Turning Air, Water, and Sunlight into Natural Gas: Casey Handmer’s Vision for Sustainable Energy Part 1

Hardware to Save a Planet

Welcome to this episode of Hardware to Save a Planet. In this first of a two-part episode, Dylan chats with Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries. Casey and his team at Terraform are scaling technology to produce cheap natural gas with sunlight and air. Join us as we explore innovative solutions for sustainable energy. Casey shares how TerraForm leverages solar energy, carbon capture, and green hydrogen production to create cost-effective natural gas to combat climate change.
Drawing on his diverse background at NASA, Hyperloop, and Caltech, Casey highlights the overlap between space exploration and Earth-bound energy challenges. The discussion delves into the economics of renewable energy, the practicality of hydrogen, and the potential of scalable, modular chemical plants to drive a sustainable energy revolution.

Casey Handmer is the founder of Terraform Industries, a pioneering company focused on transforming atmospheric CO₂ into synthetic natural gas using solar energy. With a mission to eliminate net carbon emissions from natural gas production, Terraform aims to scale sustainable energy solutions globally.

Episode Resource

• Casey Handmer on LinkedIn
• Terraform Industries Website
• Terraform Industries Project Images
• Dylan Garrett on LinkedIn
• Synapse Website
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