Companies that presented on the 1st October 2012

BACTEST is a Cambridge, UK based, company that has developed a technology platform CYTOMAIA, a bacterial respirometer which is used to incubate bacteria and detect and measure biological activity and contamination in liquid in labs, bottling lines, (rapid release), water and waste water. BACTEST is deploying CYTOMAIA in portable and in-situ devices that a removes the need to send samples to a lab to be tested by technicians. BACTEST has won £100k TSB grant to develop an in-situ device to monitor biological activity in waste water in order to reduce costly aeration of activated sludge, thus reducing carbon footprint.

ATech Electronics is a medium sized Slovenian company present on the market for 21 years that offers its partners solutions in the field of:• Electronics production (EMS).• Electronics research and development (R&D),• In-house developed electronic controls for biomass stoves (brand FUMIS). With the know-how in the field of electronics and own innovation capabilities Atech ensures to its partners solutions that help them differentiate from their competition. The innovative products are flexibly produced using superior supply chain and manufacturing processes and meet highest quality standards and delivery performance. Based on knowledge acquired in the field of effective biomass combustion and experience from the biomass heating devices market, ATech has developed the Florian product. Florian is an intelligent device that automatically regulates the draft in the flue gas pipe. Florian is installed on the flue gas pipe used for wood log stoves. By automatically regulating the draft in the chimney pipe Florian generates optimal combustion conditions in the stove. Florian’s intelligent draft regulation generates increase in the stoves combustion efficiency on average by 20%. Increased efficiency results in significant savings in fuel consumption and lower exhaust emissions.

Air Fuel Synthesis Ltd uses a process which captures CO₂ from a point source or the atmosphere, electrolyses water to make hydrogen and combines the CO₂ and hydrogen to make hydrocarbon fuels. The process uses established synthetic fuels and chemical techniques, but with unique variations. The company is operating a demonstrator facility today as a precursor to its first commercial air fuel synthesis plant. The facility, which is located in Teesside, is producing a range of liquid hydrocarbon fuels using air capture of CO₂ and developing intellectual property, technology and processes for the design and build of a first commercial unit. AFS is 55% owned by the founders, with angel investors owning 25% and the remaining 20% in the hands of minority investors. The company is considering several partnering and financing options to build the UK’s first commercial 1,200 litres a day carbon-neutral synthetic fuel plant. It is currently seeking additional funding of between £5 and £6 million to develop further intellectual property, and build the first commercial plant.

Companies that presented on the 11th June 2012

Based at the world class Hethel Engineering Centre in the United Kingdom, and building upon research undertaken at the nearby University of East Anglia, Syrinix is focussed on the provision of technology-driven remotely operated products for the identification and monitoring of bursts, leaks and pressure transients on pipelines. Syrinix’s primary product, “TrunkMinder”, has a growing reputation among water companies, infrastructure managers and industry regulators alike for its role in the optimised management of critical water pipelines. Already being extensively deployed across London by Thames Water, Syrinix’s TrunkMinder provides 24/7/365 fully automated, highly sensitive leak detection, leak location and burst alerts for critical water pipelines in the utility, irrigation, mining and industrial sectors. With data feeds and automated alerts directly to utility control centres and individuals, and graphically presented real time information accessible via web interfaces for use on site, TrunkMinder acts as an “electronic ear” providing real-time pressure and flow information as well as surveillance and detection information that is significantly superior to simple burst alerts whilst extending the short term/snapshot view of physical surveys to a 24/7/365 automated basis. With that enhanced functionality, TrunkMinder users’ pipeline networks can be managed better, with asset life extended, water losses can be substantially reduced and preventative, and often unnecessary, pipeline maintenance and repair costs can be reduced. With its detailed data aggregation, TrunkMinder can also be used to support compliance and regulatory submissions and negotiations.

Whitefox Technologies Limited specialises in technology development and process integration based on membranes. The company focuses on efficient, integrated production systems through providing process engineering know-how, as well as membrane module design. With more than 10 years of experience Whitefox Technologies provides customers with proprietary solutions in biofuels production. In addition Whitefox has patented fuel cell technology for the generation of clean electricity and develops applications for carbon capture.

BACTEST is a Cambridge, UK based company that has developed a technology platform CYTOMAIA, a bacterial respirometer which is used to incubate bacteria and detect and measure biological activity and contamination in liquid in labs, bottling lines, (rapid release), water and waste water. BACTEST is deploying CYTOMAIA in portable and in-situ devices that a removes the need to send samples to a lab to be tested by technicians. BACTEST has won £100k TSB grant to develop an in-situ device to monitor biological activity in waste water in order to reduce costly aeration of activated sludge, thus reducing carbon footprint.

Companies that presented on the 5th March 2012

Carbon 350 Group has now been trading for three years. During the calendar year 2011, we brokered Forward Transactions for 22 Million Certified Emission Reductions, bought rights to 6.5 Million Certified Emission Reductions and expanded our product offering from Brokerage to Brokerage and Project Development. We are now looking for an equity investment of £1,000,000 to secure additional emission assets, expand the scale the business and prepare for a listing in 2015. The equity investor should be willing to play a significant role in the development of the business going forward and have excellent links to the city and financing.

Novel Reactor Technologies (NRT), experts in catalytic reactors design, are planning to establish the best-in-class R&D facility for the testing of new catalysts and for the development of advanced reactor designs. The primary focus for NRT is to develop, prototype and commercialise the technology for a micro-scale, gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant that will be small enough to fit into conventional shipping containers and thus become truly mobile, allowing it to utilise gas sources in remote or distributed locations.

Stevens Vehicles has created a commercial platform which the company believes can easily generate over £200 million of pre-tax profits over the next 5 years. The company’s ‘back-to-basics’ R&D work has resulted in the development of new design and manufacturing technologies - for a range of vehicles which are perfect for CKD build anywhere in the world. The system is called CKD (completely knocked down) and all the parts needed to make a vehicle can be put in a crate, shipped to a CKD builder, which is usually locally-owned and assembled, giving work and prosperity to the community.

Eight19 is a developer and manufacturer of third generation solar cells based on printed plastic. Originating from technology initially developed at Cambridge University in the UK, these flexible, robust, lightweight solar modules benefit from high-speed manufacturing and low fabrication costs. Eight19’s mission is to develop the technologies and manufacturing processes that will bring off-grid solar power to a new generation of users, transforming lives and accelerating economic development. Today, there are 1.6Bn people in the world without electricity. The majority live in the world’s most economically deprived communities where the up-front cost of solar power is unaffordable. Eight19 set out with the IndiGo project to create an affordable solar lighting system by introducing breakthrough technology that enables a new business model – one that eliminates the high up-front cost of solar lighting. Eight19 has combined solar lighting and mobile phone technology to create “pay-as-you-go solar”. Instead of charging high up-front costs for a solar product, IndiGo units are sold as a service paid for using scratch cards. The system saves users 50% on energy costs, provides healthy lighting and eliminates CO2 emissions. IndiGo started out in September 2011 providing disruptive rural energy for families in Kenya and is now additionally reaching families in Zambia, Malawi and South Sudan. In January 2012, Eight19 signed an agreement with Solar Aid to distribute 4,000 IndiGo systems in early 2012.

Ultramo has invented a better engine, raising efficiency from 40% to 60%. It is based on a brand new thermodynamic cycle that could have been invented 50 years ago, perhaps even 100 years ago. Capable of saving £210 billion per year in fuel costs, providing a one year payback and as a drop in replacement for existing power generation, the engine could do more for CO2e emissions than any other technology over the next 10 years. We call it “viable green”.