Clean Industrialist | Chief Boilermaker @AtmosZeroSteam | Advisor to @StarlightVC_ & @AvilaVC_ | @MIT PhD
Fort Collins, CO
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Addison Killean Stark retweeted
We learned to weld before we learned to program, learned to drive on tractors, and prefer a stick shift to Autopilot.
At AtmosZero, we build atoms, not bits. Real machines with generational impact.
And we’re hiring. Come build with us in Colorado.
atmoszero.energy
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
Same.
In fact the binding restrictions put on data centers are one of the big REASONS I support passing BAAJA.
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
Actual climate scientist here. The permitting reform bill was introduced by Senate climate champions like @SenWhitehouse. It will reduce US emissions.
We don't have the luxury to make the perfect the enemy of the good – which time and time again has led to doing nothing at all.
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
As an energy transition founder: we need permitting reform now.
Electrification is colliding with huge demand from AI. We need to make it easier to build the power infrastructure required.
To my friends on the climate left: don’t wait for a better deal. Pass BAAJA.
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
The climate community needs to become more serious about industrialization.
The political right needs to recognize that innovation support can't stop at the laboratory door.
And the venture ecosystem needs to stop assuming every company should become Tesla.
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Addison Killean Stark retweeted
As I launch Engineering the Transition, I'm republishing a handful of essays that helped shape how I think about energy innovation and industrialization.
First up is something I published in @ASMEdotorg outlining the opportunity I quit my job to pursue.
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
This sounds impressive. Except that desalinated seawater using reverse osmosis is already 1/1,000th the price of bottled water, or less.
water scarcity problem is getting solved before even it started..
CHINA JUST UNVEILS SOLAR DESALINATION BREAKTHROUGH
- They developed a 3D photothermal material that converts seawater into freshwater using only solar energy, with no external electricity.
- This material absorbs 90.2% of sunlight, cuts evaporation energy nearly by 50% and achieves an 8.5× higher evaporation rate than previous designs.
- A 0.75 m² outdoor prototype produced over 20 liters of safe drinking water per day, enough for about 10 people, while meeting WHO water standards.
- New system also irrigated a 5 m² test farm growing spinach, corn, and Chinese cabbage, demonstrating potential for both drinking water and agriculture.
- Researchers estimate that after about 2 years of operation, the production cost of freshwater could become lower than commercial bottled water.
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
the land grant university is a sign of a developed civilization
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
Today on Volts: boiling water to make steam for industrial processes consumes a substantial portion of global energy, yet it has proven surprisingly resistant to electrification. My guest today has built a modular, plug-&-play industrial heat pump. We talk all about it.
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
Bumping Houston chopped and screwed to celebrate the $FRVO IPO.
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
Some of us have been raising the red flag since 2019…
“This isn’t going to be a problem” said a well known VC who’s now invested in a transformer startup 😂😂😂
pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/05/…
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
The best part of being an engineer is seeing innovation in action! Thanks to the hospitality of @AtmosZeroSteam Todd Bandhauer @AddisonKStark and @newbelgium the @WebberEnergy Group got to see a novel industrial grade heat pump in action.
Full Steam Ahead!
CC: @joshdr83
Addison Killean Stark retweeted
Addison says it well, y'all. And as an innovator, manufacturer and entrepreneur, he's in the thick of things, so he should know what will work to reinvigorate American manufacturing to support an energy dominant future.
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Addison Killean Stark retweeted
BTW, I wrote about this recently in SciAm, noting that one of the key values of natural gas is for heating buildings and that it's likely cheaper, easier and faster to decarbonize the gas system than to decarbonize the power sector + electrify everything
scientificamerican.com/artic…