#188 Decarbonizing Steam, Drop-In Replacement, Building in Stealth, & More w/ Ashwin Salvi (AtmosZero)
Ashwin Salvi is the Co-Founder and COO of AtmosZero. They create electrified boilers to replace traditional fossil-fuel-burning boilers in industrial settings.
Steam touches a huge amount of products that we, as consumers, use every day, and AtmosZero is helping decarbonize that.
Today, Ashwin shares his story, and we discuss:
- How they solved the cost issue by making a drop-in replacement
- How they built their pilot at the same scale as their commercial unit
- The tradeoffs of building in stealth
- How they are building to win even without subsidies
And much more.
Enjoy the episode!
Resources Mentioned
Book Recommendation: Empires of Light by Jill Jonne
Podcast Recommendations: Founders Podcast by David Senra AND How to Take Over the World by Ben Wilson
Connect with Ashwin Salvi: Email: ashwin@atmoszero.energy
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Topics:
**01:58 Introduction and Background
**10:03 Creating a Standardized Solution for Decarbonization
**24:03 Return on Investment and Future Plans
**25:42 De-risking and Mass Manufacturing
**29:23 Challenges and Objections
**39:32 First Commercial Deployment
**48:48 Opportunities in Electrical Availability and Funding
**51: 38 Takeaways
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**Ashwin Salvi | AtmosZero
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