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Product intern role at our portfolio company Brightband. Check it out!
Brightband is hoping to work with a talented and motivated Product intern this summer. ?They will have the opportunity to help craft our strategy and work with customers to build a product roadmap. Apply before March 10. We hope to interview strong candidates and make final offers shortly thereafter. BONUS: You get to go toe-to-toe with Julian Green and myself to be the funniest Brightbandit ??
Thank you to our friends at Work on Climate for this excellent resource helping people to pivot into #cleantech.
?? We've massively updated our Expert Office Hours Page! Finding the right expert to chat with is now far easier with?new search and filtering features?— built from your awesome feedback. ?? Simply enter a search term, filter by professional field, or browse topics of expertise to find different climate experts. Pick a time, chat for free, and explore how your skills fit into climate work. And watch the 30 second video attached for a better idea on how this looks! Did you know you can select an expert in... ? Entrepreneurship / startups ??? Climate science ??? Funding / VC ?? Energy transition ...and more! Follow this link to book an office hour:?https://lnkd.in/gZKkshfY
I was honored to share a bit about Ren Energy at a #GreenBiz25 happy hour hosted by Slalom and Salesforce last night! Special thanks to Bryan Hollaway for the invite. Awesome to connect with like-minded sustainability folks eager to make progress on their corporate climate targets. ???? Let me know if you'd like to connect at GreenBiz and talk renewables value chain solutions! ??
Very excited to share that Zoe Samuel has joined the board of Work on Climate this year - as Vice Chair! Zoe has been a steadfast and consistent ally since before we even started the organization; she is a brilliant community-builder and a brilliant human being in many other regards. It's always been a joy working together with her. Now we get to have even more of that joy, and all who Work On Climate serves get to benefit from Zoe's talents in steering the organization :) A bit about Zoe in her own words: Zoe Samuel is a Venture Partner at Starshot Capital. Zoe previously worked at Google, where she co-created Alphabet’s largest internal grassroots climate solutions community, Anthropocene, now over 4000 strong. Anthropocene supports Google climate projects such as Project Sunroof, AnthroKrishi, and many more, as well as providing educational and career resources to Googlers seeking to contribute to climate solutions. Zoe also led circularity and climate programs and engagement for gTech, one of the larger divisions at Google, working toward a world without waste.
We’ve spent years obsessing over heating, cooling, and hot water. It’s not always the stuff of dinner party conversations, but when someone like Jane Melia, Ph.D., our co-founder and CEO, gets a chance to chat with a fellow energy nerd like Somil Aggarwal, we can’t help but get excited. That’s exactly what happened on the?latest episode?of?CleanTechies. To say it was a meeting of the minds would be putting it lightly. The conversation went beyond tech talk (even though we’re always here for a good coefficient of performance discussion). It explored the bigger picture—how outdated grid systems, lack of incentives, and policy gaps create barriers to widespread adoption of more efficient energy solutions. The focus remained on the importance of collaboration and innovation to solve the energy puzzle. Want to hear Jane’s conversation for yourself? Check out the full episode of?CleanTechies?and join us in imagining a cleaner, cozier future. Read more and listen?here.
