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
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Xanthi Georgolamprou, Postdoc
Yang Hu, Associate, Professor
Kuba M. Jaloszynski, Student Assistant
Working on:
Developing an advanced, compact electrochemical testing platform for P2X materials, aimed at enhancing the efficiency and reliability of low-temperature decarbonization technologies, with the potential to revolutionize research and scalability in green energy solutions.
CO2 FIX
Affiliation: DTU Physics
Dorthe Lybye, Innovation lead
Susan Stipp, Professor
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
Affiliation: DTU Energy
Jixi Chen, PhD Fellow
Nini Pryds, Professor
Giulia Dalmonte, Student Assistant
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
Affiliation: DTU Chemistry
Mikkel Kock Larsen, Postdoc
Emil Kowalewski, Postdoc
Jerrik Mielby, Senior researcher
Søren Kegnæs, Professor
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.
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