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#001 Stewardship Tech & Ocean Robotics w/ THE Ocean Cowboy. Will O'Brien. Ulysses.

Why the future of marine conservation, national security, and global abundance relies on underwater robots and a true frontier spirit.

Jul 29 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

52:54

#287 How to Build a Kick-Ass Sales Team in CleanTech | David Reasenberg, Heliene

How Heliene is leveraging "commercial curiosity," open-book pricing, and deep policy knowledge to scale a massive domestic solar supply chain.

Jun 18

59:00

#286 A Media Training Expert Gives Away His Most Powerful Secrets for CleanTech Founders | Michael Lehmann (Lehmann's Terms)

How to nail your next TV hit, pitch to investors without putting them to sleep, and navigate climate politics without going viral for the wrong reasons.

Jun 3 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

1:04:22

#285 CleanTechies Pod: 3D Printed Batteries w/ Robert Bagheri (Sakuu)

How Sakuu is ripping up the 45-year-old battery manufacturing playbook to 3D print the future of energy storage and re-industrialize America.

May 20 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

1:03:33

#284 CleanTechies Pod: Luke Winston-Almanzar | Reservoir | Smart Water Heaters

How Reservoir is turning the most boring, energy-hungry appliance in your home into a smart, grid-balancing thermal battery.

May 6 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

1:04:36

#283 Reviving the Great American Night Train | Joshua Dominic (Dreamstar Lines)

How Dreamstar Lines is launching a premium LA-to-SF sleeper train without laying a single new track.

Apr 22 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

1:00:44

#282 The Real State of CleanTech Hiring & The "Digestion Phase" | Silas Mähner on Keep Cool

Watch now | A special cross-post episode: Silas sits in the hot seat with Nick van Osdol to discuss his journey from rural Wisconsin to climate…

Apr 15 • Silas Mähner, Climate Cowboys Podcast, and Nick van Osdol

58:26

#281 Simplifying Heat Pump Rebates | Samir Pendse (Coral)

How Coral is driving a 30% sales lift for HVAC contractors by turning bureaucratic rebates into instant, point-of-sale discounts.

Apr 1 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

52:44

#279 They Lost $189m DOE Grant, but Survived. Learn Why | Cody Finke (Brimstone)

Watch now (55 mins) | Why decarbonizing heavy industry only works if it's cheaper, and how to build an impenetrable moat using off-the-shelf parts.

Mar 4 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

55:01

#278 How to Sell $500M of Batteries Before You Build a Factory | Landon Mossburg (Peak Energy)

Watch now | Inside the massive deal with Jupiter Power and the strategy behind scaling Sodium-Ion.

Feb 18 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

57:26

#277 The Battery That Lost the EV Race but Could Save the Grid | Antonio Baclig (Inlyte Energy)

Why a 40-year-old technology made of table salt and iron is the perfect rival to Lithium-Ion.

Feb 11 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

1:03:42

#276 Digitizing The Paperwork Layer of the Energy Transition | Hudson Hollister (HData)

Why the most critical part of the energy transition is still running on PDFs — and how HData is Fixing It.

Feb 4 • Silas Mähner and Climate Cowboys Podcast

58:15

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