CleanTechies Podcast · 2026-05-06 · 1h 5m
00:00 - Intro & Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch. 03:19 - The Origin of Reservoir: Why target the water heater? 06:33 - The Data: Why heating water uses more energy than driving an EV. 16:06 - The Innovator's Dilemma: Why legacy appliance companies struggle to innovate beyond incremental updates. 20:20 - Pricing Strategy: How vertical integration allows Reservoir to stay cost-competitive while offering a premium product. 25:16 - Smart Features: Predictive recirculation (no-wait showers), freeze protection, and leak mitigation. 36:08 - "Party Mode": How an inline booster heater gives a 50-gallon tank the capacity of a 150-gallon tank. 40:58 - The Faucet Remote Control: Using an ultrasonic flow meter to operate your water heater by simply tapping your sink faucet. 44:24 - Building a Hardware Team: The Formlabs Mafia and why every startup employee needs the "take out the trash" mentality. 49:56 - Thermal Batteries & VPPs: How connecting 50,000 smart water heaters equals the capacity of a data center. This is a public episode.
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