Description: Nick is joined by Jigar Shah, the Director of the DOE’s Loan Programs Office, and Ian Dickinson, the CEO of LongPath Technologies, to discuss the commercialization of novel methane monitoring technologies to accelerate lower-hanging fruit in methane mitigation. Specifically, Jigar, Ian, and Nick discuss the ongoing methane measurement technologies LongPath is building for oil and gas infrastructure in the Permian Basin and what climate, economic, safety, and regulatory impacts are being driven by a step-change in methane measurement and monitoring technologies. Further, Jigar, Ian, and Nick also discuss:
Timestamps:
00:03:31 - Loan Programs Office's Support for Climate Tech Companies
00:04:40 - Methane's Impact on Global Warming vs. Lack of Financing
00:05:16 - Economic Incentives to Address Methane Leaks
00:08:33 - Technologies for Methane Detection and Monitoring
00:10:26 - LongPath's Development and Commercialization
00:15:15 - Safety Benefits of Novel Methane Monitoring
00:18:45 - Operational and Compliance Challenges in Methane Management
00:22:40 - EPA's Methane Regulations and Industry Impact
00:27:29 - Potential Global Impact of Methane Management Technologies
00:30:12 - Broader Economic and Environmental Benefits of Methane Reduction
00:31:38 - LPO's Goals and Impact on Hard Tech Innovation
00:33:40 - Working with the Loan Programs Office
00:35:09 - Other Exciting Developments in Climate Tech and Energy
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Learn more about LongPath Technologies on their website and LinkedIn: https://www.longpathtech.com/ / https://www.linkedin.com/company/longpathtech/
Learn more about the DOE’s Loan Programs Office on their website and LinkedIn: https://www.energy.gov/lpo/loan-programs-office / https://www.linkedin.com/company/doe-loan-programs-office/
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