By Thibaut Monfort Micheo – Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of FlexSea. For us, it is very important for us to transfer knowledge to the next generations. We believe it is part of FlexSea’s identity to raise awareness and educate the public… and the young ones too. I started my journey in sustainability with my […]
Startups with emerging climate-friendly products and environmental business ideas are joining the third cohort of The Greenhouse programme. Carbon negative construction materials, a natural dye from food waste, computer vision for detecting and forecasting farm pests and a sustainable alternative to synthetic fertiliser are among the new innovative ideas being supported by the Centre for […]
Carbon13’s Venture Builder for the Climate Emergency is a seven-month programme that supports founders to find their dream cofounder, develop ideas into a scalable venture, and maximise their venture’s ability to reduce emissions. Unlike other programmes, you don’t need to have either an idea already or a startup to apply, you just need to be […]
Financial Times covered the plans of a future investment of $15bn in clean tech by Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, a private-public fund backed by Bill Gates. Our Director of Innovation at the Grantham Insitute – Climate Change and the Environment, Professor Richard Templer was quoted in the article: “There has been a big increase in private […]
The mission of The Greenhouse is simple: to support the growth of young, sustainable businesses looking to tackle climate change. We aim to grow the pipeline of emerging, viable, impactful businesses that will go on to become commercially successful enterprises that have a positive impact on our climate. At its core, The Greenhouse is a […]
London-based startup Breathe Battery Technologies has raised £1.5m to scale up and accelerate the deployment of its intelligent battery management algorithms in electric vehicles and smartphones. Battery management systems are the brains behind batteries in devices and vehicles. They play a critical role in enabling batteries to be used safely and to their fullest extent. Advances in […]
HSBC UK, founding partners of the Centre for Climate Change Innovation, has announced the launch of a £500m Green SME Fund as part of its commitment to support businesses of all sizes to transition and thrive in a low carbon economy. The new £500m fund is available for businesses with a turnover of less than […]
Achieving London’s net zero carbon target by 2030 will need concerted investment by government and require all business sectors and households to do more to reduce their environmental footprint. But it also creates new economic opportunities – specifically for innovators to develop, demonstrate and scale-up specialist climate solutions that drive the city’s transformation. These […]
Three successful startups will represent the UK in a European competition, including two teams from Imperial College London Fabric dyes made from food waste, slow-release fertilizer for drought-parched soil, and a green solution for household cleaning products were among the winning UK entries of a global innovation competition that took place at Imperial College London. […]
14 startups, including teams supported by Imperial College London, have been selected to join the second cohort of The Greenhouse accelerator. Low-cost, sustainable omega-3 for aquaculture, a new carbon negative concrete, AI software that improves production yields in metals manufacturing, and a home-compostable film made of seaweed are among the innovative solutions developed by the […]
