<description>&lt;p&gt;00:00 – Intro &amp; Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;03:27 – Robert’s background: 30+ years in semiconductors to 3D printing batteries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;06:59 – Reinventing additive manufacturing: Printing multi-material active devices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;14:27 – Addressing the 5 battery pillars: Safety, cost, performance, longevity, and recyclability.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:24 – The economics: Cutting production costs by 60% and waste to under 1%.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;24:01 – Sakuu's asset-light business model and equipment licensing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;32:14 – Gigafactory vs. Microfactory: The extreme flexibility of 3D printing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;41:42 – Re-industrializing America and making onshoring a bipartisan issue.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;52:19 – Team building: Why you should hire for attitude and train your replacement.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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#285 CleanTechies Pod: 3D Printed Batteries w/ Robert Bagheri (Sakuu)

MAY 20, 202663 MIN
CleanTechies Podcast

#285 CleanTechies Pod: 3D Printed Batteries w/ Robert Bagheri (Sakuu)

MAY 20, 202663 MIN

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<p>00:00 – Intro & Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch.</p><p>03:27 – Robert’s background: 30+ years in semiconductors to 3D printing batteries.</p><p>06:59 – Reinventing additive manufacturing: Printing multi-material active devices.</p><p>14:27 – Addressing the 5 battery pillars: Safety, cost, performance, longevity, and recyclability.</p><p>20:24 – The economics: Cutting production costs by 60% and waste to under 1%.</p><p>24:01 – Sakuu's asset-light business model and equipment licensing.</p><p>32:14 – Gigafactory vs. Microfactory: The extreme flexibility of 3D printing.</p><p>41:42 – Re-industrializing America and making onshoring a bipartisan issue.</p><p>52:19 – Team building: Why you should hire for attitude and train your replacement.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe</a>