Founder Impossible Metals | HardTech/DeepTech | Builder | Advisor | Investor
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Joined April 2008
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Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
The AI data center buildout is not just a software or capital investment story. It’s quickly becoming a physical infrastructure challenge, and the supply of materials and equipment is paramount in determining how quickly we can build.
If we want the US to become a leader in superintelligence, we first need to become a leader in the underlying commodities required to build the technology.
This technology requires more than capital and chips. We need transmission lines (copper), transformers (grain oriented electrical steel), fuel cells (scandium), and many more critical minerals that the US is fighting to procure. The future of AI doesn’t begin in a lab, it starts in the ground.
A great article on data center risk from AIxEnergy:
aixenergy.io/carrying-the-bi…
@aixenergy
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
I have nothing against the Chinese people. Just the Chinese government that has no problem researching viruses to kill its own people Tiananmen Square style.
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Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
The race for #criticalminerals is now central to #energy, #mobility, and industrial power.
At #FIIPRIORITY Miami, the conversation turns to what it will really take to secure supply in an increasingly strategic market.
Tune in: bit.ly/FPM26_D2
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Today’s @POTUS executive order makes it clear: the United States – not China – will lead the world in responsibly unlocking seabed mineral resources and securing critical mineral supply chains with our partners and allies.
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Curious about the nuts and bolts of international deep-sea mining regulations beyond the baseline studies, protocols, and research papers?
Read this new #blog to learn about the centerpiece of the decision-making, which is often left out of the discussion: the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). zurl.co/wOsi
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Sustainable Seabed Mining to Extract $100 Trillion Metal Reserves
Our CEO & Co-Founder @OlyG was recently welcomed on the Hardware to Save a Planet #podcast, which explores tech innovations aiding the fight against #climatechange. Read the #blog here zurl.co/vLV7 or listen on #Spotify or #ApplePodcasts.
#climateweekNYC
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
United Nations Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals Releases Energy Transition Recommendations and Guidelines
Learn more about the #criticalminerals report from @UN in this new #blog: zurl.co/vyhI
#energytransition
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Don't miss this #webinar with Viridian Biometals CEO Eric Macris on Fri, Sept 20, at 8 am PDT/11 am EDT, "Clean, Low-Cost Critical Minerals Refining via Bacteria That Breathe Rocks," to learn more about the company & its clean, low-cost technology.
Register today: zurl.co/oIlZ
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Per this @WIRED article, a recent @SPGlobal report predicts we'll need more copper over the next 25 years than consumed in the history of the human race: zurl.co/eArY
How to meet this copper shortfall?
👉 Responsibly harvesting it from the deep sea floor. Ask us how.
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Curious how #criticalminerals can be responsibly harvested from the deep ocean floor or the tech behind our underwater robots?
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new FAQ page! Check it out: zurl.co/65L5
#FAQ
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Automakers are exploring how #EVbatteries could store excess renewable energy to help utilities cope with power supply & demand fluctuations. Participating owners could see reduced utility bills, lower lease payments, or free parking.
zurl.co/9CY2 via @nytimes
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Our latest #blog by Becky Oehler discusses the benefits of a #globalstandard for #deepseamining that complements regulations. Thanks to Graham Lee for his contribution to this blog and his broader contributions to this important conversation.
zurl.co/Q0hh
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Learn more about the @ISBAHQ and UNCLOS at our June 14 webinar with Eleanor Martin, a partner at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, who focuses on all legal and commercial aspects of deep-sea mining.
Register now: zurl.co/qgkr
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Listen to this @ThematicIntelGD #podcast episode as @MartinaRaveni speaks to @OlyG about #deepseamining & how we use robotic technology to minimize the environmental damage.
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Spotify 👉 zurl.co/5MxH
YouTube 👉 zurl.co/ABpp
Apple 👉 zurl.co/RQlQ
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Read this new #blog about the decision by @Tesla and @GM board of director recommendations to vote against stockholder proposals to commit to a moratorium on sourcing minerals from deep-sea mining: zurl.co/89N8
Bravo, @VolvoGroup! EV battery passport programs are key to increasing transparency and enabling sustainable and circular value chains.
#recycling #EVbatteries #EV
reuters.com/business/autos-t…
Oliver Gunasekara retweeted
Critical mineral supply is a core constraint for global electrification.
@collabfund portco @ImpossMetals have developed a deep sea robotics platform that moves across the sea floor picking up ores lying above the surface.
We sat down with their founder @OlyG to learn more about the success of their recent Eureka II deep sea test.
👇Head on over to the @sharedfund blog to read more about this important tech milestone.
