Watt It Takes: The Founder-Engineer Turning CO2 Into Usable Stuff

<p>This week on Watt It Takes: Emily Kirsch sits down with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etosha_Cave" target="_blank">Dr. Etosha Cave</a>, the co-founder and chief science officer of Opus 12.</p><p>Opus 12 is a team of engineers, electrochemists and materials scientists working on a technology that converts carbon dioxide into useable products. They are developing a metal catalyst that can turn CO2 into synthetic gas for fuels and ethylene for plastics.</p><p>If the tech works at commercial scale, it would be a vital solution for slashing CO2 from industrial sources. The company has brought in about $20 million in funding.&nbsp;</p><p>In this interview, Etosha talks about the inspiration for the technology, which came from her love of space and desire to go to Mars.</p><p>She talks about being a founder who’s also a black woman, and how that’s influenced her relationships with other people in energy.</p><p>And she talks about where Opus 12’s tech development stands.&nbsp;</p><p>To learn more about future speakers and attending a live event, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://powerhouse.fund/" target="_blank">Powerhouse.fund</a>&nbsp;and click on the events tab.&nbsp;Listen to all of the episodes of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/tag/watt-it-takes" target="_blank"><em>Watt It Takes</em>&nbsp;here</a>.</p><p><em>Support for this podcast is brought to you by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://en.sungrowpower.com/" target="_blank"><em>Sungrow</em></a><em>. With the world’s most powerful 250-kilowatt, 1,500-volt string inverter, Sungrow is providing disruptive technology for utility-scale projects.</em></p><p><em>Subscribe to GTM podcasts&nbsp;via&nbsp;</em><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-gang/id663379413?mt=2" target="_blank"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0GT5BuD33AiPnqOzQE7YAE" target="_blank"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3RoZS1lbmVyZ3