Discover how Brad Hartwig and Arbor convert organic waste into carbon-negative power, fresh water, & monetizable carbon removal, all with lessons from SpaceX & modular, “hug-able” hardware.
⭐ My guest today is Brad Hartwig, CEO and Cofounder of Arbor.
Arbor is a carbon removal and storage company delivering carbon-negative power that converts organic waste into clean energy and fresh water. Their CTO Andres Garcia-Clark and lots of other team members bring lessons learned from SpaceX and big energy giants.
In addition, he was a former…
Manufacturing Engineer for Crew Dragon Engines at SpaceX engineer
Test Pilot for Kitty Hawk’s 100% electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle
Chief Propulsion Engineer at the USC Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
Member of the Marin County Search and Rescue
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🎙️ In this episode, we talked about:
How his work in search and rescue showed him the devastating personal and social impacts of climate-induced natural disasters
What he means by "vegetarian rocket engines"
What they did to eliminate the smoke stack from their power production systems
How the Earth breathes each year by absorbing 100 tons of carbon dioxide each spring and summer in biomass before releasing much of that back to the atmosphere in the fall and winter
Their ability to produce zero-cost clean baseload power due to monetizing other revenue streams like carbon removal credits and the 45Q tax credit
Their modular design to be “hardware that you can hug”
What surfing means to him as a way to recharge as a CEO
Knowing whether you’re climbing the right ladder
And lots more
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