#176: Tim Boeltken, Managing Director of INERATEC — Global Leader in E-Fuels. $129M Series B. What Makes German Engineers Cry. $14T Total Addressable Market in Shipping, Aviation, Transportation..

⭐ My guest today is Tim Boeltken, Founder and Managing Director of INERATEC.

INERATEC is an e-Fuel company based in Germany that recently raised $129M to transform 1 GW of renewable energy into 125 million gallons of sustainable e-Fuel by 2030.

Tim brings a PhD in chemical engineering and nine years of dedication to building INERATEC.

Hope you enjoy it!

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🌐 LINKS:

INERATEC:

https://www.ineratec.de/en

Tim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-boeltken/?locale=en_US

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🎙️ PODCAST TOPICS:

How their total addressable market is $14T (with a “T”) with use cases in aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty transport. Their BOO model to build, own, and operate e-Fuel plants. The science of making e-Fuels. Why he’s not in the 5 AM club. Their global expansion plans. How his founding team has stayed together for so many years. What makes German engineers cry.

And lots more!

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