Getting to net zero is a global challenge. 🌍 This week’s #MeetUsMonday, on the heels of National Grid’s Innovation Day, welcomes CEO John Pettigrew to share how we collectively make a difference in the energy transition. 🎥
National Grid Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Los Gatos, California 13,362 followers
We invest in the potential of energy.
About us
National Grid Partners (NGP) is the venture investment and innovation arm of National Grid plc. NGP makes and manages strategically and financially attractive investments and leads company-wide innovation efforts. The organization focuses on corporate venture capital, incubation, business development and innovation, providing a multi-functional approach to change the status quo. NGP is based in Silicon Valley with offices and team members in Los Gatos, San Francisco, Boston, London, and New York.
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External link for National Grid Partners
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Gatos, California
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Innovation, Incubation, Corporate Venture Capital, Business Development, and Energy
Updates
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Our portfolio company Copper Labs makes technology to help consumers save on energy bills and help utilities deliver energy more efficiently by managing supply and demand. Their technology can tell users in near-real-time how much money they can save by, for instance, waiting until after-hours to run a load of laundry. That's also a win for the environment, because when grid capacity is taxed, utilities can be forced to turn to fossil-fuel "peaker plants" to meet demand. The key to Copper's tech is sensors that can capture energy usage. Here's a fun aerial view of a new sensor deployment going up in Colorado!
Check out this cool flyover video Copper engineer Chris C. captured from a new hardware deployment in Colorado last week! Installed on a smart streetlight, pole, or rooftop, Copper's outdoor detectors can wirelessly collect near-#realtimedata from hundreds of electric, gas, and water meters and share it instantly with #utilities and their customers. This approach helps unlock better data and insights from existing meters while boosting infrastructure interoperability and giving utilities more flexibility. #CopperLabs #AMx #smartgrid
Copper Labs neighborhood flyover
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Congratulations to our portco Baffle, Inc. for winning the "Best Use of AI in Cybersecurity" category in the 2024 A.I. Awards! We're excited to have you join us at the #NGASummit2024 next week.
We are proud to announce that Baffle has been selected as a winner in the 2024 A.I. Awards. This award recognizes and rewards excellence and innovation in the use or development of cloud artificial intelligence technologies, and machine learning. You can read more about it here - https://lnkd.in/gFjMWzcR
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Here are more famous faces that will be joining us in Boston next week at #NGASummit2024! Can't wait to hear from: ⚡ Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ⚡ Mari McClure, CEO, Green Mountain Power ⚡ Julia Hamm, Partner, the Ad Hoc Group and longtime CEO of Smart Electric Power Alliance
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We’re getting so close to #NGASummit2024! Recognize any of these familiar faces? These experts are taking the stage next week, along with key leaders from National Grid and National Grid Partners. 💡 It's going to be an exciting few days full of energy (pun intended) and great discussions around the future of #cleanenergy! Let us welcome Jigar Shah, Greg Jackson, Dr. Vanessa Z Chan, Oli Barrett, Yvonne Hao, Jeff Marootian and Eric Dresselhuys.
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Get ready to say goodbye to potholes forever, thanks to Tony Pan and the team at Modern Hydrogen. How, you might ask? By replacing the petroleum in asphalt with carbon extracted from natural gas! That’s right! Tony joined CNBC’s Diana Olick’s ‘Power Lunch’ yesterday to explain how the company does it. Check it out!
📣 Modern Hydrogen was just featured on CNBC's Clean Start series, highlighting how we’re using Modern Carbon to create greener, more cost-effective asphalt! "Run over a pothole lately? Who hasn't!" This feature highlights more than just our innovation—it underscores the progress needed to advance sustainability on a larger scale. A huge thank you to reporter Diana Olick and your team for the insightful feature and for spotlighting the innovations driving a cleaner energy future. 🙏 Thank you Chris Kroeker for contributing to the story from the NW Natural and customer perspective. You made a great point about the cost of different decarbonization technologies! National Grid, thank you for being the first to demo our asphalt in the Northeast last week and for sharing our passion and dedication to solving the toughest decarbonization issues. Your team in Long Island hosted our Modern team, regional DPW and DOT engineers, union leaders and stakeholders, and the CNBC crew for an incredibly impactful day of solution sharing. Check out the full story below. Hear from CEO Tony Pan, and see some of our investors highlighted in the piece: Gates Ventures, National Grid Partners, At One Ventures, IRONGREY, Wieland Group, and more. What this means for the world: 🔹 Modern Roads: Our tech reduces emissions while building essential infrastructure, making it greener and more affordable for communities. 🔹 Circular Economy: By rethinking carbon use, we're pushing the boundaries of decarbonization, turning industrial waste into valuable resources. 🔹 Global Impact: Cost-effective clean energy solutions can drive wider adoption, helping us all move toward a more sustainable future. Please give this story a watch, share, and let’s keep the momentum going toward cleaner and cheaper energy for all. #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #Hydrogen #CircularEconomy #Decarbonization #CNBC #ThankYou #NetZero #News #NationalNews #Potholes #Asphalt #Roads #Highways #CleanConstruction #Infrastructure https://lnkd.in/gE_a2wXU
Modern Hydrogen is using carbon byproduct to make cheaper and greener asphalt
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Climate startups are dealing with hurdles, and there’s a lot less capital to go around. Stephen Smith shared his expert opinion on The Wall Street Journal Venture Capital Question of the Day! Check it out 💡
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It’s been a minute since we’ve caught up with Nat Natraj, Co-Founder and CEO of AccuKnox! In this week’s #MeetUsMonday, Nat breaks down how this portfolio company is protecting data in the #cloud with zero-trust security!
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Monday was #InternationalPodcastDay, so we want to throw it over to our favorite podcast in cyberspace, National Grid’s Clean Energy Revolution! Our Stephen Smith joined Carolyn and Laura on the show recently to talk about why we need a new approach to speed and scale the #energy transition. Give a listen to learn how we’re working to reshape the global energy landscape together 🎙 🌍 natgrid.com/3a
The Clean Energy Revolution
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In January, we challenged our teammates to make their New Year’s Resolutions more energy efficient! 🌿 Today, on #EnergyEfficiencyDay, we’re highlighting how they’re making strides to reduce energy use in 2024. 💡🌍 What lifestyle changes did *you* make this year to promote more energy efficiency in your day- to- day activities? 💡🌍