
My friends at Energize Ventures have produced a great report: Electrifying Everything: An Energize PoV.
The 30 software innovators they highlight represent $19B of enterprise value and a $235M median post-money valuation.
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But…
Dr. Eric Toone of Breakthrough Energy Ventures highlighted a roadblock to “electrify everything” at our recent Duke University Energy Conference.
Doing so would require the power grid to grow 4x in size, including 80 million kilometers of new and improved transmission lines worldwide.
“Dear landowner, would you like to watch sunsets through new power lines off your back deck?”
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So what to do?
Move far more power through the existing utility easements (I’m looking at you, Jay, and Jason!)
Add real estate professionals and storytellers to the “transmission team.”
Partner with software and hardware innovators to reduce that 80M number!
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Over 8,000 climate technologies vetted by the U.S. government
If you fit one of these profiles, then you should check out SBIR Partnering — a database of technologies funded by the U.S Department of Energy SBIR/STTR programs.
Pre-seed and seed-stage investors
Entrepreneurs looking to commercialize early-stage climate tech
Corporate innovation teams looking to outsource R&D
Here’s the scale of environmental and climate tech companies to explore.
Energy = 2,115
Advanced materials = 1,842
Environmental technologies = 1,572
Sensors = 1,190
Utilities = 952
Transportation = 257
To use it, you first need to create an account as an Innovator (e.g., STEM founder) or Partner (e.g., corporate VC).
Thanks to Kim Kolt — General Partner at Bay Bridge Ventures — for sharing this gem with me.
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12 tips for better sleep (Stanford scientist)
If your Oura ring, Fitbit, or family (!!) are telling you that you aren’t sleeping well, here are some action items recommended by Dr. Andrew Huberman.
Why should you listen to him?
He’s a neuroscientist and tenured Professor at the Stanford School of Medicine. His podcast is often ranked in the Top 15 of all podcasts globally.
Example sleep tips include:
Sit outdoors in sunlight within an hour of waking up.
Try the Reveri sleep self-hypnosis app 3x a week.
Use Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) or Yoga Nidra if you have insomnia.
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If you’re not getting the recognition you deserve, then…
Remember the Wright Brothers.
Despite being the founding fathers of aviation, they were often called liars.
News of the “first-ever flight in which a plane circled around and returned to its starting point” was originally published in a beekeeping magazine (!!) 120 years ago.
Seriously.
A.I. Root — the publisher of Gleanings in Bee Culture and a first-flight groupie — subsequently offered to republish his story for free in Scientific American, but they refused, doubting its legitimacy.
Great things often take longer than expected to make headlines.
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That’s all, y’all.
Make it a great week because it’s usually a choice.
Chris
Dr. Chris Wedding: Founder @ Entrepreneurs for Impact
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Happy New Year! Wondering about the whole electrify everything map, including the big old boys. Like, What is Quanta Services (PWR) doing? GE/Honeywell/Westinghouse etc.... Who runs/repairs the grid? Why are charging stations so hard to install? What are these startups doing that the established can't or won't or are reluctant to do? Where's the friction? What do your people say? How does the new DOE grid tie project approval method to approve ready projects first help? SO many questions lol.
Great overview, Chris. I'd recommend highlighting Dodona Mobility, renowned for deploying EV charging assets and serving esteemed clients like EON and Connected Kerb. Their software acts as an AI co-pilot, enabling companies to navigate the complexities of the $2.5 trillion public electric charging infrastructure. This includes providing essential guidance on zoning laws, grid access, traffic regulations, and charger utilization rates, critical for the effective development and management of EV charging networks.