Ripple is a platform that facilitates co-ownership of renewable energy sources like wind farms and solar parks for both households and businesses. Their goal is to transform the energy industry by allowing consumers to easily and affordably co-own these assets, providing direct benefits in terms of cost savings and convenience.
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£1,683,160
Solivus is a solar technology company that aims to enable mega-buildings, homes and communities to lower their carbon footprint and generate local green energy through the company's proprietary solar solutions. Its patent-pending innovation, Solivus Arc, utilises thin-film solar technology to power homes and electric vehicles. The company asserts that Solivus Arc provides an alternative to rooftop solar and has incredible low-carbon credentials. Solivus aims to also enter the commercial and agricultural markets with its products. It will use 50% of the investment in product development and R&D, 40% in growing its team, and 10% towards legal and marketing costs.
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£1,619,048
Sonichem responds to climate and environmental demands by developing sustainable chemicals, excluding those derived from fossils or crops used for food. They utilize sawmill waste, transforming the typically discarded woodchips and sawdust into sugars, cellulose, and lignin, essential bio-based chemicals, through their patented and scalable eco-friendly process. Achieving an impressive ratio, they turn £1 of sawdust into nearly £8 worth of these sustainable chemicals. Positioned within the rapidly growing $17 billion bio-based chemicals market, their innovation addresses the rising need for sustainable alternatives in plastics, cosmetics, and various industries, positioning Sonichem at the forefront of the eco-friendly revolution.
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investment:
£1,232,585
Solivus is dedicated to decarbonizing the built environment by offering lightweight solar solutions that energize spaces inaccessible to traditional solar due to weight or fixing constraints. As specialists in the emerging lightweight solar market, Solivus addresses a burgeoning UK market worth billions, experiencing increased demand due to soaring energy prices. Their customer-centric approach offers a comprehensive service, encompassing design, installation, finance, energy trading, and ongoing maintenance, aiming for simplicity and convenience for their clients.
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£1,201,011
Loowatt is delivering safe sanitation and generating energy from waste for sustainable business growth. Loowatt argues that poor sanitation leads to more than £150 billion being lost every year due to health care costs, decreased income and productivity. It aims to change this with its patented toilet. The toilet's waterless flush seals waste hygienically away and is the starting point for Loowatt's unique closed-loop processing system. Loowatt works closely with the local utility partners and ensures that waste is safely collected, treated, and transformed into biogas to generate electricity and heat with nutrients captured for organic fertiliser production. Loowatt has processed 555 tonnes of waste and served more than 250,000 people. The company will use the investment to scale-up manufacturing, complete development of the Loowatt Pro data transmission system, and develop an aftersales monetisation strategy for large international contracts, starting with the City of Manila.
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£1,101,180
Hydro Wind Energy (HWE) is developing technologies to solve global issues of low-cost clean electricity, grid-scale energy storage, and seawater desalination. Its OceanHydro Wind technology harnesses offshore altitude wind using kites, stores the energy subsea and releases it on demand as electrical energy. HWE has also developed SubSea RO Wind technology to desalinate seawater into potable freshwater. The company has developed QuenchSea, which it asserts is the world's only low-cost handheld seawater desalination device. HWE has featured in publications like Wired, Euronews, Business Insider, and Yahoo Finance. It was selected as one of the top 100 start-ups shaping the 4th Industrial Revolution by the World Economic Forum (WEF). HWE will use the investment to fund technology development, product development teams, international expansion, and scale QuenchSea globally.
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£696,260
Caldera is a heat battery company that seeks to institutionalise zero-carbon energy solutions for the masses. It asserts that its 'Zero Carbon Boiler' is a direct replacement to an oil or gas boiler by providing low-cost renewable electricity as heat for later use on demand by the homeowner. The company asserts that the boiler consists of two elements. The first is Caldera's proprietary 'Warmstone Heat Battery' that can be charged by low-cost electricity from the grid, store that electricity for 24 hours and provide it on demand. The second is a 'Heat Interface Unit' (HIU) that replaces the existing boiler. Caldera believes that low electricity prices always tend to occur when the source of electricity is also low carbon. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£615,000
Solaris Photonics Ltd are developing the next generation of clean energy systems, multiplying the output of solar panels. The Solaris Photonics Multiplier is a power electronics device which can be retrofitted to solar panels to increase their power output by up to 4 times. The Alkaline Photovoltaic is a versatile photovoltaic cell, which can transform any surface into a solar panel.
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investment:
£585,000
Square Mile Farms (SMF) is a company that installs innovative and productive vertical farms in a workplace to engage employees and help businesses create a culture of healthy, low-impact living. Its 'Office Farming' model creates green spaces for engagement and collaboration. In 2019, it was invited to build a vertical farm in Paddington Central by British Land, one of UK’s largest landowners. The setup now acts as a hub for the company's office farm installations and a base from which it can conduct Research and Development (R&D). SMF's customers include Grosvenor Group Limited and Vodafone. Moreover, the company has been covered by media platforms such as BBC One and BBC Radio. It will use 45% of the investment for sales and business development, 15% for design and technology up-gradation, 15% for raising its profile and increasing brand awareness, and 25% for operations.
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investment:
£504,118
Ripple is the UK's first-ever clean energy ownership platform. The company aims to enable households and businesses to own new wind farms and solar parks and have the electricity they generate supplied to their home or business premises via the grid. It endeavours to become a segment leader in the $11 trillion global wind and solar market. Ripple has overseen £1 million+ transactions on its platform to date. It has featured in publications like The Times, CNBC, Independent, Business Green, and This Is Money. It has also garnered 5300+ pre-registered customers. The company will use 40% of the investment for marketing purposes, 40% for projects and business overheads, 10% for Non-UK projects, and 10% for website and application development.
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investment:
£442,282
