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KB Science LLC is happy to share a fantastic article about their friend and colleague, Sridhar Seetharaman, CEO of EPIXC, the newest #manufacturingUSA institute from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy. Sridhar, a leader in the decarb sector, thermal processing & industrial manufacturing world, shares his thoughts on sustainability, energy equity, and making energy justice real for distressed communities, tribal peoples, and "cancer alley." In the article, he talks about growing up in Sweden, where sustainability and industrial circularity, along with community benefits, were number one drivers for a cleaner planet, and still are today. Don't miss out on this insightful read! But, we'd say he's still a bit of a physicist, too! #Thermalprocessing #Manufacturing #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Ecosystem 🍃☀️

We are proud to renew our partnership with Fraunhofer UMSICHT to continue addressing the practical challenges of delivering green energy and renewable resources. Since 2020, we have delivered research innovations in energy, environmental science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences to address green energy and waste management with Fraunhofer UMSICHT Moving forward, this collaboration is poised to expand into new areas, encompassing carbon capture and utilisation, renewable energy, heat storage, hydrogen production and utilisation, critical elements and materials, as well as polymer and chemical recycling. This partnership has already delivered tangible outcomes for the region, including Tyseley Energy Park, where the University of Birmingham is an active development partner. Here, we operate a research plant that leverages Fraunhofer UMSICHT technology to drive sustainable solutions. Learn more about this partnership by following the link below: https://lnkd.in/eRJpCmEe #GreenEnergy #RenewableResources #ResearchPartnership #Sustainability #Innovation #Collaboration #CarbonCapture #RenewableEnergy #WasteManagement #ChemicalEngineering

Introducing the six entrepreneurs in our third West Gate cohort who are embarking on a career-changing two-year program at NREL. Representing a range of transformative #energy technologies, Cohort 3 is a diverse class of innovators with promising companies. ♻️🌱 Julia Curley, EsterCycle, is pioneering a chemical #recycling technology that decomposes both petroleum- and bio-based polyester plastics into their original building blocks, enabling circularity for compostable and non-compostable plastics. ☀️💚 Simon Julien, Latimer Controls, is enhancing the reliability of utility-scale #solar power by using machine learning to transform intermittent solar generation into a controllable, flexible resource for improved grid stability and economic performance. 🔋⚡️ Heather Platt, Mana Battery, is advancing sodium-ion #battery technology by developing a low-cost platform and high-energy design to produce cheaper batteries that will outperform their lithium-ion counterpart in cost, supply chain abundance, and safety. ⚡️🌿 Michael Solomentsev, Palanquin Power, is revolutionizing data center #EnergyManagement with a novel architecture that eliminates multiple intermediate power conversion steps, ensuring more power flows to servers, significantly reducing operating costs and enhancing efficiency. 💨🛠️ Reamonn Soto, Sensatek Propulsion Technology, is transforming #wind turbine maintenance by using wireless sensors to detect structural damage early, enabling timely repairs that boost turbine efficiency, cut inspection costs, and reduce operational expenses. 💧🧼 Spencer Whitman, Aquarry, is tackling global warming and environmental contamination with pit lake alkalinity enhancement, a scalable technology that adapts ocean carbon dioxide removal (#CDR) techniques to pit lakes, offering a cheaper, easier solution for cleaning up contaminated mine sites. These innovators are primed to drive positive change in the energy landscape, and we're thrilled to have them on board. Learn more about their groundbreaking work: https://bit.ly/47y9hqE

🌱Innovative paths to sustainability: the P2Valuechemicals project 🌱 Prof. Dr. Robert Franke presented the exciting P2Valuechemicals project at the Power-to-X Day in Industriepark Höchst. This project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, is part of the Kopernikus Initiative, one of the largest research efforts for energy system transformation in Germany. Together with partners such as the Jülich Research Center, the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Siemens Energy and Evonik Oxeno, we are working on a groundbreaking technology: the electrolysis of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. This carbon monoxide serves as a raw material for methoxycarbonylation and could revolutionize our sustainable carbonylation technology. The goal is to make this technology more environmentally friendly by using green electricity and CO2 as raw materials. A big step towards a greener future! 🌍 Harald Haeger Forschungszentrum Jülich #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #Innovation #P2Valuechemicals #KopernikusProjekte #GreenTechnology #siemensenergy #dechema #kopernikus #robertfranke

