8. Chris Bean

Chris Bean is Serial Entrepreneur, Technology Developer, and Edmund Hillary Fellow (LinkedIn). He is the CEO and co-founder of REVOLUTION Turbine Technologies (RTT).

RTT is "developing reliable, scalable, and green energy solutions for powering mission-critical equipment in remote locations" as part of "the world’s transition to a sustainable energy future".

Our conversation covers:
-How a niche new technology can be used to decarbonise energy use in gas networks.
-What it is like to be the CEO of a ' hardtech' start-up, including the funding rounds.
-How to protect IP to ensure you capture value.
-How the innovation ecosystem is shifting to prioritise sustainability.

This is part of a series of interviews about innovation for sustainability conducted for the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, as a contribution to a module in this Masters. You can find out more about these interviews, and the module, here.