Rooted in Change

Direct air capture usually brings to mind massive, remote industrial plants, but capturing carbon right where we live and work is a huge opportunity - and exactly what Soletair Power is tackling. Instead of relying on remote, standalone facilities that require heavy infrastructure, they integrate scalable carbon capture technology right into existing building ventilation systems. Optimized for urban environments, their modular units scrub the air, which actually lowers the building's required ventilation rate and cuts energy costs. This scalable solution can turn everyday commercial real estate into 100% carbon sinks. CEO Petri reflects on the progress so far, the challenges...

Thanks to AI, finding new enzymes is almost easy. But running them continuously at an industrial scale? That’s the real challenge and exactly what Biozeroc is tackling. They build the missing layer to keep enzymes alive and there and enable a continuous processing infrastructure. By plugging their continuous reactors directly into existing plants, they completely take enzyme lifetime out of process design. Liv shares in this episode her entrepreneurial journey, how her upbringing in Northern Sweden has ingrained a deep admiration for nature and the one thing that keeps her going. We recorded this special episode live at The Drop,...

PFAS has already made a number of appearances on this show, but safely eliminating these toxic "forever chemicals" and other micropollutants remains a massive challenge. Finding the exact microorganisms capable of degrading them is like finding a needle in the haystack, which is why the industry still heavily relies on costly, unsustainable disposal methods like incineration. CellX replaces these outdated practices by capturing and scaling unique bacterial consortia to break down these pollutants biologically.

Positioning themselves as a comprehensive biosolutions company rather than just a PFAS remediation startup, they use patented microtechnology to deploy these bacteria to treat both industrial...

Decarbonizing high-temperature industrial heating remains one of the hardest challenges in the energy transition, often requiring massive amounts of fossil fuels. The industry continues to rely on traditional kilns that waste huge amounts of energy heating the surrounding air and walls, until now. ILLUTHERM replaces these outdated, carbon-heavy methods by introducing a breakthrough digital solution: heating with blue LED light. By generating heat directly inside the material itself, this highly precise technology can bring materials from 0 to over 1000°C in just a matter of seconds, maximizing efficiency and enabling completely CO2-neutral industrial processing. Lukas talks about how he first...