Nova is a world-leading and award-winning tidal energy company. It designs, builds, and operates tidal turbines that generate electricity from the flow of the tide and the natural ebb. Nova's underwater turbines work in harmony with marine environment and have zero visual impact. In 2018, Nova received international recognition at the G7 summit and won ‘Outstanding Project’ at the Green Energy Awards the same year. Nova aims to become cost-competitive with traditional baseload fossil fuels. With the proceeds, the company will fulfil its purpose of Business Growth (25%), Project Delivery (50%), and Commercial Readiness (25%).
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Environmentally friendly roads created by replacing the oil-based bitumen with plastic from old rubbish and landfill, resulting in longer lasting, stronger and more durable roads. MacRebur roads are already in place and can be driven on in the UK and the firm is in advanced discussions and testing with international markets such as the USA, Canada and Australia. MacRebur supply their product to major asphalt companies including Aggregate, Cemex and Tarmac.
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MacRebur uses waste plastics destined for landfill or incineration and adding them into asphalt for road construction and surfacing to extend and enhance the bitumen (fossil fuel) binder. It argues that its carefully selected plastics, taken from the waste stream, are added into roads to improve strength and durability, whilst reducing the quantity of the oil-based bitumen used in a traditional road construction mix. MacRebur asserts that with each km of road laid using its MR products, the company sustainably uses up the equivalent weight of 740,541 one-time-use plastic bags. MacRebur has completed road tests in numerous countries including the UK and Europe, Turkey, Australia, and Japan to name a few. It has also signed agreements with India, the USA, Chile, Estonia, Kuwait, New Zealand, Switzerland, Bahrain, Spain, and Malaysia. The company will use the investment to build its manufacturing plants in five strategic locations across the world.
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£3,055,740
Limits Technology has created a product at 50% of the cost of the competition. The Limits design is complete and ready for mass productions. The crowdfunding community received the company with more than 2K units promised from 66 countries by validating market demand. It aims to deliver the 100% compatible bicycle power meter for an affordable price. Limits Technology is raising investment to conduct initial manufacturing runs, push sales and marketing, identify and hire the main sales and support staff, and product development.
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£160,330
Carbon Negative Permeable Pavement Systems (CNPPS) offers Carbon Negative solution for hard surfaces like pavements and road networks. The company uses secondary aggregates, waste products and carbon-negative materials in its pavement systems which absorb more carbon in the manufacturing process than the carbon emitted per square meter by traditional carbon-intensive road construction methods. CNPPS's products are also permeable and can reduce flooding caused by rainwater run-off, thereby improving road safety. The company argues that its products are an estimated 5-8% less expensive than the currently used processes, having the potential to lessen the infrastructure budgets of the UK government. CNPPS requires initial funding to carry out a trial of its system by the Highways of England. The company will use the investment funds to trial, accredit, CE mark and market CNPPS, and generate buyer interest in its products.
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A photography company helping 'amateur' photographers to license their images for businesses to use. Picfair has more than 35,000 photographers from 130+ countries signed up to the service, which allows them to sell their work at a price of their choice. Picfair have seen their client's images appear on global marketing campaigns and on the front page of international publications. Investment will enable multiple streams of income and develop further global network reach.
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£419,830
Gravitricity is an energy technology company that uses heavyweights to store energy underground. The company uses winches to raise a heavyweight to the top of a vertical shaft to store electricity in the form of potential energy when there is excess energy on the grid. It then lowers it when required with the winch motors running as generators to transfer energy back to users on the grid. Gravitricity argues that the system can be charged and discharged multiple times a day for over 25 years. The company has built a 250kW concept demo in Edinburgh. It aims to become a contender in the energy storage market that is predicted to become a $620 billion market by 2040. The company has received interest from operating mines, grid companies, EV charging stations and solar developers for its technology. It will use the investment to complete the concept and detailed design for its prototype, develop its commercial projects portfolio, and protect its Intellectual Property (IP).
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£1,185,207
Gravitricity is an energy technology company. The company uses winches to raise a heavyweight to the top of a vertical shaft to store electricity in the form of potential energy when there is excess energy on the grid. It then lowers it when required with the winch motors running as generators to transfer energy back to users on the grid. Gravitricity argues that the system can be charged and discharged multiple times a day for over 25 years. The company has built a 250kW concept demo in Edinburgh. It aims to become a contender in the energy storage market that is set to be worth $620 billion by 2040. The company has received interest from operating mines, grid companies, EV charging stations and solar developers for its technology. It is also investigating project sites in UK, Europe, the USA and South Africa. It will use the investment to complete the concept and detailed design for its prototype, develop its commercial projects portfolio, and protect its Intellectual Property (IP).
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£2,124,008
Gravitricity is an energy technology company based in Edinburgh, London. Its patented technology is based on a simple principle: raising and lowering a heavy weight to store and release energy. The Gravitricity system suspends weights of 500 - 5000 tonnes in a deep shaft by several cables, each of which is engaged with a winch capable of lifting its share of the weight. Electrical power is then absorbed or generated by raising or lowering the weight. The technology has a 25+ year life with no cyclical degradation, has no parasitic loads, is cost-effective and can be installed anywhere including city-centres. The company has recently submitted its fifth patent application and has won a grant under InnovateUK's Energy Catalyst programme. It is working with winch partner Huisman Equipment BV and controls-partner ISC to build a 250kW Concept Demonstrator and design modular full-scale systems. With the funds received, Gravitricity will buffer for any COVID-related delay in energy requirements amidst the global economic downturn.
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£775,000
Crover intends to leverage the world's first proprietary method for locomotion in bulk solids. It argues that globally, 20% (60% in developing areas) of harvested grains are wasted during storage that led to almost 631 million tonnes of grains being wasted in 2018. Crover claims CROVER, its robotic grain monitoring device, can fluently “swim” in stored grains, monitor their conditions, reduce losses due to spoilage and avoid a drop in quality of these valuable crops. The company argues CROVER can provide hi-resolution readings across the storage unit and help hinder pest growth, allowing for early detection of potential spoilage. Crover was awarded £614,000 in grant funding including, £212,000 from Innovate UK. It has featured in publications such as The Times, Farmers Weekly, and Milling & Grain. They intend to use the investment to begin arranging and readying parties regarding new pilot programmes and begin small series manufacturing for these pilot schemes.
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