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Nick Ellis shared thisI’m excited to see old friends and make new ones in the coming days at New York Climate Week 💚. Astride the UN General Assembly, I approach this week with outsize optimism, which, candidly, is unusual for me the past couple years. Though we recently declared our 1.5 degree warming target beyond reach, the bad news left me with a sense of relief and reassurance that we may finally be starting to see – and clearly understand – the scope of our climate challenge. With that in mind, I wanted to share three reasons I’m optimistic in hopes this data will stir even more action, partnership, and progress. In brief: 1/ We’re making progress faster than we thought possible on climate (though admittedly the path is non-linear as we fail and learn). Looking across just our Amazon Climate Pledge Fund portfolio, I see signs of hope and life springing forth Cyclic Materials, Moment Energy, and BETA TECHNOLOGIES. Almost everywhere I look – across nearly every industry and georgraphy – I see signs of progress...with more to come. 2/ We 100% have the talent, tools, and vision necessary to make the impossible possible: carbon free energy, circular supply chains, carbon negative building materials, and zero-emission transport, to name just a few frontiers we're pushing today. 3/ Most encouragingly, the necessary public discourse on climate change, AI, and energy is alive, growing, and well. I’d welcome the skeptics view – perhaps I’m too optimistic. But for me, as I look across the landscape of climate and AI, I see outsize potential and many reasons to be optimistic. Read on for detail. Lets get to work 💪 .
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Nick Ellis shared thisReflecting on New York Climate Week, I am incredibly optimistic about the future, principally because of the groundbreaking work being done by folks like Rob Lawson-Shanks at Molg, Kathryn Polkoff, PhD at Hoofprint Biome, and Eitan Marder-Eppstein at Hippo Harvest. These founders remind me daily that good ideas 🧠, the right tools 🦾, and a cohesive team 💚 can quickly invent better outcomes for customers, businesses, and the planet. It's a tale as old as time, and one that makes clear we control our future. Looking ahead, I see even more reasons for optimism: 1) China 🇨🇳 committed to reduce emissions by 7-10% from peak levels by 2035, increase non-fossil fuels to over 30% of energy consumption, and expand wind and solar sixfold from 2020 levels to 3,600 gigawatts. When I see the the world's largest emitter and second largest economy commit to targets like these, I know we've passed a tipping point and the pace of progress on efforts like decarbonization will only speed up. It's an incredibly exciting time to be a climate investor, operator, and booster. 2) AI 🤖 continues to eat both the digital and real worlds, allowing more people than ever to quickly reimagine legacy industries like agriculture and materials, and invent whole news industries like demanufacturing. Hoofprint Biome, Hippo Harvest, and Molg are all notable examples of how AI can quickly reinvent whole industrial processes and supply chains. And not a moment too soon – we need to make non-linear progress on decarbonization in the coming 5-10 years to avoid our worst case scenarios. As this renAIssance plays out, it will be exciting to see how sectors like healthcare, education, retail, and transportation all similarly transform. 3) People 👥 . Inventing ⚡. Everywhere 🌍 . If there was one take away for me from Climate Week, it was that the global diaspora of entrepreneurship is alive and thriving. We have the talent, capital, and now tools to solve problems at an unprecedented scale and pace – just when we most need to act. The time is now. Let's get to work. Climate Pledge Fund Amazon Web Services (AWS) AmazonNick Ellis shared thisBuilding a more sustainable cloud means thinking differently about hardware. That’s why we are excited about our work with Molg to bring AI-powered robots into our circular economy strategy. With these robots, we’re now able to recover and reuse components with precision that wasn’t possible before. By extending server lifetimes to 6 years and sourcing 16% of spare parts from our own inventory, we’re creating a more sustainable and efficient cloud. These circular economy initiatives represent the same obsession with optimization that drives everything we do, delivering better outcomes for our customers, our business, and our planet. https://lnkd.in/gFvZxPzT
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Nick Ellis shared thisOne of the privileges of working at the Climate Pledge Fund is the opportunity to work alongside inspiring inventors, builders, and operators. What excites me most when watching their work mature is that it proves that the future is non-binary – it does not branch along a binary path of "success or failure" or "win or loss" for startups, investors, and customers. Instead, what we see is that when you give a talented team with a big vision a sufficient amount of capital and time to invent, they will exceed your expectations. Not always, but more often than not, I find myself thinking, "wow, amazing" as I learn and support the work of Amazon's strategic investments. Time and again, founders continue to find ways to cost-down and scale up their inventions