The Diligent Observer Podcast Episode 5: Angel Investing in the Energy Transition | John Jeffers
John Jeffers brings 32 years of energy industry expertise spanning leadership roles at ExxonMobil, Schlumberger, and Southwestern Energy to our conversation. Since 2020, he has channeled his extensive corporate experience into angel investing, startup mentorship, and co-founding Revolution Turbine Technologies, focusing on waste energy recovery and natural gas decarbonization solutions.
During our conversation, he discusses:
- His transition from working in oil and gas to angel investing
- The role of subsidies and unit economics in clean energy
- The potential of waste heat recovery technologies
- The future of hydrogen as a fuel and potential methods of production
- Strategies for evaluating investment opportunities in clean energy
- The significance of understanding both customer needs and operational integration when evaluating a new technology
- The necessity for adaptability and strategic pivots
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Stuff We Reference
- ExxonMobil
- Schlumberger
- Southwestern Energy
- SWAN Impact Network
- Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator
- Dartmouth College
- Rice University
- SMU Cox School of Business
- PitchBook
- Inflation Reduction Act
- Imperium Technologies
- Greentown Labs Houston
- Skyven Technologies
- Kanin Energy
- Janice Tran
- Rice Energy Tech Venture Forum
- Koloma
- Breakthrough Energy Ventures
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