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♻️ What are metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs? Mercia Ventures-backed Promethean Particles is helping tackle climate change with a unique technology. Its manufacture of MOFs at scale is helping meet the demand for new carbon capture technology, all whilst keeping costs low. CEO, James Stephenson explains more to Dr Marina Fuentes. 🎥 Full video link in comments ⏬ #ClimateTech #CarbonCapture #Investment #VC #Nottingham #Innovation

#HydrogenTruck: 👎👎👎! Just watched the "Climate Technology's Trillion-Dollar Opportunity" panel at Collision Conf 2024. Nathan Lump hosted an awesome discussion with cleantech #investors Andrew Beebe, Rachel Slaybaugh, and Rokas P.. They shared their thoughts on some hot new technologies. Here's their take on some of the controversial ones: #NuclearSMR: 👍👍👍 #CarbonRemoval: 👍👎👎 Their reactions were based on feasibility, tech readiness, scalability, business models, and other factors that determine growth potential. Venture capital investors are at the forefront of evaluating the future of these technologies. For instance, they suggest the core technology and business model of carbon removal aren't fully clear. But Andrew said, "We have no choice but to use it as one of the mechanisms." #ClimateChange is real, and innovation is key to tackling it. The panel agreed that more funding should go into #cleantech. As these technologies mature, they’ll bring financial returns and have a big impact. But it's also true that many innovations don't make it to the mainstream. What do you think about the future of these technologies?

I recently attended the Brown Rudnick LLP Clean Technology Pitch Event, here are some of my reflections: 💸 Despite a challenging H1 2024 investment climate, opportunities in cleantech remain strong. The transition has seen a slowdown in total investments, but many investors are still actively searching for the right opportunities. As the macro environment and political uncertainties from recent elections stabilise, we'll hopefully see renewed confidence in the market. 🔋 The future of cleantech is incredibly promising - not only in energy but also across construction, the circular economy, manufacturing, and food systems. Innovation in these sectors is happening right now and will create a more sustainable future! 💡 The key challenges for cleantech innovators are harnessing AI as part of their solution, the ability to target the customers willing to pay, as well as being able to accelerate the time to revenue and profit. A big thank you to Brown Rudnick LLP and NovAzure for hosting such an fantastic pitch event! It was great to be part of a room filled with innovators, fund managers, and industry experts looking to collectively drive cleantech forward. Looking forward to staying connected and seeing how LCP Delta can continue to support fund managers and innovators in the energy industry towards Net Zero. #CleanTech #Sustainability #EnergyTransition

🌟 Opportunity Alert: Transition to Cleantech! 🌟 Attention, LinkedIn Community! Are you a professional looking to transition into the Cleantech industry? Eager to enhance your skills and advance your career? Passionate about sustainability and the green economy? Curious about contributing to this growing industry? If you answered "YES" to any of these, you can't miss the upcoming exclusive information session on the Grow with Cleantech Program! This is your chance to gain insights into the booming cleantech sector, learn about this innovative program, and get your questions answered by expert program managers. 📅 Date: Friday, May 31, 2024 🕒 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. EST 📍 Location: Registration link is in the comments. A special thank you to Rhonda Barnet, Alison Crumblehulme, and Joseph Fung, for your role in bringing this life-changing and career accelerating opportunity to fruition. Your investment is invaluable in helping individuals transition into a dynamic and growing field. 🔗 Register now via the link in the comments. By registering in this information session, you will be taking the first step towards accelerating your career while creating a sustainable future. Remember all journeys start with making that first step. I am passionate about discovering valuable insights and opportunities that can transform both individuals and industries, and I am particularly excited about this opportunity. I am confident that someone in my extensive network will find this information incredibly beneficial. Perhaps that person is you. If you find this post of value then please comment, like, or share. #BoundlessAccelerator #Cleantech #PaletteSkills #ProfessionalDevelopment #Uvaro

Please take a look at Adapting to an Evolving Market, a new report by remove and sus.lab | ETH, exploring the unique challenges and innovative strategies shaping #CDR in Europe. We’re thrilled that ZeroEx could contribute to this important project and was featured as a case study, highlighting our work in #ERW as a scalable CO₂ removal solution. As our CEO, Tony Oehm, highlights in the report, “Due to the novelty of ERW, accurate MRV is still costly, limiting our customer base. But we see the potential to significantly reduce these costs over the next few years, allowing us to compete with methods like biochar and afforestation.” Collaborations with organizations like remove are essential for moving us closer to that vision, helping us make #CDR both effective and accessible. A big thank you to everyone involved! 👏👏 👉 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dSUwHyB3 #CarbonRemoval #ERW #Sustainability #ZeroEx #CDR #Innovation

