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A Positive Climate is the uplifting podcast about the solutions to climate change.
Hosted by Australian industry experts Nick Zeltzer (Managing Partner @ Positive Ventures, ex Virescent Ventures, ARENA, Origin Energy) and Alex McIntosh (Director, ARENA), the show charted as the top Australian podcast on Apple's Technology Podcast Chart in both 2022 and 2023.
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In the latest episode, Nick dived into the electrification of heavy transport. A sector critical to decarbonisation but potentially stalled by a hidden bottleneck: the grid itself. The Next Frontier While electric cars are becoming more ma…
Aerospace startup AMSL Aero has received $5.43 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to help develop its hydrogen-powered electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We were thrilled to have An…
Think you know what it takes to succeed in the world of climate tech and entrepreneurship? Pitchfest 2023 provided an opportunity to put your judgement to the test. Together with EnergyLab, we brought together ten of Australia’s most …
Nick started working on climate solutions as far back as 2012 and now runs a climate tech consultancy Positive Ventures. He was a founding Investment Director at climate venture capital fund Virescent Ventures, as well as the CEFC. He also previously led the transport portfolio and Innovation Lab at ARENA. Other experience has included roles at Origin Energy, Macquarie Group, Puget Sound Energy in Seattle and as Board Director of Redback Technologies, Downforce Technologies and Green Music Australia.
Alex is passionate about innovation and solving one of the greatest challenges of our generation, climate change! Alex has been in the energy sector for over 5 years where she's had experience with hydrogen, distributed energy, pumped hydro and battery storage. Prior to joining the energy revolution, Alex worked in Deal Advisory at KPMG.