Congratulations to Harvest founder and CEO Jane Melia, Ph.D. for a great interview about green home heating with CleanTechies. Turn your water tank into a climate solution with a Harvest pod. (Link in top comment.) #climatesolutions #climatechange #climate #builtenvironment #homeheating #heatpump #electrifyeverything #electrification
Home heating is being redefined This week, we’re talking about heat pumps, heat batteries, and the next wave of scalable home electrification with Jane Melia, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Harvest Thermal. If you’re passionate about cutting emissions and saving money, this episode is a must-listen. Here are 5 key highlights from the episode: 1?? Why Home Heating Needs a Revolution - Heating and hot water make up two-thirds of home energy use—accounting for 10% of global emissions. - Harvest Thermal’s system combines heat pumps with thermal storage (heat batteries) to optimize efficiency. - Takeaway: By storing heat during off-peak hours, Harvest Thermal enables heating systems to run on the cheapest, cleanest electricity available. 2?? 90% Emissions Cuts, 30% Lower Bills - Traditional heat pumps often spike energy bills by running during peak hours. - Harvest’s smart system runs heat pumps during off-peak times, reducing emissions by 90% and bills by a third compared to gas systems. - Takeaway: Affordable electrification is possible—without sacrificing comfort or efficiency. 3?? Built for Comfort and Simplicity - “Set it and forget it”: Harvest Thermal systems integrate with existing duct systems, require no major home disruptions, and operate quietly. - Net Promoter Score near 90%: Customers love it—many have installed Harvest systems in multiple homes. - Takeaway: Home electrification doesn’t have to be a hassle. 4?? Scaling a Hardware-Software Solution - Harvest Thermal has expanded across California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. - Focused on streamlining installations with contractor-friendly innovations like reduced wiring time. - Takeaway: The combination of hardware innovation and scalable deployment is unlocking market growth. 5?? Heat Batteries: The Future of Grid Flexibility - By running during off-peak hours, Harvest’s heat batteries reduce strain on the grid, making large-scale electrification feasible. - The system supports grid resilience while tapping into surplus renewable energy. - Takeaway: Heat batteries are poised to become a standard feature in home heating systems, enabling grid-friendly electrification for millions of homes. ?? Listen to the full episode to learn how Jane Melia and her team are scaling sustainable home heating and changing the built environment for good (link in comments) #HomeElectrification #CleanTech #ThermalStorage #HeatPumps #SustainableHeating
Our venture partner Zoe Samuel has some words of advice for folks - especially women - pivoting into climate. Check out In Her Ellement from Boston Consulting Group (BCG)/ #climatecareers #workonclimate
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I was on Boston Consulting Group (BCG)'s podcast for women leaders, In Her Ellement, talking about career pivots and how skills that are commonplace in one industry can be superpowers in another. Thank you so much to Kamila Rakhimova for a great conversation and Wanyee Li for being a fab producer! https://lnkd.in/g3mqCJiP #womenleaders #careeradvice #womeninclimate #careerpivots #climatesolutions (And since I wasn't 100% clear: the goal is 1 gigaton or more PER INVESTMENT!)
We at Brightband are very excited to announce our Partnership with NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to make their observational data cloud-ready and AI-ready. Come and hear Daniel Rothenberg's talk Monday 13th morning 8.30am in Room 355 at AMS, to hear how we are releasing the data to enable AI Forecasting from Observations.
Congratulations to our friends at Google on the expansion of SolarAPI (the project formerly known as Sunroof) to the Global South. Some of our team had a front-row seat to this work, and we're excited to see it continuing to grow and offer positive climate impact at scale. Well done to Carl Elkin and team. #climatesolutions #ghgs #climateimpact #climateinvesting
Google's SolarAPI (formerly Sunroof) launched coverage of hundreds of millions of new buildings, with the potential to cover almost another 2 billion-- most buildings in the world.? https://lnkd.in/d9Pv4XC8 The new coverage is driven by-- you guessed it-- novel developments in ML (which we have published--?https://lnkd.in/dtUzc-t3 ).?The new ML and product extensions could help many millions gather up the light that falls from above. On a personal note, I'm quite happy about this, as I started the overall project 10 years ago; and ~2 years ago I helped start and worked pretty hard on the early stages of extending into the Global South.?I've more recently shifted focus elsewhere, but I am super proud of the dedicated and talented cross-disciplinary team that made this happen.
Congratulations to our portfolio company Brightband on your first product hire, Shambavi (Sham) Krishnamurthi. We're happy to have been able to introduce a talent like Sham to an exciting startup like Brightband. Together they'll be transforming the world of #weatherAI.
I have always felt nurtured by nature and count photosynthesizing as a primary pursuit/hobby. Many of you know that I’ve wanted to find ways to spend a larger part of my life reversing climate change. In an effort to get closer to that aspiration, I'll be joining Brightband as their first product hire. I'm equal parts excited and nervous. Chatting with me about the weather isn't going to be small-talk anymore! ??? Wish us luck and send me your best tips to navigate the PMF rollercoaster. PS: The picture is from the shores of the Kabini river by Nagarhole and Bandipur National parks in India (Nov 2024). This moment was a mighty reminder to preserve this goodness for generations to come
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