Episode Summary:
💧 Revolutionising Water & Energy Savings in Industry – Mick Liubinskas dives deep with Tia Collings, co-founder of Enaxiom, to uncover how hardware innovation is transforming industrial water and energy usage. Tia shares Enaxiom’s mission to reduce water and energy consumption across industries like mining, data centers, and green hydrogen production through their breakthrough technology, HydroCOOL. Discover how her journey from sustainability consulting to hardware entrepreneurship led her to co-found Enaxiom with engineer Bijan Rahimi, and why they believe building better products is key to driving climate-positive change. From navigating risk-averse industries like mining to tackling the rapid growth of data centers, Tia explains how Enaxiom balances commercial value with environmental impact. Plus, learn how regulations in the EU and Asia are accelerating demand for sustainable industrial solutions, and why Enaxiom is gearing up for global expansion in 2025. 💡 Tune in to explore hardware’s crucial role in climate tech, the challenges of scaling globally, and why sustainable solutions must make financial sense to drive real impact!
Chapters:
Time Stamps
00:00 – Introduction: Meet Tia Collings from Enaxiom and their mission to save water & energy
00:27 – What is Enaxiom? The tech behind HydroCOOL and its industrial applications
01:46 – From Antler to entrepreneurship: How Tia and Bijan co-founded Enaxiom
03:57 – Why hardware innovation is key to climate solutions
06:16 – Building better products: Saving money and the planet
08:42 – Tackling mining vs. data centers: Navigating slow vs. fast-moving industries
12:04 – Balancing venture funding with self-sustaining sales growth
13:10 – Data centres' growing water & energy crisis: How Enaxiom is stepping in
16:41 – The global expansion roadmap: Piloting in Australia and scaling abroad
18:56 – Why EU regulations and U.S. market size both matter for climate tech
22:07 – Enaxiom’s 2025 goals: Scaling technology, closing funding, and growing the team
23:46 – The challenges of building a hardware team in climate tech
25:46 – The inevitable transition to net zero and what it means for businesses
28:52 – When will climate tech become the norm? Predictions for the next decade
32:17 – Advice for future climate tech founders: Validate fast and build better
