WTR Sustainable Investing Surveyor Podcast

On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Ben Richardson, CEO of Sulnox Group (US OTC: SNOXF) (UK ISDX: SNOX), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) the company's patented organic fuel conditioner that improves combustion, reduces fuel costs and emissions, and enhances performance and cleanliness for all engine types; 2) how the technology helps customers achieve immediate cost and environmental benefits without retrofitting; 3) the massive addressable market that covers all liquid hydrocarbon fuels worldwide; 4) current traction and large demonstrated cost savings in the marine sector and other industries; 5) strategic growth involving global patents and partnerships, leveraging distributors and scalable manufacturing; and 7) opportunity in monetizing carbon credits.

On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Dan Sceli, CEO of Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: WPRT) (TSX: WPRT), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) Westport’s leading position as a supplier of advanced, affordable, low-emission technologies for the global transportation and industrial sectors; 2) how the company’s HPDI™ technology enables diesel engines to run on clean fuels like CNG, RNG, LNG, and hydrogen, at lower cost and reducing CO2 emissions by 20-30% and by up to 100% with bioLNG; 3) the strategic value of its joint venture with Volvo Group; 4) how divesting its light-duty business enhances focus on heavy-duty applications and strengthened its financial position; and 5) WPRT’s growth strategy and key signposts ahead.

On this week's episode of the Sustainable Investing Surveyor Podcast, Jeff Bonar, Chief Executive Officer of privately held CapCO2 Solutions, joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) how CapCO2 Solutions uses biogenic CO2 captured from ethanol biorefineries and intermittent wind power to produce low-cost, high volume green methanol; 2) what makes the process more efficient and cost-effective than traditional or competing methods; 3) how the technology also can support the production of SAF; 4) why and by how much green methanol demand is rising; 5) how the technology benefits the economics of ethanol plants, reduces emissions, and supports rural communities; and 5) how strategic partnerships and modular design enable rapid scaling and integration into existing ethanol facilities.

On this week's episode of the WTR Sustainable Investing Surveyor, Inna Braverman, Chief Executive Officer of Eco Wave Power Global (NASDAQ ticker WAVE), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) WAVE's technology that generates stable, cost-efficient renewable energy from ocean and sea waves; 2) the company's global footprint with projects located across four continents including most recently in the US Port of Los Angeles; 3) competitive advantages like having extremely limited periods of intermittency; 4) the scalable attributes including the simplicity of the technology; 5) the importance of having "skin in the game" with management holding nearly 50% of company shares; and 6) key milestones for investors to focus on. 

On this week's episode of the WTR Sustainable Investing Surveyor Podcast, Bruce Fleming, Chief Executive Officer of Montana Renewables, an unrestricted subsidiary of Calumet (NASDAQ ticker CLMT), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) the company's role as the largest SAF producer in the Western Hemisphere; 2) key advantages including repurposing existing hardware for SAF production and proximity to carbon preference markets; 3) low cost expansion plans to reach up to 10x current SAF capacity by 2028; 4) the imminent squeeze in SAF markets and potential upward pressure on pricing; 5) the need for open feedstock policies and support of domestic agriculture and energy security; 6) top misconceptions about the SAF industry; and 7) other key topics.

In this WTR Symposium Series podcast, "FIRST MOVERS in Ethanol Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)", managment of Gevo, Inc, (GEVO) and Rex American Resources (REX) join Shawn Severson, WTR CEO and Co-founder, and Peter Gastreich, WTR Senior Energy and Sustainability Analyst to discuss how low carbon ethanol, CCS, and SAF tie into the companies strategies and growth outlooks. The management of these companies are leading the way with their low-carbon strategies, growing operations and generating investment returns by helping industries, including aviation, meet their decarbonization objectives. At the same time, the companies are contributing to US energy abundance and playing a key role in supporting farmers, rural communities and the US agricultural economy. 

Join Shawn Severson, Co-Founder and CEO at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss how carbon capture and storage (CCS) can enable a big growth opportunity for low carbon ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the US.  We quantify the growth potential and importance to the rural economy, detail what makes ethanol a low-cost candidate for CCS, explain why President Trump's "National Energy Emergency" executive order and appointments look supportive, and review eight listed companies with CCS, SAF and low carbon ethanol projects. For more, see our new WTR report "What Carbon Capture & Storage Could Mean for US Ethanol-Based Biofuels".

