Underground Potential

Underground Potential

From The Moonshot Podcast by X, The Moonshot Factory

May 27, 2026 · 19 min · Season 2 · Episode 9

About this episode

The episode explores the potential of geothermal heat pumps for home heating and cooling with guest Kathy Hannun.

In this episode of The Moonshot Podcast we're diving deep—literally!—below the surface to uncover the ground's immense, untapped potential, which could unlock solutions to some of humanity's greatest challenges. Astro sits down with Kathy Hannun from Project Dandelion to explore the breakthrough efficiency of geothermal heat pumps for home heating and cooling. – Hosted by Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots, The Moonshot Podcast goes behind the scenes with creators and inventors trying to find radical solutions and breakthrough technologies to the world’s biggest problems. These are the untold stories of innovation from 16 years of Alphabet’s moonshot factory. The Moonshot Podcast is a Pique Action production for X, The Moonshot Factory, produced in association with Blanchard House. If you want to take your own moonshots, we've developed a certificate course with MasterClass on how to take bold ideas and translate them into real world impact. Check it out here: https://www.masterclass.com/certificates/breakthrough-innovation-strategy-from-bold-idea-to-business-impact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Astro Teller

Guest: Kathy Hannun

Topics covered

  • geothermal energy
  • innovation
  • sustainability
  • home heating
  • cooling solutions
  • technology

Keywords

  • geothermal heat pumps
  • home heating
  • cooling
  • sustainability
  • innovation
  • Project Dandelion
  • energy efficiency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Project Dandelion, X, The Moonshot Factory, Blanchard House, MasterClass

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