This week Alex is away so Nick is let loose on the podcast! Nick chats to Christiaan Jordaan, CEO and founder of Sicona. 

Sound familiar? We interviewed Christiaan in back November 2021 in one of our all-time listener favourite episodes: "Australia's Role in the Battery Revolution".

Since then Sicona has come a long way! Fresh off their recent $22m funding round for their battery technology we thought we'd cover the big issues since our previous chat:
How the US Inflation Reduction Act has changed the game for climate startups (2:05)
How Australia should respond (9:11)
How the rise of Artificial Intelligence has affected climate startups like Sicona (12:29)
Christiaan's HOTTEST TAKES on venture capital and funding climate solutions (15:38); and
The inside scoop on Christiaan's recent funding round (21:28)

In case you missed our last episode with Christiaan, here's a quick recap on Christiaan and his business (or you can have a a listen here)


Sicona aims to revolutionise the battery world by improving battery efficiency with their unique anode materials, a technology that can be used with existing lithium ion batteries.


Christiaan is also the co-founder of Novalith, a company that uses carbon dioxide as a reagent in extracting lithium. We have an episode featuring Novalith where we spoke to his Co-founder Steven Vassiloudis.

We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (www.bankaust.com.au).

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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. 

Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.

Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.

Music by the late, great Nick Weaver

Production by our hero Mark Spencer from Here.Media

Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair Perkins

This week Alex is away so Nick is let loose on the podcast! Nick chats to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiaan-jordaan-99421518/">Christiaan Jordaan</a>, CEO and founder of <a href="https://siconabattery.com/">Sicona</a>. 
Sound familiar? We interviewed Christiaan in back November 2021 in one of our all-time listener favourite episodes: "<a href="https://www.apositiveclimate.com/australias-role-in-the-battery-revolution/">Australia's Role in the Battery Revolution</a>".
Since then Sicona has come a long way! Fresh off their recent $22m funding round for their battery technology we thought we'd cover the big issues since our previous chat:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr">How the US Inflation Reduction Act has changed the game for climate startups (2:05)</li>
<li>How Australia should respond (9:11)</li>
<li dir="ltr">How the rise of Artificial Intelligence has affected climate startups like Sicona (12:29)</li>
<li dir="ltr">Christiaan's HOTTEST TAKES on venture capital and funding climate solutions (15:38); and</li>
<li dir="ltr">The inside scoop on Christiaan's recent funding round (21:28)</li>
</ul>
In case you missed our last episode with Christiaan, here's a quick recap on Christiaan and his business (or you can have a a listen <a href="https://www.apositiveclimate.com/australias-role-in-the-battery-revolution/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.apositiveclimate.com/australias-role-in-the-battery-revolution/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696325151686000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PYCZCvFgt3aFV0yfp1Yra">here</a>)
<ul>
<li dir="ltr">
Sicona aims to revolutionise the battery world by improving battery efficiency with their unique anode materials, a technology that can be used with existing lithium ion batteries.
</li>
<li dir="ltr">
Christiaan is also the co-founder of Novalith, a company that uses carbon dioxide as a reagent in extracting lithium. We have an episode featuring <a href="https://www.apositiveclimate.com/lithium-can-we-extract-it-sustainably-feat-novalith/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.apositiveclimate.com/lithium-can-we-extract-it-sustainably-feat-novalith/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696325151686000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vqeykWU1DxUQotfKazaif">Novalith</a> where we spoke to his Co-founder Steven Vassiloudis.
</li>
</ul>
We are proudly supported by Bank Australia (<a href="http://www.bankaust.com.au">www.bankaust.com.au</a>).
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About the podcast
A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. 
Hosted by Australian climate technology experts<a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/alexandracmcintosh"> Alex McIntosh</a> and<a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/nickzeltzer"> Nick Zeltzer</a>, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
Previous guests have included innovators from JET Charge, 5B, Amazon, Zoomo, V2Food, All G Foods, Vow, Sea Forest, Great Wrap, Infravision, Zero Co, Hysata, Sicona, OneSmallStep, Tenacious Ventures, CarsGuide, AMSL Aero, Nori, EnergyLab, MicroTau and many more.
Music by the late, great<a href="https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/deep-sea-arcade-co-founder-nick-weaver-dies-aged-37-2930195"> Nick Weaver</a>
Production by our hero Mark Spencer from<a href="https://www.heremedia.studio/"> Here.Media</a>
Social Media, Comms and PR by Alistair Perkins

A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about the solutions to climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology experts and investors Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to keep our existential crises at bay.

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Say hi: hello@apositiveclimate.com
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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about the solutions to climate change. An entertaining look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology experts and investors <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandracmcintosh/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandracmcintosh/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651278292518000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27JCzLfgHFTrJVPr-WNZ3P">Alex McIntosh</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickzeltzer/?originalSubdomain=au" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickzeltzer/?originalSubdomain%3Dau&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651278292518000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mnQ7q20KGdeaC3QT0ssJ-">Nick Zeltzer</a>, two friends on a mission to keep our existential crises at bay.
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A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An inspiring look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference.

A Positive Climate

A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An inspiring look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology experts Alex McIntosh and Nick Zeltzer, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.

We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more.

If you’re passionate about the environment, the latest clean technology or just want to know how to get involved in the movement, this podcast is for you!  

Come and say hi on Instagram or Twitter. For bonus content, the latest climate tech news and to make sure you never miss an episode, sign up to our mailing list on our website. 

A Positive Climate is an uplifting podcast about tackling climate change. An inspiring look at the products, people and technologies making a real difference. Hosted by Australian climate technology experts&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandracmcintosh/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandracmcintosh/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651278292518000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27JCzLfgHFTrJVPr-WNZ3P">Alex McIntosh</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickzeltzer/?originalSubdomain=au" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickzeltzer/?originalSubdomain%3Dau&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651278292518000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mnQ7q20KGdeaC3QT0ssJ-">Nick Zeltzer</a>, two friends on a mission to find the solutions to keep our existential crises at bay.
We cover it all on the show while keeping things optimistic and accessible: electric planes, waste eating maggots, plant-based meats, hydrogen made from beer, the solar revolution, the coolest new sustainable products and much much more.
If you&rsquo;re passionate about the environment, the latest clean technology or just want to know how to get involved in the movement, this podcast is for you! &nbsp;
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