Third Derivative, RMI's climate tech accelerator, is thrilled to welcome 43 new startups – including 26 new startups in our new Industrial Innovation Cohorts focused on decarbonizing steel, cement, and chemicals. Each startup was selected based on climate impact, techno-economics, business model, and competitive landscape. Their technologies include clean ammonia, textile production, low-carbon cement replacement, and more. Discover them for yourself ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eYJizmne Rushad Nanavatty Chetan Krishna Pilar Carvajo Lucena Carie Davis Jamie Hankins #Climate #Innovation #Technology #Entrepreneurship
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Third Derivative (D3) is a vertically integrated engine built to accelerate the rate of climate innovation globally. We uniquely combine a next-generation accelerator, committed venture capital, a curated ecosystem of global corporations, and unparalleled market, regulatory, and policy insights. We are mission driven and market focused. Rising to the climate crisis challenge is a once-in-a-generation, trillion-dollar economic opportunity. That’s why we were founded with purpose: to find, fund, hone, and scale the most-promising technologies to achieve larger, faster reductions in global carbon emissions.
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What’s the coolest technology around? We may have the answer. ❄️ As the world warms, finding innovative solutions to balance comfort with emissions reduction has never been more urgent. Enter solid-state cooling — a new class of technology that: 🚫 Eliminates harmful refrigerants ⚡ Boosts energy efficiency ✅ Offers benefits like precise temperature control and fewer moving parts This exciting approach relies on the caloric effect, where a solid material can change temperature by applying an external force or field like magnets, stretching, voltage, or pressure. mimic systems and MAGNOTHERM are two Third Derivative portfolio companies making strides in this space. ➡️ Check out a new article, co-authored by RMI's Yulin Lou and Third Derivative’s very own Lindsay Rasmussen, to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gx2A5eUP Thank you to Blue Haven Initiative for funding this research. #ClimateInnovation #SolidStateCooling #Entrepreneurship #Technology
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Third Derivative is thrilled to attend The World Forum on Peace, Justice, Human Rights, and Cultural Diplomacy on March 18th and 19th in Berlin, an event that will bring together global leaders and decision makers for fundamental change. Third Derivative Managing Director Rushad Nanavatty will be speaking on a panel, “Green Jobs and Breakthrough Technologies,” alongside other leaders from across the world to discuss the intersection of climate change, innovation, and economic benefits. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/ezecynNp
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Exciting news! TS Conductor , a Third Derivative portfolio company, is opening its second US factory in Jasper County, South Carolina, creating hundreds of new jobs and representing millions of dollars of investment into the community. This will help meet the growing demand for their innovative product — an advanced conductor technology that enables utilities to double or triple transmission capacity, which means more energy for all! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for this incredible team as they begin production later this year. We’ll continue to keep you in the loop on their progress. #ClimateInnovation #Entrepreneurship #Community
Founder & CEO of TS Conductor: award-winning, high-performance conductors made in America to modernize the world’s power grids.
We are excited to announce TS Conductor’s second US manufacturing facility, which will begin production later this year! The new facility, located in Jasper County, South Carolina, will be a force multiplier for expanding transmission capacity and modernizing the grid in the US and beyond. Strategically located near the Port of Savannah, we will be more equipped than ever to deliver our advanced conductors to utilities and grids around the world, in addition to strengthening our supply chain here in the US. With rapid increases in electricity demand now and well into the future, it couldn’t be a better time to expand manufacturing of our advanced conductors, capable of delivering 2-3x the capacity of ACSR conductors. We are incredibly grateful to our investors, who have helped make this expansion possible: Blue Earth Capital AG, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy & Environment Investment, Edison International, Gates Frontier, National Grid Partners, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, Quanta Services, Inc., and Wellington Management. I’d also like to thank the South Carolina Governor's Office, Henry McMaster, who joined us at today’s celebratory announcement event and who has welcomed our business into the state with open arms. Your support means so much to the TS team. Finally, I’d like to thank Craig Dannegger and the rest of the team at Clarius Partners, LLC, who have helped us find a location to plant roots in South Carolina. This expansion will create hundreds of new jobs in and around Jasper County, and we look forward to working with the SouthernCarolina Regional Development Alliance and the Hardeeville Career Advancement & Workforce Training Program to make investments in local workforce development to support these advanced manufacturing jobs. Read about this exciting development in the press release: https://lnkd.in/ge-xzWpB TS Conductor #USManufacturing #Grid #Energy
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Big congratulations to Third Derivative portfolio company, Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, for securing a multi-million euro grant to scale their direct air capture (DAC) technology. This grant will support the development of a first-of-a-kind DAC to eMethanol facility in Marl, Germany, marking a significant milestone in Greenlyte's journey and move towards commercial deployment. 🚀 Read more about their progress: https://lnkd.in/eNX-UAKt
𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗔𝗖-𝘁𝗼-𝗘-𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! We are proud to announce that we will receive a multi-million euro grant funding through “𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗸𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗥𝗪”, a program co-financed by the Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW and the European Union. The DAC-2-e-Methanol plant will integrate our proprietary DAC and hydrogen technology with methanol synthesis in a meaningful scale and modular design. “Our mission at Greenlyte is to transform CO₂ from a liability into a valuable resource - making sustainable liquid renewable energy accessible and economically viable,” says 🌱🌎 Florian Hildebrand Hildebrand, CEO of Greenlyte. “This funding enables us to accelerate the industrialization of our technology and move towards commercial deployment. By cooperating with Evonik and locating the plant in the chemical park Marl, we are further benefiting from its established infrastructure and industrial ecosystem. Further key partners and offtakers of the project include Mabanaft, Klöckner & Co SE, ifm, Düsseldorf Airport, and AMR Anlagen-Maschinen-Rohrleitungs-Engineering GmbH. For more details, please go to our website and check out the press release. Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes NRW I Staatskanzlei des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen I Mona Neubaur I Anna Si-Lu Hauser (刘思璐) I Thomas Basten I Earlybird Venture Capital I AENU I Partech I Carbon Removal Partners I Green Generation Fund I Dr. Udo Jung I Third Derivative I UpLink - World Economic Forum I EWG - Essener Wirtschaftsförderung I H2UB Dr. Niklas Friederichsen 🌱🌎 Florian Hildebrand Vincent Daub Dr. Korinna Kunde Lars Garling Martin Schmickler Alexander Elz Sven Kluitman Britt Knautz
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Applications are officially open! 🙌 Third Derivative, RMI's global climate tech accelerator, is looking for the world’s most promising and impactful climate tech startups to join its next cohort. 🌍 This flexible 18-month program helps startups succeed via access to our network of committed investors, corporate partners, market experts, and mentors. Learn more and apply ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g8adpb2W #ClimateTech #Innovation #Startups #Accelerator #Entrepreneurship
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🚚 As industries like long-distance trucking, shipping, and steel production work to reduce emissions, clean hydrogen — or hydrogen produced without releasing carbon dioxide — presents a possible solution. Some clean hydrogen is created through methane pyrolysis rather than water electrolysis, resulting in solid carbon which can be turned into other useful products. ⚡ Third Derivative’s Research & Diligence Senior Associate, Raivat Singhania, spoke to this challenge in a recent Canary Media Inc. article. “Thermodynamically, it’s far more energy-favorable to split methane than to split water…Not only does methane-splitting require less energy, it can be done with a simpler plant design than water electrolysis, using fewer moving parts or fragile pieces of equipment.” 🌀 Third Derivative portfolio company, Aurora Hydrogen, is already making waves in this space through microwave energy. ➡️ Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gsQSNjdM #CleanHydrogen #MethanePyrolysis #Innovation #Accelerator
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Thank you to AIS4EE's Accelerator Program for Start-ups for hosting Third Derivative team members Roy Torbert and Ali Rotatori at their event earlier this week in Singapore. We love connecting with entrepreneurs across the globe to learn about how their innovative solutions are addressing the world’s most complex challenges. Are you an entrepreneur? See if our virtual, 18-month program for climate tech startups is the right fit for you: https://lnkd.in/gXCqACCa
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Congratulations to Third Derivative portfolio company, Phlair, on securing $30M in offtake agreements and paving the way for their first commercial DAC facility in Alberta, Canada! 🌎 Check out Third Derivative's full list of innovative startups: https://lnkd.in/eYJizmne
We signed $30M in offtake agreements with Frontier buyers. Between 2027–2030, Phlair will deliver 47,000 tCO2 to Stripe, Google, Shopify, McKinsey & Company, Autodesk, H&M Group, Workday, and Salesforce. Aledade Inc, Canva, Match Group, Samsara, SKIMS, Skyscanner, Wise, and Zendesk have also participated in the offtake via Watershed’s partnership with Frontier. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? This deal marks Frontier’s first electrochemical direct air capture (DAC) offtake and its first offtake with a non-US DAC company. It is also the first ever multimillion $ deal for a German DAC company. This puts Germany and Phlair on the map in a highly competitive industry. The offtake enables us to build our first commercial DAC facility, Dawn, from which the credits will be delivered. The plant will have a removal capacity of 20,000 tCO2/year, will be located in Alberta, Canada, and will be the first ever DAC facility powered by behind-the-meter solar. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲? DAC’s currently high price tag, is driven by two main factors: 1️⃣ OPEX: The amount of energy required and high electricity costs 2️⃣ CAPEX: Bespoke equipment and unscaled supply chains 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗔𝗖, 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟮 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀: 1️⃣ Low energy and cheap electricity costs: Our process has the potential to be highly energy efficient. More importantly the technology is load-flexible, meaning it can follow the production curve of intermittent renewables like solar, eliminating the need for otherwise expensive battery storage. This enables the sourcing of clean, low-cost electricity. 2️⃣ Lower CAPEX: While the design of our core technology, the Hydrolyzer, is novel, it relies on industrially scaled components. This allows us to tap into existing supply chains and achieve lower manufacturing costs. Thanks to Frontier and the whole Phlair team for making this deal possible. Thanks to all buyers for their trust and conviction. Phlair. Love is in the air. Frauke Kracke, Daniel Kroupa, Hannah Bebbington, Nan Ransohoff, David Vranicar, Mitchel Selby, Jamila Yamani, Erik Hansen, Randy Spock, Michael Terrell, Mikael Blommé, David Dahl, Lauren Mechak, Joe Speicher, Louis Mark, Amberlyn Saw, Michael Steffen
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New Ecosystem Partnership Alert! 🌿 We are delighted to announce that Third Derivative has partnered with Prosemino, a UK-based climate tech venture studio. Prosemino provides pre-seed capital, lab space, and scientific expertise to develop businesses with novel technologies in electrochemistry and advanced material applications. The team works with entrepreneurs, early-stage ventures, academia, and corporates to create a unique ecosystem to fast-track net-zero innovations to commercial reality. Together, we aim to enhance our understanding of these crucial technologies, identify the market case, and ultimately, unlock more opportunities for our entrepreneurs to help them succeed. Check out their transformative work: https://lnkd.in/eAcUU5fm #Innovation #Community #ClimateAction #Entrepreneurship
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