In this episode of the WTR Sustainable Investing Surveyor Podcast, WTR CEO &co-Founder Shawn Severson sits down with Swin Chatsuwan, Founder and CEO of Zapp Electric Vehicles, discussing Zapp’s growth strategy, focusing on innovative mobility solutions for Asian megacities. Swin shares insights into Zapp's product design, sustainability efforts, manufacturing approach, and go-to-market strategies. The conversation also covers the company’s funding, sales forecasts, and Swin’s vision for driving product quality and market momentum. Don’t miss this exciting look into the future of urban mobility! 

On this week's episode of WTR Sustainable Investing Surveyor Podcast, Mark Behrman, CEO of LSB Industries (LXU), joins Shawn Severson, Water Tower Research CEO, Co-founder and Head of Sustainability Research, and Peter Gastreich, analyst on WTR’s Natural Resources and Energy Transition sector teams, to discuss: 1) how LSB is pursuing growth and higher returns with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and low carbon ammonia; 2) the growing appeal of low carbon ammonia as a fuel for power generation and marine transport; 3) implications from the recent landmark Woodside Energy acquisition of low carbon ammonia assets in Texas;  and 4) how agricultural-based low carbon supply chains like sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) may increase demand for low carbon fertilizer. 

Terence Cryan, Executive Chairman of Westwater Resources (WWR), joins Shawn Severson, Water Tower Research CEO, Co-founder and Head of Sustainability Research, and Peter Gastreich, analyst on WTR’s Natural Resources and Energy Transition sector teams. WWR is the only publicly traded, US based graphite anode company with 100% domestic sourcing and processing. The podcast covers: 1) the latest offtake agreement milestones achieving 100% sold out status for the company’s graphite materials; 2) what this means for progress on debt financing; 3) favorable pricing terms to WWR and the value to customers for having domestically produced IRA compliant battery materials; and 4) construction progress including 85% of processing equipment now onsite. 

Tune in to the latest Sustainable Investing Surveyor FlashCast! Join WTR CEO & Co-Founder Shawn Severson and Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst Peter Gastreich as they discuss Gevo, Inc. Discover why Gevo is emerging as a cost leader in the fast growing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry and how the company's new entry into low-carbon ethanol and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) fit into management's strategy. 

In this episode of the Sustainable Investing Surveyor Podcast, WTR CEO & Co-Founder Shawn Severson and WTR Sustainability and Energy Transition sector analyst Peter Gastreich discuss Peter's new Biofuels Focus report "Is Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel SAF Clearing for Take-Off in the US?" Global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production is tripling this year yet may need to expand by another 100x by 2050. This is creating a large opportunity for competitive North American supply. Politically speaking, certain characteristic of the SAF industry may be seen as attractive to both sides of the aisle in the US. 

Steve Cates, CFO of Westwater Resources (WWR), joins Shawn Severson, Water Tower Research CEO, Co-founder and Head of Sustainability Research, and Peter Gastreich, analyst on WTR’s Natural Resources and Energy Transition sector teams, to discuss: 1) progress on phase 1 construction of WWR’s Kellyton graphite processing facility in Alabama; 2) new offtake agreements announced this year with SK On (Feb) and Stellantis (July) and what the now 100% contracted volume means for lenders; 3) executing a supply agreement between the Coosa mine and Kellyton processing project; and 4) the value of delivering domestically produced low carbon footprint graphite to customers in the US.   

CEO John Belizaire joins us to talk about the multiple milestones recently reached, including financing for the 50 MW Project Dorothy 2, a PPA agreement for 166 MW Project Kati and the funding and launch of Soluna Cloud. The podcast delves into Soluna Cloud’s strategic partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, its securing of NVIDIA H100 GPUs that will allow it to offer Generative AI workloads for enterprise customers and Generative AI labs. 

CEO Bob Rasmus, who joined the company 11 months ago, talks about the recent transformation of the company through the merger of Advance Emissions Solutions (NASDAQ: ADES) and UK based Arq and its strategic shift to producing higher margin Granular Activated Carbon. He discusses how today Arq is a vertically integrated activated carbon producer working to provide innovative environmental solutions for a cleaner future.  The company is focused on improving its foundational and cash generating Powered Activated Carbon business through improved operations, better contracting terms and penetrating new markets while using it as a springboard into the higher growth and more profitable granulated active carbon markets. 

CEO Philipp Stratmann reviews several recent announcements by the company, including OPT's partnership with Unique Group, an OEM agreement with Teledyne Marine, the company's focus on "turnkey systems,"  an agreement in principle to deliver multiple WAM-Vs to a US government agency, and the first batch of WAM-Vs (unmanned surface vehicles) to Sulmara. The company continues to move ahead with more commercial deliveries, growing deployments, and a strong pipeline. 

