Q: Can you describe Bloomineral in simple terms?We’ve found a way to store carbon in everyday materials, from paint to paper and cement. We add algae to turn atmospheric CO2 and waste products into calcium carbonate crystals using a process called bio-mineralization  photosynthesis. It’s like growing plants in an aquarium. We use only CO2, seawater,…

Q: Can you explain your project to me in simple terms?The IPCC says we need to remove around 5-10 Gigatons of CO2 by 2050 per year. Cement accounts for 7-8% of all emissions. If concrete were a country, it would rank behind only China and the US in emissions. And Africa is rapidly urbanising—by 2050,…

What does SGE stand for and what is your mission?SGE is a startup company developing novel, patented technologies to solve two of humanity's major challenges: CO₂ emissions and fresh water scarcity. We currently hold five international patents and are focused on making carbon capture economically viable through innovative thermodynamic processes that require no external chemicals…

Tackling SF6 - The Hidden Climate Threat Hey Elinor! Why are you called Climate-i?“Our focus is on mitigating fluorinated gases - known as F-gases. At the outset we were curious why so few people in the cleantech space were focused on these gases when they are a big driver of climate change: refrigerant management…

All they needed was vast, empty land, a hot climate and access to seawater. They found it in Mauritania. Now, they are setting out to transform this arid landscape into a cutting-edge carbon capture site. By the next winter, they plan to launch a full-scale pilot covering 2 hectares, a mere prelude to their ambitious…

No, Sherbrooke University professor Martin Brouillette was not driven by a lifelong passion for environmentalism. As a leading figure in technology development, specializing in aerospace and medical devices, climate change never was an issue.  Brouillette:  At the turn of the century my children Caroline, Louis and Élise started to urge me, “You’re an inventor, do…

From laboratory to removing 5 tons of CO2 yearly She is Dr. Amandine Cadiau, a material chemistry specialist and one of the 40 Femmes Forbes 2024. She traded a successful international research career for entrepreneurship. And while commercial thinking is not actively stimulated in the French academic world, she founded Stathmos - Balance the Climate…

This April, Arctic Reflections will conduct a field test, pumping Arctic sea water over the sea ice near Svalbard (Spitsbergen). The startup aims to prevent further summer ice shrinkage with this seemingly simple technique. Arctic Reflections (AR) is one of the bold protégés of CarbonFix, the Dutch catalyst for significant climate solutions who provides financial support…

AMR, the science-based project backed by CarbonFix, is achieving promising results. The Swiss company develops technology to remove methane from the atmosphere. Methane accounts for 33% of global warming. “It is much easier and cheaper to remove than CO2. Estimated costs are €8 billion a year with 0.5 of the necessary 1.5 degrees’ global cooling…