This Is CDR Ep. 79: Octavia Carbon's DAC x Geothermal in Kenya - Martin Freimüller & Duncan Kariuki

In this episode of This Is CDR we welcome Octavia Carbon Founder and CEO Martin Freimüller and Product Lead Duncan Kariuki to discuss the company's plan for deploying direct air capture (DAC) in Kenya -- and why they believe Kenya is the best place in the world to scale DAC! About Martin: Martin Freimüller is the Founder & CEO of Octavia Carbon, where he leads on strategy, sales and fundraising. His background is in strategy consulting at Dalberg Global Development Advisors, where he also served as the firm’s global CDR and carbon markets expert. He holds a B.A. and M.A. degree in Management and Political Science from the University of Cambridge. About Duncan: Duncan Kariuki is the product lead at Octavia Carbon where he leads the engineering design of the DAC machines, and tailors the tech to its deployment in the Kenyan context. He has a background in machine element design and manufacturing from Isuzu East Africa and the Kenya Space Agency. He holds a BSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Nairobi. Links: - https://www.octaviacarbon.com/ - https://twitter.com/MartinFreimlle1 - https://twitter.com/OctaviaCarbon - Octavia’s Puro listing – https://puro.earth/accelerate/project-hummingbird-100272 - James Mwangi TED Talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzGu9bP07i0