Do you work with graphene, ionic liquids or carbon fibers? ⚗ Are you interested in cutting edge energy storage research? 🔋 Would you like to discover how European projects fuse academia and companies to catalyse real innovation? 💡 Register now and join the 1st EMPHASIS-Supercaps online workshop (free of charge) on 19th of March to learn all about this project as well as sister projects GREENCAP and HEDAsupercap. More information on the link below 👇 #supercapacitors #energy #innovation Solvionic

"Raising venture capital is enabling Osmoses to grow and make progress more rapidly, which is key as every day matters in the race with #climatechange. Investors are an incredibly valuable extension of the team and partners to what we are building." Check-out Collaborative Fund Q&A with our CEO Francesco Maria Benedetti to learn more about how Osmoses is born from a research collaboration between the department of Chemical Engineering at MIT and the department of Chemistry at Stanford University and is now seeking industrial partnership to play a role in the #energy #transition. #funding #scalingbusiness #venturecapital #hydrogen #climate #cleanenergy #decarbonization

The Ozin Group and Dr. Rui Song have a new article out in Nature Energy about a solar-driven and more environmentally friendly route for ethylene and hydrogen production. Read more here! https://lnkd.in/gkfECBsu

We are excited to announce the official launch of Calectra - a startup on a mission to electrify heavy industry! Human societies depend on materials like steel, cement, and chemicals. We produce 7 billion tons of just these three materials yearly. Producing these and all other materials and goods requires a lot of energy, especially heat (24,000 TWh). Industrial heat accounts for a quarter of all global energy consumption. However, today, this heat is fossil-based and accounts for 10% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Decarbonizing high-temperature heat at low cost is especially challenging. Calectra provides low-cost, zero-carbon, up to 1600°C process heat for heavy industry. The Calectra heat battery stores low-cost, off-peak, renewable electricity as heat in our patent-pending bricks. The heat can be delivered 24/7 to retrofitted industrial processes with over 90% round trip efficiency. Calectra was founded by Pauliina Meskanen and Nate Weger to decarbonize heavy industry. The co-founders met at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-backed Cradle to Commerce program. Our technology is based on research by Calectra’s CTO and co-founder, Nate Weger, during his PhD at University of California, Berkeley / Berkeley Lab. Since the Cradle to Commerce program, we have been grateful to receive support from The Engine’s Blueprint, NYSERDA-backed Venture For ClimateTech, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Cleantech to Market (C2M), and Aalto University’s Energy Linkage programs. We also won first prize in For ClimateTech’s Global Innovation Challenge “Future of Energy” category and were a top 5 finalist at the Extreme Tech Challenge’s Global Deep Tech Startup Competition. Follow us on LinkedIn and sign up for mailing list on our website for updates! The website is in the comments. Let’s electrify industrial heat! #industrial #decarbonization #processheat #climatetech #launch

Discover how Supergen Energy Networks Hub is addressing the challenge of decarbonizing the energy system in the socio-digital age. This video explores various methods for gradual and conscious decarbonization, emphasizing collaboration across disciplines. From leveraging digital technologies like twins and emulators to showcasing inspiring examples such as university buildings powered by solar and battery storage from electric vehicles while also using heat from their data centre to heat the building, #Supergen highlights the importance of social scientists in ensuring these innovations benefit society. The examination of Tiley Energy Park as a model for clean energy solutions within industrial spaces and #NorthernPowergrid's work on battery storage solutions for grid resilience underscores the holistic approach needed to achieve #NetZero. Collaboration across disciplines is key to achieving #NetZero in this digital age. #Supergen's research is making a significant impact. #NetZero #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #DigitalTwins #Engineering #Microgrid

💡During the Project #ColdSpark workshop at the #ProgressinBiogas VI conference, Prof. Xin Tu, part of the University of Liverpool team working on the project, delivered an engaging presentation offering valuable insights about the broader context and impact of #ColdSpark technology. 🌍🌡️ With rising CO₂ emissions, decarbonising chemical processes is now more critical than ever. We need urgent action to move away from fossil fuels and embrace sustainable alternatives. 🚀Project #ColdSpark combines non-thermal plasma with catalysis to unlock a groundbreaking solution for #Biomethane and #MethaneCracking into clean #hydrogen and valuable #carbon materials. 🤔 Why is #ColdSpark a game-changer? 🔋 Low-carbon hydrogen production ❄️ Catalyst-free & low-temperature process 🟡 No reliance on precious materials 💰 Production of valuable carbon materials promising application for batteries, ink & paint, tires, and more ⚙️ Cost-competitive with its high energy efficiency 📦 Modular design for decentralised production 🔍 Curious? Read the workshop article on the project website news section and learn more about this promising technology: https://lnkd.in/dRdh9WDB