Don't miss the chance to hear from Oliver Booth, Analyst at Sightline Climate (CTVC) who will be speaking at our upcoming Decarb TechInvest conference 📢 Oliver leads research efforts across low-carbon fuels and chemicals, focusing on the commercialization and economic viability of novel technologies. He and the Sightline Climate (CTVC) team are building tools and frameworks that enable investors, corporations, and governments to navigate and invest in climate-related initiatives effectively. Learn more about Sightline Climate (CTVC) here: https://hubs.li/Q02N9ZDt0 About Decarb TechInvest🚀 Decarb TechInvest is the only meeting with the unique focus of building a healthy deal environment and the right ecosystem to accelerate the cycle of de-risking, scaling and exits needed to commercialize breakthrough technologies for industrial decarbonization. BOOK NOW📍 https://hubs.li/Q02N9MBY0 #decarbconnect #techinvest #earlybirddiscount #decarbonisation #hardtech #technology #sustainability #networking #startups #decarbonisation #venturecapital #innovation #CO2 #DCTI24

If Innovation Zero proved anything to us, it’s that there’s no shortage of companies looking to raise capital to fund some sort of novel energy storage, carbon capture, carbon credits, gridtech, or other cleantech/net-zero-related product or service. All of which are founded and led by very smart individuals, though only a handful are likely to achieve industry-wide adoption. Superior technology, commercial nous, strategic drive and luck will be needed to crack that ceiling. There is equally no lack of investors looking to deploy capital into early-stage opportunities, but there’s a limit to how much technology risk they are willing to take. Calash can help investors and businesses to properly understand and articulate the opportunities and challenges associated with different products and services geared towards achieving net zero. We’re founded by technology experts and commercialising new ideas has been part of Calash’s DNA from inception. The event was a great place to meet these companies and hear from some impressive speakers. Well done to the organisers and all involved. #InnovationZero #energytransition #carboncredits #batterytechnology

We are pleased to announce that Utility Global will be joining us as a partner at our upcoming Decarb TechInvest event, taking place between September 10-11 in Boston, USA! About Utility Global A waste-gas-to-value company built specifically to make the energy transition economically viable. Their proprietary eXEROTM technology combines the advantages of electrolytic and chemical reactions to process a wide range of waste gases into high purity H2 and concentrated CO2. UG helps companies in hard-to-abate industries meet sustainability and business goals by affordably reducing emissions, energy use, waste and disruptions to operations. Find out more here➡️ https://hubs.li/Q02LpPgX0 About Decarb TechInvest 🚀 #DCTI24 brings together the ecosystem to share insights into projects and the requirements to do the deals that will transform innovation in all areas of industrial decarbonization. We’ve done the work for you by bringing together the key players in North America – expect high quality connections and in-person deal making. Secure your ticket now📍 https://hubs.li/Q02LpPdq0 #decarbconnect #techinvest #decarbonisation #hardtech #technology #sustainability #networking #startups #decarbonisation #venturecapital #innovation #carbonupcycling #CO2 #DCTI24

Three weeks ago Chad Clovis - CEO of Karbon-X presented the firm at our #InvestmentConference to #ActiveInvestors #FamilyOffices #BuySide #HNWIs and #Entrepreneurs from our #Ecosystem. He gave a speech that was filled with multiple highlights from their current sales pipeline and the growth opportunities that are laying ahead. The #InvestmentCase is extraordinary as it seems in my view that Karbon-X #Management and #Team have developed the most complete - vertically integrated - carbon capturing, carbon credit generating, carbon offset for B2B and B2C plus Carbon Offset Trading Platform that is out there in the global and soon regulated public markets. More and more global operating OEMs, Institutions, Corporates trust, partnering and cooperating with Karbon-X. Today and tomorrow Chad is attending the Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe in Hamburg. Our family is #shareholder and if you would like to become part of this growth story please dm Chad Clovis or Michael Kott. Karbon-X B2C #Slogan is #BelieveinBetter and while not just claiming that, they actually doing that and changing peoples #Mindset to make them aware and engage them creating together a more #SustainableWorld #Impact #ESG #InvestmentCase for #AssetManagers #CreditOrganisations #Banks #Industries #MetalsandMining #Resources #GreenEnergy #Biochar #Solar and much much more tags

Another day in my #AdventCalendar, and yet more brilliant news to share! ICYMI, Heirloom recently closed a $150m to continue advancing its technology to capture CO2 from the air. Of course avoiding emissions in the first place is critical - but we will still need to remove significant volumes of CO2 to reverse the damage of the last couple of decades - and so this technology is critical. For the skeptics, Heirloom is thoroughly focused on cost-efficiency, and has licenced Leilac's innovative kiln technology in order to use what is ultimately a very simple and very effective lime-cycling process. The game must be to get end to end costs below US$100/tonne or thereabouts and I'm intrigued to know how long this will take - though I understand that the company will not want to make big promises too early. With huge amounts of venture capital being lured into the frothy AI sector, it's great to see money being invested where it is more urgently needed... https://lnkd.in/etfXCs7y?