CO₂ to Ethylene with Alex Ip, CERT Systems

<p>What do bananas, shampoo bottles, clothes and aviation fuel have in common?</p><p>Ethylene.</p><p>It is one of industry’s most useful building-block molecules, and today it is largely made from fossil feedstocks.</p><p>In this episode of Bite-Size Climate Tech, I speak with Alex Ip, Co-founder &amp; CEO of CERT Systems, about a different route: using CO₂, water and electricity to make ethylene through direct CO₂ electrolysis.</p><p>Alex explains the science with Lego blocks and an “electrolyser sandwich,” then we get into the Season 5 question: why could this be good business?</p><p>We talk about why making the same drop-in molecule matters for existing industrial processes, modular production, moving from lab proof towards commercial demonstration, the pathway towards cost competitiveness, and what winning Tencent CarbonX could unlock for CERT.</p><p>And underneath all of it is a bigger idea: future generations shouldn’t have to give up useful materials, mobility or quality of life to solve climate change. The challenge is finding a better way to make them.</p><p>🎙️ Bite-Size Climate Tech Season 5: Climate Tech Is Just Good Business</p><p>Learn more about CERT Systems:<br><a href="https://co2cert.com/">https://co2cert.com/</a></p><p>Explore Bite-Size Climate Tech:<br><a href="https://www.dayzeroproduction.com/bite-size-climate-tech">https://www.dayzeroproduction.com/bite-size-climate-tech</a></p><p>Support Season 5:<br><a href="https://www.dayzeroproduction.com/bite-size-climate-tech/support">https://www.dayzeroproduction.com/bite-size-climate-tech/support</a></p>