faster than anticipated. Engineers continue to unlock new benefits and superpowers from their inventions with the help of #AI and novel technologies. And customers continue to benefit at every turn, often in ways we couldn't have predicted when we first started this journey years ago. In the weeks and months ahead, I've been encouraged to share more of these stories of optimism and opportunity across our portfolio. I look forward to specifically highlighting the people – the founders, engineers, and teams – who are inventing this non-binary future, because too often I think the people piece of the equation is overlooked and underestimated. In this long-term work, people matter most. They make amazing things possible, and in so many ways, inspire others. It may take time and be frustratingly slow at moments, but their work remains as urgent, important, and inspiring as ever. On that note, lets get back to work! 🌍 The Climate Pledge 🦾 Amazon ⚡
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Nick Ellis shared thisOver the coming months I'll have a chance to share more positive 💚 stories like Cyclic Materials. I look forward to pulling back the curtain to highlight the hard, important work 🦾 that folks like Ahmad Ghahreman and his team lead. For now, it's enough to say "Welcome to the CPF family." We are thrilled to be working with Cyclic Materials to build a a #circular value chain that can power the growth of important industries like #AI, #ecommerce, and #robotics. Let's get to work!Nick Ellis shared thisWe're excited to welcome Cyclic Materials to our portfolio! 🌍 Cyclic Materials is revolutionizing rare earth recycling with their innovative technology that recovers critical materials from end-of-life products. Their work is essential as we transition to a clean energy future. By creating a circular supply chain for rare earth materials, Cyclic Materials is helping reduce dependence on mining while lowering the environmental impact of these crucial elements. "We're excited to support Cyclic Materials as they scale their business to meet growing global demands from data center customers and others," - Nick Ellis We look forward to supporting Cyclic Materials as they scale their sustainable solutions and accelerate the path to a low-carbon economy. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/eRWXcvhv #Sustainability #CleanTech #CircularEconomy
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Nick Ellis shared thisLate last week I had the privilege of helping introduce the world to three new Climate Pledge Fund portfolio companies: Paebbl, Molg, and 14Trees. Welcome, all, to our CPF family. Just before we made these announcements, I promised to dive deeper on three priorities – education 🎒, environment 🌏 , and equity 🏋♀️ , the "three E's" – that I see as essential to prioritize to meet the challenges of climate change. Two of these new investments – Paebbl and Molg – are worth calling out because they demonstrate the importance and benefits of the second "E", education. That's because both companies employ talented engineers and scientists who utilize AI/ML to design novel materials and robotics solutions, and in doing so, help show the powerful potential of AI/ML to unlock step-wise solutions to climate change. In the case of Molg, we see a talented team using AI/ML and robotics to enable the disassembly of hardware like laptops, servers, and other valuable electronics. Without AI/ML, Molg can't unlock the promise of affordable, large-scale electronics recycling. Without a pressing climate need – in Molg's case, the preservation of precious materials via e-waste recycling – there is no clear capitalist or moral mandate to justify the use of such computational power. But when the two forces – cyber (AI/ML) and climate (e-waste recycling) – are combined and focused on each other, we see a powerful new invention unlocked. All credit to Rob Lawson-Shanks and his team for showing the world how we can begin to recycle at scale – I'm excited to see Molg's story play out in the years ahead. When we turn to Paebbl, we see this same truth playing out. Paebbl's chemists, developers, and engineers are using AI/ML to design novel cementitious materials that can decarbonize our physical buildings. Most folks might not think of a cement and SCM company as one to embrace AI/ML, but the importance of these models to Paebbl's innovative process cannot be understated, and reaffirms the point that if we are to make progress reinventing centuries old industrial processes like cement and SCM, then we must also make advances in cutting-edge AI/ML technologies. Which brings me back to the importance of education. Whether our children learn to code, design robots, or reengineer centuries-old industrial processes, they will need first-rate math and science skills. Educating and equipping our children to engineer better solutions is the best way to ensure we make generational, step-wise progress on climate, and it's why I believe more firmly than ever that true progress starts when we commit to deliver a high quality education to every child on the planet. It's both the right thing to do, and the right investment to make in our future. Next week I'll dive deeper on why I think environment (the second of the three "E"s) is the important north star for us to pursue. For now, congratulations again to