{"id":110717,"date":"2024-08-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_episode&#038;p=110717"},"modified":"2024-09-05T13:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:45:58","slug":"casey-handmer","status":"publish","type":"ftm_episode","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/series\/the-freethink-interview\/casey-handmer","title":{"rendered":"The solar revolution turning sunlight into synthetic fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Could solar energy be the key to unlocking a future free from fossil fuels and extreme poverty? Casey Handmer, founder and CEO of Terraform Industries, believes so. His company is pioneering technology that could revolutionize how we produce and consume energy, potentially solving climate change and global energy inequality in one fell swoop.<br><br>Terraform Industries is developing machines that create synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air. 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