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GDI Leads an Industry First Silicon Anode Manufacturing and Supply Chain Alliance with AGC Glass Europe and Carl Schlenk AG

GDI, a manufacturer of 100% silicon anodes, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to lead an advanced silicon anode alliance with AGC Glass Europe (AGC), a world leader in flat glass for the automotive, solar, and high-tech industries, and Carl Schlenk AG (Schlenk) a German-based leading international manufacturer of metal… Read More

GDI raises $13.3 million to produce a breakthrough 100% Silicon Li-ion battery anode enabling both high energy and fast charging

Series A funding round led by EIT InnoEnergy and Helios Climate Ventures GDI’s patented 100% silicon anode technology increases energy density and reduces charging times to support electric vehicle and e-mobility revolution Pilot production has begun in Eindhoven, the Netherlands – to reach 300kWh by the end of 2022   GDI,… Read More

Equinor Ventures – led consortium invests €30 million in EIT InnoEnergy supported electricity storage company Elestor

Dutch large-scale electricity storage company Elestor has secured a €30 million investment from a consortium led by the corporate venture capital arm of the Norwegian energy giant Equinor.   The consortium also includes the venture capital arm of the world’s leading independent tank storage company Royal Vopak, Dutch impact investor Invest-NL… Read More

Growing home improvement company Woon Duurzaam now offers everyone the opportunity to become a co-owner

Recent years have been successful for the growth of the young home sustainability company Woon Duurzaam, because of this success the company now gives the crowd  the opportunity to join. In a crowdfunding campaign with a platform, Oneplanetcrowd, Woon Duurzaam offers people the opportunity to plan and become co-owner… Read More

Elestor enters cooperation with Vopak for scaling HBr Flow Battery Technology

On April 21, Vopak announced that it signed a Joint Development Agreement with EIT InnoEnergy supported Elestor for the development of a hydrogen bromine flow battery. The joint ambition is to scale up the electricity storage capacity of these flow batteries from 200 kWh to 3,000 kWh in a period… Read More

Elestor prepares for growth with appointment of Hylke van Bennekom as COO

Left to right : Wiebrand Kout (CTO), Guido Dalessi (CEO), Hylke van Bennekom (COO Elestor strengthens its senior management by appointing Hylke van Bennekom (MSc MBA) as Chief Operating Officer. With this expansion, Elestor is well positioned to scale and automate the production of their hydrogen bromine… Read More

SMART ENERGY SCALE-UP SENSORFACT RAISES € 3.7M TO EXPAND ACROSS EUROPE

Sensorfact raised new capital from Korys, venture capital fund FORWARD.one, a current major shareholder, and EIT InnoEnergy, to further invest in the development of its energy efficiency platform for the industry and further expand across Europe. With this Series A investment, the innovative Utrecht based scale-up can continue to grow… Read More

Elestor wins audience prize Dutch Chambre of Commerce Innovation Top 100

EIT InnoEnergy supported Elestor was voted by the general public as best innovation in the 2020 edition of the Dutch Chambre of Commerce competition. Elestor cheap energy storage solution, based on hydrogen-bromine flow batteries will help the energy transition forward. In the transition to a 100% sustainable electricity supply,… Read More

Solar Dew Clean Water – use solar energy for water purification

Solar water purification products for producing clean and affordable drinking water from practically any source based on solar power. Pollution, climate change and population growth are expected to affect 5 billion people by 2050. Today, 850 million people have to worry about how they are going to provide drinking… Read More

Spottitt: Self-service satellite analytics for energy, environment and infrastructure

Power and gas transmission system and distribution network operators must ensure safety and continuity of supply across thousands of kms of under and over ground assets, many in rural areas. They must meet regulatory and company monitoring and performance demands and respond during supply outages. Spottitt’s power and gas network… Read More