In this episode, she is talking with Christian Vollmann - Founder of Carbon One, a serial digital entrepreneur who transformed from a pure profit to an impact entrepreneur. He co-founded companies such as iLove, eDarling, video platform MyVideo and social network nebenan.de. Christian was Business Angel of the year in 2017 and invested into more than 70 companies. In 2022, he co-founded Carbon One, a company revolutionizing the chemical and shipping industries with C1 Green Chemicals AG.

🌱 What is Green Methanol?
A low-carbon alternative to fossil fuel-based methanol, made from:
✅ Biomass (bio-methanol)
✅ Renewable energy & captured CO2 (e-methanol)

🚢 Topics covered in this episode
🔹 Why transition from profit-driven to impact-driven entrepreneurship? (2:01)
🔹 The moment Christian realized he needed a change (4:49)
🔹 How digital entrepreneurs can apply their skills to climate tech (7:21)
🔹 Biggest challenges & opportunities in solving the climate crisis (11:23)
🔹 C1’s vision: Closing carbon cycles with green methanol (16:16)
🔹 Inputs & process for producing 63,000 gallons of green methanol (21:26)
🔹 Why not electrify container ships or use hydrogen? (28:13)
🔹 Challenges in converting old container ships (32:41)
🔹 Christian’s approach to investor communication & learning (41:59)