Paebbl, Molg, and 14Trees – now let's get to work!Nick Ellis shared thisLast week in Nashville, we had the opportunity to host over 100 reporters from 18 countries at one of our fulfillment centers, where we shared news across our various business - including sustainability. Here’s some exciting progress to share: At Amazon, we believe sustainability is good for business – and these new meaningful steps bring us closer toward our goal of reaching net-zero carbon across our operations by 2040. First, a change our customers will see every time they receive a delivery - paper is increasingly replacing plastic. As of this month, we’ve removed all plastic air pillows from delivery packaging used at our global fulfillment centers. We’ve retrofitted 120 paper bag making machines in the US, helping us avoid 130 million plastic bags this year alone. And two automated fulfillment centers in the US have transitioned to all paper-based delivery packaging. Second, we’ve announced three new Climate Pledge Fund investments in startups focused on e-waste, carbon storage and lower-carbon buildings. Molg, Paebbl and 14Trees model the kind of innovative thinking essential to finding solutions for the climate crisis. The Climate Pledge Fund now backs 31 companies, and we’ve incorporated tech from five of them into our operations. Thank you to the leaders from these companies for joining us for this event! Learn more about how we’re scaling solutions here: https://lnkd.in/g-9qhxYg
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Nick Ellis posted thisOver the coming weeks I'll have an opportunity to share a few inspiring stories coming out of our Climate Pledge Fund. But first, I want to highlight an incredibly important report that I believe was overlooked – as is too often the case when it comes to acknowledging the work led by women – despite its powerful prescription for progress. Two weeks ago USAID released their first annual Women in the Sustainable Economy (WISE) report. It's worth a read. The report highlights the work led by our own Phoebe W., who created the Climate Pledge Fund's $50MM Female Founder Initiative. The report also calls out two exceptional female founders – Rebecca Hu and Luna Yu – as a way to bring to life three themes that can catalyze environmental and social progress: 1) Equity 🏋♀️. We know the stats: 1) female founders raise only ~2% of venture capital, 2) women earn <$0.81 for every dollar earned by men, and 3) women are increasingly the primary earners in American households. If we want to make progress, we need to right the economic wrongs holding back our society and promote well-paying, quality jobs for women and minorities. 2) Environment 🌎. The report states that "Eliminating barriers to women’s full economic participation is essential to making economic and environmental progress." Without everyone participating and innovating, we will never meet the challenges of climate change. Rebecca and Luna are testament to that fact, and a good reminder we need to empower women early, often, and at scale. 3) Education 👩🎓. The most important piece of the puzzle. Let's work backward from our kids – who will lead us forward – and recognize that education is essential to eliminate barriers to full economic participation. We need to train the next generation of environmental entrepreneurs today if we are to address climate change. I look forward to diving deeper on these themes in the coming weeks as we share a few more stories coming out of our fund – stay tuned, and in the meantime, read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/g_UXMz7W
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Nick Ellis shared thisShooting up a flare 💥 and hoping my hiring karma 😇 is still high – I am looking for a partner to join our small but mighty team at the Climate Pledge Fund: https://lnkd.in/g_B_BZFz If I've helped you on your professional journey, know that I'd value a reshare or referral to someone amazing – many thanks in advance! #intrapreneurship #climate #futureofwork
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Nick Ellis shared this👏 Congratulations again to Adrian and the whole CarbonCapture Inc. team for inventing and simplifying direct air capture technology - one of the solutions we need to see scale to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. In my remarks I highlighted how the ambitious 🤠 , determined 👷♂️ , inventive ⚡ team at CCI exemplify three leadership principles that we observe at Amazon: 1) Invent and Simplify, 2) Bias for Action, and 3) Deliver Results. CCI did the hard work to deliver the first 🥇 manufacturable 🏭, scalable 🏗 #carbonremoval solution in the US. This is an incredible feat in a short period of time, and heralds a larger industrial revolution happening in communities and industries throughout America, and indeed, around the world. Thank you for all the hard work you have done and will continue to do, CarbonCapture Inc. – keep it up.Nick Ellis shared thisLast Friday, we debuted our LEO Series DAC module. We were overwhelmed by the excitement and support we received from our attendees and speakers from all sides of the political spectrum who all believe one thing—we need to remove CO2 from the atmosphere to meet our climate goals. We’d like to extend our deepest appreciation to our speakers: Bill Gross, Chairman and Co-founder, CarbonCapture