Breaking the Green Hydrogen Frontier with Matt Bird and Luke Tan | Conversations in Cleantech | Season four, Episode Seven

In the latest episode of the Conversations in Cleantech podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by not one, but two guests CEO and Co-Founder, Matt Bird, and Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Luke Tan from Supercritical. This episode also features a cameo from one of Supercritical's Process Engineers, Dunya Kamel. 

Along with their other two Co-Founders, Mike Russ and Gael Gobaille-Shaw, Matt and Luke are on a super-critical mission to disrupt the hydrogen electrolyser market and produce green hydrogen that is cost-competitive with its grey hydrogen counterparts. 

This journey has been almost three years in the making and with the help of their fantastic team and incredible partners, the Supercritical team has reached the vital stage of building their first out-of-lab demonstrator in Teeside to prove commercial viability. 

Matt and Luke joined our host, Jenny Gladman, to dissect the Supercritical journey, focusing on what they have achieved so far, where they are headed and how diversity within the team is vital to tackle this super-critical mission. 

 

Timestamped guide: 

00:55 - Introduction to Luke and Matt

02:11 - Luke, could you give us an introduction to yourself and your background

03:31 - Matt, could you give us an introduction to yourself and your background

05:12 - How did you bring the founding team of Supercritical together?

08:54 - What does Supercritical’s electrolyser do and how does it differ from other electrolysers on the market?

13:20 - What does the Supercritical trajectory look like?

18:38 - How critical has your team been to building Supercritical? What will your team look like moving forwards?

26:34 - Dunya, what is it like working for a purpose-driven organisation like Supercritical?

30:22 - Can you talk us through the process of receiving funding and why it is critical for a business in your space?

39:54 - What types of people do you want to see applying to join the Supercritical team?

42:09 - Matt, what advice would you give to someone looking to move into the cleantech sector from another industry? 

45:08 - Luke, what advice would you give to someone starting their career in cleantech?

 

Connect with your host, Jenny Gladman, on LinkedIn. 

Find your guests, Matt Bird and Luke Tan, on LinkedIn. 

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