Ep 117: H2 Debate with Gene Berdichevsky & Jigar Shah
This episode was previously for members only. In an effort to make content free, this episode is now available for everyone. Today's guests are Gene Berdichevsky, Co-Founder & CEO at Sila Nanotechnologies, and Jigar Shah, President & Co-Founder at Generate Capital. Now we've done episodes with each of them before individually, but I asked them to come on together. And the reason is in the My Climate Journey Slack room, there was some discussion about hydrogen. And as it turns out, Jigar is a hydrogen "bull" and Gene is a hydrogen "bear." I respect both of these guys' opinions and so I thought it'd be interesting to have them come on the show and talk through hydrogen, what they think about it, what they like, what they don't like, where they agree, and where they disagree. They have a really fruitful and fascinating debate, covering topics such as applications for hydrogen, the ongoing barriers and what the atom’s future prospects are as a source of energy technology. This is a great discussion and one I think you’ll learn a lot. Enjoy the show! You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at [email protected], where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.
Inevitable · Gene Berdichevsky, Jigar Shah, Jason Jacobs
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Show Notes
In today’s debate, we cover:
- What is hydrogen?
- How is it used and why is it important?
- Jigar’s and Gene’s respective background as it relates to hydrogen
- The applications and costs associated with hydrogen
- What competes with hydrogen in the energy market
- The necessity of a price on carbon as it relates to hydrogen
- What the natural gas boom says about hydrogen’s future
- Initiatives Jigar and Gene would respectively recommend the government to employ
- Predictions of hydrogen looking a decade out
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
- “Power To The People”: https://www.amazon.com/Power-People-Revolution-Transform-Industry/dp/0374236755
- “Helping Walmart Meet Sustainability Goals with Fuel Cell Technology”: https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/sustainability/20140516/helping-walmart-meet-sustainability-goals-with-fuel-cell-technology
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