11 - Building a startup in the energy industry with Matt Allen (CEO @ Pivot Power)

What does it take to build a successful startup in the energy storage space? Matt Allen, CEO and co-founder of Pivot Power, joins Quentin to share his insights into the future of energy storage and EVs, building big batteries, as well as a host of other lessons learned in life and in industry. The pair discuss:

• Why we need to move rapidly in the transition to net-zero.
• The dream of a distributed, lithium-ion equivalent to Dinorwig.
• How this relates to the electrification of transport.
• Building the battery that helps power Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
• And why it's so important to bring everybody - colleagues, football fans, Matt's mom - along for the journey to net-zero.

Find Matt on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/matt-allen-318b426

Pivot Power develop and build low carbon infrastructure. To find out more about what they do, head along to: https://www.pivot-power.co.uk/

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