Iowa investing 1 million into algae company? Can they clean the water and world?
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Would you invest one million dollars into algae? Probably not, that sounds crazy. But that's exactly what the state of Iowa just did and that one move may be key to cleaning our air, waterways, growing organic crops, and creating sustainable aviation fuel. Martin Gross, founder of Gross-Wen Technologies tells us how their process works. 💡 Find this show on your favorite player: https://iowapodcast.com/gross-wen-technologies ⚖️ Get guidance from Dentons Davis Brown: https://www.dentons.com/en/dentons-davis-brown 🐖 Get a free $30 gift card from Jethro's BBQ: https://iowapodcast.com/jethrosbbq Iowa-based Gross-Wen technologies grows algae. Gross explains why too little or too much algae can be a problem, how algae cleans water and eats carbon from the air, and how they're creating fuel for crops and fuel for planes with systems that look like algae treadmills. Chapters: 00:00 - Why Algae Matters 05:11 - Turning Wastewater Into Value 14:30 - Co-Located Treatment Tech 18:26 - Algae Carbon Advantage 24:26 - Scaling Modular Systems 29:16 - Biofuels Vision Fundraising
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