Solving the Hydrogen Storage and Transport Challenge with Natasha Kostenuk, Founder and CEO of Ayrton Energy

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Jul 4, 2024

Natasha Kostenuk, Founder of Ayrton Energy, discusses using Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers to revolutionize hydrogen storage. They cover the journey from oil industry to climate tech, advantages of LOHCs over traditional methods, and potential applications in data centers. Learn about Ayrton Energy's business model, scalability, and aspirations to make hydrogen a prevalent energy source by 2050.

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ANECDOTE

Natasha's Oil & Gas Journey

Natasha Kostenuk started her career in oil and gas almost by chance, loving the fast pace of the service industry.
She stayed for 19 years, evolving her role from engineering to commercialization of new technologies.

INSIGHT

Why Hydrogen Over Electricity

Heavy industry is very hard to electrify due to infrastructure and power supply challenges.
Hydrogen offers a practical alternative fuel for sectors like steel manufacturing where electrification is impractical.

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Hydrogen Storage Challenges

Hydrogen's storage challenges stem from its small molecule size, requiring high pressures or cryogenic temperatures.
This makes safe, economical transport and storage very complex and costly with current methods.

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Welcome to this special episode of Hardware to Save a Planet. Joining us today is Natasha Kostenuk, Founder and CEO of Ayrton Energy, a company with the solution to overcome the traditional Hydrogen storage and transportation challenges with their Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) invention.

Join us as we discuss the importance of hydrogen as an energy source for decarbonizing global industries. Natasha walks us through her journey from the oil and gas industry to the climate tech space. We delve into Ayrton Energy's innovative solution using liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) to overcome storage and transportation challenges in the hydrogen industry and the advantages over traditional storage methods. We also touch on Ayrton Energy's business model, scalability, and potential applications in data centers.

Natasha is a Professional Engineer with 20+ years of experience in the energy service industry. In addition to founding Ayrton, she worked as a strategic advisor for two technology companies, from Bootstrap to $40M+ evaluation. She has built her career around bridging technology and business, working in the early stages of many new technologies.

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