Powerhouse Circuit - October 2023 - New Dawn Photos
Powerhouse People,
Our annual party New Dawn was on October 19 and with over 1,000 tickets sold, it was our biggest - and I daresay best - New Dawn yet.
New Dawn attendees look amazing in the photos from this year’s party, and we’ll be posting the 2023 New Dawn video soon. In the meantime, stay tuned for the save the date for next year’s party - you won’t want to miss it!
Read on for more on our work this month.
Watt It Takes with Bob Mumgaard, Co-Founder and CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Fusion could be a nearly waste-free, carbon-free, and all-geography answer to creating enough dispatchable power to get us through the energy transition. To achieve this, all components of a fusion power plant need to be built so that when fusion energy becomes a reality, we have the industry, infrastructure, and processes in place to distribute the power, and it has to be cost competitive. This is exactly what Bob Mumgaard , Co-Founder and CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), is building. Today, CFS has more than 600 employees, has raised $2B, and is executing on their plan to make the “holy grail” of fusion energy possible. You can find our conversation with Bob on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen. A special thank you to our episode sponsors Shell Ventures and SPAN.
Megatrends in Mining Exploration
For almost a year, my Powerhouse Ventures colleague, Shaandiin Cedar , has taken a magnifying glass to transition minerals and the mining sector, gleaning insights on key megatrends and market pressures, and mapping the challenges and opportunities in front of critical mineral miners — that supply the lithium, copper, cobalt, and other transition minerals destined for our EVs, transmission lines, batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines. Check out Shaandiin’s post to learn more about the growing supply and demand gap between mines and their customers, key market forces, and the innovation themes throughout.
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ICYMI - Watt It Takes with Kim Abrams, Co-Founder and CEO of Petra
Kim Abrams , Co-Founder and CEO of Petra , is on a mission to underground the world’s utilities to protect communities and their access to energy from worsening disasters using their industry-leading trenchless technology. Don’t miss this fantastic conversation, and a big thank you to our episode sponsor SPAN.
Power on,
Emily Kirsch
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