Our mission is to find technologies that can help halt climate change. Cases on this list have the potential to do that. They are all incubated with us and are in the process of spinning out from DTU into life as a startup.
Mature cases
Nurture cases
P2XTEST
Working on:
CO2 FIX
Working on:
Local, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly carbon capture technology, CO2-MIN aims to transform industrial CO2 emissions into valuable, low-carbon building materials.
Heated
Working on:
Stealth mode
K-Ion
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Mohamad Khoshkalam, Postdoc
Working on:
Developing potassium/sodium-sulfur batteries from abundant rocks, offering a safe, sustainable, and cost-effective alternative for grid-scale energy storage, aiming to drastically reduce reliance on critical minerals like lithium and cobalt.
Sorption Booster
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Anastasiia Karabanova, Postdoc
Dong Chen, Development Engineer
Selin Ernam, PhD Fellow
John Bøgild, Consultant
Valentina Mendoza, Student Assistant
Working on:
Enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of ammonia production through a novel sorption booster technology, enabling significant improvements in production rates and cost savings, especially for ammonia synthesized through renewable sources.
A durable catalyst for Biogas
Working on:
Molten salt-enhanced catalyst for the dry reforming of methane, transforming biogas into valuable synthesis gas, significantly increasing catalyst lifespan and efficiency. This breakthrough addresses a major challenge in converting CO2 and CH4 into eco-friendly fuels and chemicals.
Methanogone
Affiliation: DTU Bioengineering
Tom Jansen, Research Assistant
Andreas Laustsen-Kiel, Professor
Working on:
Deploying small polypeptides to target and inhibit methane-producing microbes in cattle, presenting a groundbreaking, sustainable solution to significantly reduce methane emissions from livestock.
Microlyte
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Alexandros Pasadakis-Kavounis, CEO
Johan Olov Hjelm, Advisor
Jens Laurids Sørensen, Advisor
Working on:
This team is harnessing microorganisms to produce organic compounds sustainably for advanced battery materials. Using bioreactors, they aim to lower the costs of Organic Redox Flow Batteries (AORFB) by avoiding fossil-based materials and making energy storage more affordable and eco-friendly.
Carbonive
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Colleen Varaidzo Manyumwa, Research Lead/Main Scientist
Carsten Jers, Research supervisor, advisor, microbiologist
Peter Mouritzen, Business analyst
Chenxi Zhang, Molecular Biologist
Working on:
Bio-based approach tackles high CO₂ emissions from large industrial sources. Their thermo-resistant, genetically engineered bacteria capture and store CO₂ through biomineralisation, offering a scalable solution for hard-to-abate emissions.
GHG Tracker
Affiliation: DTU Electro
Dr. Ashik A.S., Founder/CTO
Prof. Christian Pedersen, Co-founder/Scientific Advisor
Dr. Peter John Rodrigo, Co-founder/Scientific Advisor
Prof. Charlotte Scheutz, Co-founder/Environmental Management Expert
Mr. Michael Stuer Lauridsen, Business strategist/Innovation expert
Working on:
Provides industries with high-precision tools for monitoring and managing greenhouse gas emissions. By enabling real-time data insights, it supports facilities in reducing their carbon footprint, helping to meet critical climate targets.
Monolithic Transport Plate for PEM Electrolysers
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Salvatore De Angelis, CEO
Federico Capotondo, CTO
Working on:
Renewable hydrogen production by introducing a monolithic transport plate for proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers. The single-plate design reduces costs and improves electrolyser efficiency, advancing hydrogen technology for a sustainable future.
PROSPER
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Hendrik Bohn, Research & Project Lead; Co-Founder
Ragnar Kiebach, Professor, Co-Founder
Working on:
Scaling up Proton Conducting Ceramic Cells for Power-to-X applications. These cells selectively extract hydrogen, using renewable energy sources to produce green hydrogen with applications in reducing CO₂ emissions in sectors like ammonia production and heavy industry.
Student cases
Gridlinx
Martina Vojtková, CEOKenan Henriksen, CTO
Mikkel Olsen, Head of Software
Markus Olsen, COO
Sebastian Soroska, CFO
Jakob With-Hansbøl, Technical Expert
Working on:
Transforming electric vehicles (EVs) into home battery systems. By integrating EV batteries as a source of renewable power, Gridlinx address the challenges of energy grid imbalance and high electricity costs during peak demand.Njord Aqua
Andreas S. H. Rygaard, CSO, Co-FounderViktor Ryle Tamstorf, CEO, Co-Founder
Working on:
Sustainable, robust, and, most importantly, attainable disinfection of stored water on a household level. Using only electricity, our technology provides a high-throughput way of treating contaminated water sources, turning it into safe drinking water and maintaining its quality over time.OceanWide Seaweed
Peter Søndergaard Schmedes, Co-founder, CTOJeppe Bach Sloth, Co-founder and CFO
Finn Holm, Co-founder and CEO
Working on:
Equipment development for the commercialization of Dulse seaweed. Seaweed offers numerous environmental benefits, including carbon sequestration, habitat provision, and water purification. By establishing the first Dulse container hatchery globally, the project allows low cost, sustainable and local seedling production.OffGrid Photovoltaics
Sofia Ferrabue, Co-FounderGeorg Grimm, Co-Founder
Cecilia, Head of R&D
Emma, R&D
Working on:
Reducing farmers greenhouse energy consumption and climate vulnerability by developing semi-transparent solar thin films. These films generate clean energy while also providing controlled shading to improve plant growth.
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