Aviation Fuel Made From CO2 | Brad Brennan - Chief Science Officer at Dimensional Energy

06/03/2023 44 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4

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Episode Synopsis

Dimensional Energy, founded out of Cornell University in 2016, turns captured carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel by using renewable energy. The company is on a mission to decarbonize the aviation industry, which is responsible for over 10% of the United States’ transportation emissions and about 3% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr. Brad Brennan is leading strategic technology and development of proprietary chemical reactors and catalysts to produce Dimensional’s main product, Syngas. He has been with Dimensional since 2019, and previously spent time as a researcher at CalTech and Yale, as well as a leading chemist and consultant across various industries.
In this episode, we cover...

Why commercial aviation will be challenging to electrify
How Dimensional makes their main product, Syngas
Different forms of carbon capture technology
Dimensional's first technology center in Tucson, AZ
Challenges facing Dimensional
Dimensional's experience at the Carbon XPrize
What young people interested in slowing down climate change should do
A fun fact about Dr. Brad Brennan

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Episode Recorded on March 1, 2023

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