Inc. Brad Crabtree, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Nick Ellis, Principal, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund Jan Mazurek, PhD, Senior Director, Aviation and Carbon Dioxide Removal, ClimateWorks Foundation J.T. Larson, Wyoming State Representative Steven Cliff, Ph.D., Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board Chris Camacho, President & CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) Neil Chatterjee, former Chairman of FERC and Board Member of CarbonCapture Inc. Adrian Corless, CEO, CarbonCapture Inc. And a massive shoutout to our event emcee, Christopher Neidl, Co-founder, The OpenAir Collective and Board Member, Direct Air Capture Coalition. For some highlights from a few of our speakers’ remarks, check out Politico’s Blanca Begert’s coverage of the day's activities (t.ly/e_ORC). Stay tuned for more footage from our event.
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Nick Ellis shared thisSo fun to be at the Port of Los Angeles ⚡ zero-emission 🚛 truck reveal yesterday. I wanted to dive deeper on the theme of partnership that Wade highlights, because it is so central to the progress we must make in the years ahead to reach net zero by 2040. Innovation requires partnership. And significant innovations – like electrifying heavy duty vehicles worldwide – require partners to both 🧠 think big and 📈 long-term. As yesterday's event demonstrated, this necessary scale of 🌉 public 🚎 private 🙌 partnership (PPP) is alive and well at The Port of Los Angeles. Indeed, our California ⚓ ports are leading the way by installing, testing, and scaling the infrastructure necessary to electrify America. Federal support in the form IRA and BIL money have turbo-charged this work with billions more for local ports and government agencies to replicate yesterday's success. My first takeaway from yesterday: public private partnerships (PPPs) can and do deliver big wins at scale. We now need to quickly replicate these partnerships in other communities to ensure everyone benefits from our transition to a clean economy. The private sector also has a catalytic role to play in these partnerships. We saw that truth yesterday as we smiled and celebrated the first three Class 8 Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) that Volvo Trucks and Forum Mobility delivered to the port. Volvo can now reliably produce similar Class 8 ZEVs in ~20 days. Forum Mobility will soon be able to charge and support thousands more ZEVs on the West Coast. These two private companies alone will help Amazon and many other fleets begin to electrify. One can quickly see how both **public** and **private** investments in these companies can create good, local jobs that deliver necessary, clean innovations to market *today*. The future is now :-) Personally, I thought the best news coming out of yesterday is that the private and public sectors are only just beginning to partner. This work will only accelerate over the coming decades as we learn from each other how to cost-down and replicate these initial fleet deployments to other communities. This is how we collectively – in partnership – decarbonize our economy quickly and at scale. So it's partnership FTW. Without it, we go nowhere fast. I personally couldn't be more excited for the work ahead, and I look forward to sharing more updates on the decarbonization work we're doing at Amazon. Thank you Sam Bowerman, Maro Enoka, Carl Berger, Adam Baker, Katie Larsen, Katie Loughnane, Kate Scarpa, and so many Amazonians and partners for making yesterday possible. Let's keep the good 🔆 energy 🚛 rolling.Nick Ellis shared thisClean energy infrastructure⚡️is being built🛠️ across California thanks to historic investments from the Biden-Harris Administration, Governor Newsom & our Legislature.🙏🏼 Over $50 billion & counting! This was on full view today👓 as we celebrated Amazon deploying its first heavy duty all-electric trucks at the Port of LA to move cargo from ships to its distribution centers. A milestone moment that means: ☀️cleaner air for local communities 🌎 reduced carbon emissions 🚛 more comfortable & quiet for drivers 🇺🇸 American energy independence It’s a *big deal* when the world’s largest retailer deploys new technology that promises to revolutionize how we move goods around the world. 🙌🏾🙌🏻🙌🏿 So proud to mark the moment with Yana Garcia and recognize leadership from California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission to fund charging infrastructure that’s helping to power these trucks. And thankful to visionary leadership from the Port of LA, a cornerstone of California’s economy.📈 Innovation requires partnership. Kudos to the leaders from Amazon, Volvo Trucks, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and Forum Mobility. 👏🏼 A bit more on this in my conversation below with Amazon’s Nick Ellis. Also check out build.ca.gov for the larger story on California’s infrastructure boom.💥
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Nick Ellis liked thisNick Ellis liked thisHumble brag as my sister Sarah Dimson-Tararuj addresses the United Nations this week about her EV freight projects AND... Introduces Velocity - her latest brainchild in collaboration with The Earthshot Prize (Prince William's org) & AWS...let’s go! https://lnkd.in/egx2Ju5t Putting those #stanford #oxford #MIT degrees to work!
