#222 Exposing the O&G Carbon Capture Lie & How Skytree is Doing it Right w/ Rob van Straten, CEO)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit climatecowboys.substack.comIn this issue:* It’s essential for late career professionals to go back into the arena and to mentor the next generation. * How O&G firms captured carbon and released it again by selling to greenhouses and how Skytree is solving this. * The way to achieve low-cost carbon capture is scalable, mass-manufactured, and co-located with carbon demand. Listen Time: Full Show 57:04 (no ads) | Free Preview 41:09On today’s episode, Rob van Straten, the CEO of Skytree captures our attention with his deep wisdom on how to scale a successful carbon capture technology company. Why you should trust him? He brings a long career of experience building and scaling companies that he parlayed into Skytree where they are currently crushing it with their modular, mass-production capable carbon capture system. Spoiler alert, you can’t do this successfully if you’re doing it on a project basis - you need to do it with a modular system that you can mass produce (it allows for faster iteration of the design). Learn:* How they build their team culture and value young talents * How Oil & Gas has been catching and releasing carbon for years and how Skytree is now actually solving this problem — also related, why their largest investor is the largest owner/operator of greenhouses in the Netherlands* Why you MUST set out to achieve scale from day one. Sponsor Message: Every ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com  (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)📺 Watch on YouTube | 🍎 Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Spotify | 🗣️ Join the Slack ChannelDon’t miss a moment! If you want to get the full discussion, become a paid subscriber today or redeem your trial upgrade to test it out. 📝 Show Notes:Topics * 00:00 Intro* 03:03 Rob’s Journey Into Climate* 05:57 Mentorship & the Next Gen of Entrepreneurs* 09:05 Skytree's Origin and Technology Overview* 15:09 The Future of Carbon Capture: Machines vs. Plants* 28:30 Innovative Approaches to Carbon Capture* 32:45 How They Partner with Greenhouses* 38:23 Scaling Up: Lessons from the Solar Industry* 41:35 Collaboration with Large Emitters* 45:50 The Future of Oil and Energy Transition* 48:03 The Carbon Capture Startup LandscapeLinks* Rob van Straten | Skytree* Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn* Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn* This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.