A Positive Climate Podcast
1) Cheaper, Faster & Smarter EV Charging: How Kwetta Raised US$10.5M to Connect Millions of Vehicles to the Grid
Nick chats with Mike Lazelle and Dr Rob Turner, co-founders of Kwetta, to discuss their groundbreaking approach to electrifying heavy vehicles. Kwetta has just raised ~$18 million AUD in Series A...Show More
2) A Positive Climate's Startup PITCHFEST 2024 (feat. ten startups!)
Nick Zeltzer and producer-turned-”shark” Mark Spencer hear pitches from ten up and coming Australian climate startups! Our third annual pitch episode with some incredible ~seed stage startups in ...Show More
3) Does Australia Need Nuclear Energy? (feat. Simon Holmes à Court)
Nick chats to Simon Holmes à Court about nuclear energy in Australia.“When are you covering nuclear?” is one of the most common questions we’ve received from APC listeners.So we finally went there. An...Show More
4) Will Our Cars Power Our Homes?
Nick chats to Tim Washington from JET Charge about using electric vehicles as batteries for our homes.Vehicle to grid technology could transform not one but *two* trillion dollar industries in energy ...Show More
5) A Positive Climate #Wrapped 2023
That’s a wrap! It's our annual review episode, with Alex and Nick covering all the climate technology news from 2023. The hottest year on record brings a reminder that we need to be doubling down on ...Show More
6) Startup Pitch Competition w/ TEN Australian Climate Tech Startups
Nick and Alex hear pitches from ten up and coming Australian startups working on climate solutions! *Vote HERE* We’re back with our second pitchfest episode! And again teaming up with EnergyLab’s acc...Show More
7) How The USA Is Changing The Game (feat. Sicona)
This week Alex is away so Nick is let loose on the podcast! Nick chats to Christiaan Jordaan, CEO and founder of Sicona. Sound familiar? We interviewed Christiaan in back November 2021 in one of our...Show More
8) Jolting Australia’s Electric Vehicle Industry (feat. Jolt Charge)
We chat to Doug Mcnamee from Jolt Charge, an Australian electric vehicle charging business that has raised $100million from Blackrock (the world's largest money manager). EV uptake in Australia is on...Show More
9) Made In Australia: SunDrive is Leading Our Next Solar Revolution
We chat with Vince Allen from SunDrive, a Sydney-based startup on a mission to transform Australia into a solar manufacturing powerhouse. In 2021, SunDrive made headlines by developing the world's mo...Show More
10) Lithium: Can We Extract It Sustainably? (feat. Novalith)
Do we have enough lithium for all the batteries we’ll need for a low carbon future? What is the impact of lithium extraction on the planet? And can we do it in a more sustainable way? Nick and Alex ...Show More