In this week’s WTR Sustainable Investing Podcast, WTR CEO & Co-Founder Shawn Severson discusses the WTR Spruce Power initiation of coverage report with WTR Energy Transition and Sustainable Investing analyst Peter Gastreich. The discussion includes the structural rise in the cost of grid electricity and impact on demand for rooftop solar, the addressable market for Spruce, opportunistic M&A strategy, competitive advantages including Spruce "power as a service" business model, and capital light strategy including Spruce Pro. 

In this week’s WTR Sustainable Investing Podcast, WTR CEO & Co-Founder Shawn Severson discusses what to expect at the Canadian Climate Investor Conference along with WTR Sustainability and Energy Transition sector analysts Graham Mattison and Peter Gastreich. WTR is a sponsor of the conference hosted June 25th in Toronto. The team also discusses the current trends and outlooks for voluntary carbon markets and the US residential solar industry.

Join Peter Gastreich and Graham Mattison as they discuss the sustainability panel track at the recent Louisiana Energy Conference, hosted by Al Petrie Advisors. In the context of biofuel, EV battery, offshore wind, geothermal, carbon capture, hydrogen and other energy transition industries, the panelists discussed stress-testing business models for regulatory scenarios, the importance of forming partnerships, demand pull as customers willingness to pay rises, the use of "off-the-shelf" technologies in renewable operations, and the power of individual states in defining energy transition plans. Also tune in to find out what state a panelist called the "wild-wild West of energy transition" - it might surprise you!  

Gevo’s VP of Finance and Strategy Eric Frey and VP of Government Affairs Lindsay Fitzgerald join Shawn Severson and Peter Gastreich to discuss the recently announced Section 40B tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and detail how Gevo expects the credit to enhance the value of the company’s Net-Zero 1 production facility and benefit their supply chain and farmers in particular. 

Soluna Holdings CEO John Belizaire joins us for a discussion about the company’s recent growth and how its green-powered data centers are helping to support renewable energy development and provide a solution to the power demands from AI.

Base Carbon President Wes Fulford joins us for a discussion about the voluntary carbon markets and how Base Carbon provides development capital for projects that produce carbon credits that can then be purchased and used by third parties to meet their climate goals. 

Dmitry joins us to talk about the Deep Sea Mining industry, how the industry has evolved as of late, and how it can play a major role in helping to supply the materials needed for the shift towards electrification. He talks about how deep sea mining can produce higher quality minerals at far less of an environmental footprint than land base mining which has a major environmental impact and is often located in difficult geopolitical locations.

This podcast reviews several common investor questions that are outside the usual ones focused on operating fundamentals and not addressed in regular company events or materials. These topics include the accurate picture around the shorting of Gevo's shares, the latest on the company’s previously announced share repurchase program, concerns around the company’s status with NASDAQ, and updates on Praj, Axens, Chevron, and Phillips 66.

In this episode, we sit down with Peter Leighton, COO and Co-Founder of RE Royalties, and dig deeper into the company’s innovative royalty financing solutions for renewable energy clients. The company focuses on acquiring long-term, recurring royalty streams and high capital reinvestment to drive growth combined with strong capital protection and low operating costs. Some key topics we hit include the strategy behind the company’s founding, how the royalty model works, case studies, and the opportunity this model presents for public equity investors.

In this episode, we look at the latest developments in the GREET model and its impact on Gevo and its renewable energy liquid hydrocarbons and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) business. We also take the opportunity to discuss Gevo’s innovative Verity Carbon Solutions, a tracking system that monitors carbon emissions from feedstock to end-use, which is another high-growth initiative focused on the carbon economy.

In this episode, we take a look at the latest trends and market for distributed energy generation (DEG) and the role renewables are now playing. With increasing strain on the conventional grid, in combination with carbon reduction goals, the DEG market is in an increasingly exciting investment environment along with the companies and technologies leading this drive. With additional strain expected from electrification, the microgrid market is likely to remain a megatrend in the coming years.

Join Graham Mattison and Shawn Severson for a discussion on natural gas, including its role as a bridge fuel, its significant impact on the economics of many renewable industries, and opportunities for  new and existing technologies to benefit from the natural gas market dynamics.

In our podcast, we reviewed how Limbach has evolved to be a leading integrated building solution company that partners with its customers to deliver, maintain, and optimize mission-critical MEP systems. The company has shifted its business toward higher-margin owner direct work that also provides recurring revenue from service and maintenance contracts.

In our podcast, we review how Aqua Metals is developing a cleaner and safer metals recycling process to reduce the carbon footprint of the energy storage industry, which we view as an emerging megatrend across the sector. The company believes its proprietary process is environmentally responsible and economically competitive and will help retain critical strategic metals within the US, while lowering reliance on unsafe and toxic mining operations.