Billions of Dollars of Net-Zero Energy Infrastructure — Damian Beauchamp, President of 8 Rivers

My guest for his episode is Damian Beauchamp, the President and Chief Development Officer of 8 Rivers.
In addition, he is also:

An advisor to the Carbon XPrize
A Board member at NET Power

8 Rivers is a platform company developing the sustainable infrastructure of tomorrow by inventing and commercializing large-scale innovations in the race to Net Zero. Founded by a former Wall Street finance executive and a literal rocket scientist, their investors include industry heavyweights Exelon, SK Group, McDermott, and Occidental Low Carbon Ventures.
In this episode, we talked about the following:

How they’re creating billions of dollars of market-proven value
How Blue Ocean strategies have served them well
The validation they’ve received on a net-zero, cost-neutral natural gas power plant in Texas
Their go-to-market plan of innovation and IP development, followed by licensing the tech to others for maximum scale and climate benefits
The path to securing big-name corporate partners
The need to be optimistic and solutions-oriented when it comes to tackling climate change
Quotes from Calvin Coolidge on the power of persistence
Why he has a picture of the Grand Canyon as his LinkedIn banner picture
And lots more

Hope you enjoy!
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