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Nick Ellis reacted on thisNick Ellis reacted on thisI'm very happy to share that I've graduated with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, receiving my MBA with concentrations in Finance, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship. Thank you to my incredible wife, Danielle, who made room for two plus years of late nights, travel, and weekend study sessions while always being my biggest cheerleader. Also, thank you to my amazing friends Brendan and Shana McNamara for the unending support and always giving me a great place to stay in Chicago. I'm very grateful for all the great friends I've made at Booth, the fantastic professors I've learned from, and the mentors that supported me along the way, Joe Ragsdale, CFA, Corey Snyder, CFA , Brandon O'Leary. Looking forward to the next chapter!
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Nick Ellis reacted on thisNick Ellis reacted on thisNYC Climate Week gave me a jolt ⚡ of energy and optimism in dark times. Why? 👇🏼
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Nick Ellis reacted on thisInnovating in healthcare takes tremendous stamina. From early clinical proof to mass system adoption, there are so many obstacles to overcome, it can feel overwhelming. But the impact of the work is unmatched. Meeting Geoff Pardo, and being part of his rehabilitation journey, watching my daughter's experience with cerebral palsy, the thousands of CIONIC users, each of them provide the strength and motivation to continue fighting to ensure these technologies are available to everyone.Nick Ellis reacted on thisThe hardest part of medical innovation may come after FDA clearance. CIONIC’s Jeremiah Robison joins Medtech Talk to discuss the Neural Sleeve, from the engineering behind its wearable sensors and stimulation system to the realities of clinical adoption, affordability, and reimbursement. It’s also a deeply personal story for Robison and host Geoff Pardo, who has been using the Neural Sleeve for his own post-procedure recovery. This is a conversation not to miss: https://lnkd.in/gAx6VM-s
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Nick Ellis reacted on thisNick Ellis reacted on thisGlad to be back in NYC this week, just as Paebbl became the first cementitious materials producer to join The Climate Pledge. With our partners Amazon , Amazon Web Services (AWS), Prologis, JLL Foundation, and soon more signatories we will announce, we are setting a new standard for how the world is building with concrete: every sqm built in concrete can be a choice to be carbon-storing. At Paebbl, in the past year alone, we have launched next generation concrete applications that span airports, marine infrastructure, extreme weather mitigation infrastructure (breakwater structures, pervious concrete), data centers, logistics infrastructure, commercial realestate, and more. The pace of developments and interest in this new generation of concrete that works for future generations is rapidly accelerating as ambitious companies make better supplychain choices. And the timing could not be more appropriate as the world quietly enters a new building supercycle: AI infrastructure, defence infrastructure, extreme weather protection infrastructure, and growing urban development all happening at once. Cant wait to see what the next year holds as we onboard more aligned partners. 🤝 Reach out if you want to know more. ✉️ Cc Ric Cochrane Nick Ellis Sharif El-labany Kara H. Hurst Genevieve Rose Sherman Miles Haladay Tori Deems Rajeev O. Lisa Costello (Bonacci) Nidhi Baiswar Ryunosuke Konishi
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Nick Ellis reacted on thisNick Ellis reacted on thisAn AWS data center is now the first globally to install ELYSIS® aluminium! 🩵 If you’re seeing this Saturday or Sunday and on your way to Climate Week NYC, read on — otherwise go enjoy your weekend! ⛅️ We’re super proud to have worked with Rio Tinto, Prysmian, Wesco and Walbridge in this demonstration of commitment to scaling technologies the aluminium sector needs to deeply and durably decarbonize by mid century. ELYSIS® inert-anode technology is the leading candidate worldwide to eliminate the direct CO₂ and PFC emissions that all aluminium smelters worldwide release. Decarbonize the electricity, install ELYSIS® technology - and pretty well the only emissions you’ve got left to squash are the upstream bauxite refining! 📉 If you’ve got access to a Politico Pro subscription, you can check out Hannah Northey’s article, which included exclusive interviews with Nick Ellis and Joern Tinnemeyer. For everyone else - Prysmian’s announcement has a photo of some of the cable! 📸 https://lnkd.in/gRCS2v8t This took an amazing team effort internally - Jonathan Gabel , Ozer Yilmaz , Cemil Ozyalcin, Matt Raponi , Tim Lewis , John Edinger , Michelle M. , Justin DeGregory , Ashley Walker , Chris Jansen , Jason Zhang. None of this would have happened without you - I hope today’s news puts a spring in your step! ☺️Prysmian and Rio Tinto Announce First Electrical Cables Made with ELYSIS® Technology Contracted for Installation at Amazon Data Center | PrysmianPrysmian and Rio Tinto Announce First Electrical Cables Made with ELYSIS® Technology Contracted for Installation at Amazon Data Center | Prysmian
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Nick Ellis liked thisNick Ellis liked thisWhen people find out I studied AI at Stanford back in the 80s and worked at an expert systems company, they frequently ask me about my take on young people getting jobs (many of my friends have kids at this stage) as AI gets adopted. Here is my take. 1) Yes, entry-level "jobs" will disappear, but you just have to be able to use AI better than others (like you don't have to run faster than a lion, just faster than other people you are with). 2) It is about work and not about jobs. Jobs appeared during the industrial revolution. With the information revolution, this trend is reversing back to people doing their own work, being their own boss, and serving their own customers, as it has been for millenia beforehand. Read Free Agent Nation by Daniel Pink. It was in many ways the inspiration for LinkedIn. 3) Networks and AI allow individuals to do things that only whole companies could do before. We are at the beginning of the golden age of software. If you understand problems and can clearly articulate solutions, you can create a nice company with far less capital and fewer obstacles than ever before. And you can create many other companies far more easily, too. Check out this new book. Billionaires get the press, but entrepreneurial success is a much broader story. https://lnkd.in/gMJiSEfrThe American Dream isn’t what you think it is | FortuneThe American Dream isn’t what you think it is | Fortune
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Nick Ellis reacted on thisNick Ellis reacted on thisExcited to share that I'm stepping into a new role as Chief Operating Officer at Redwood Materials. Redwood Energy has taken sites from groundbreaking to fully energized in a fraction of the time it takes to bring power online through traditional means, powering off-grid data centers without the interconnection and transmission delays that slow everyone else down. We're now deploying that same model to customers across the country, with customer commitments scaling right alongside it. None of that is possible on batteries alone. Our own power electronics, including proprietary DC-DC converters along with our systems architecture and control software, are what turn a heterogeneous stream of repurposed battery packs into one dependable power system, deployed faster than conventional power can be brought online. It also isn't possible without recycling and refining. Redwood takes in nearly every form a battery comes in, from laptops and power tools to e-bikes, EV packs, and production scrap from cell plants, and we refine what comes out of it. That makes us one of the largest producers of nickel, cobalt, and lithium in the country, and it is how we have the battery supply to build these systems in the first place. Taking on the operating side of that is an amazing opportunity. Thank you to JB and the leadership team for the trust, and to the people across Redwood who make this work every day. Excited for what's next.
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