Five Startups Driving Innovation in Industrial Heating
The industrial sector is among the hardest to decarbonize, largely due to their reliance on high-temperature heat to manufacture goods such as fertilizers, chemicals, cement, and steel to name a few. For the industrial sector to meet decarbonization targets, it needs to address its heating-related fuel consumption and emissions. This means moving away from fossil […]
Industrial Heat Decarbonization: Five Key Commericial Contracts
Industrial heat accounts for two-thirds of industrial energy demand and nearly one-fifth of global energy consumption, with demand expected to rise in the coming years. Reducing heat-related emissions requires either transitioning to cleaner energy sources or improving efficiency to minimize energy use. Today, innovative technologies are emerging to tackle the challenge, but scaling their […]
Innovation Pathways to Decarbonizing Industrial Heat
The vast majority of industrial heat today is generated by burning fossil fuels which are highly efficient at delivering continuous high temperatures required by many industrial processes. Any pathway to decarbonising industrial heating must therefore provide comparable performance and be readily integrated into existing production systems. The opportunity for industrial electrification is substantial. Projections […]
What Makes Industrial Heat Hard to Decarbonize?
Industrial heating is responsible for nearly one-fifth of global energy consumption, with the majority of this demand met through the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. Decarbonising this sector is therefore central to reducing emissions and meeting climate targets. The scale of the challenge becomes clear in industries like steel, […]
Material Discovery Investment Trends in 2025
As the climate emergency deepens, demand for minerals essential to renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles is accelerating. This surge in demand is outpacing current production capacity, and without significant new investment, supply shortages could undermine the progress towards global energy transition. Estimates suggest that current investment in […]
Five Startups Transforming Materials Discovery for Industrial Decarbonization
The quest for novel materials is critical in mitigating global climate change and enabling a sustainable future. New materials are essential to develop more efficient batteries, lighter vehicles, and low-carbon alternatives to cement, steel, and other industrial inputs. The pursuit of materials discovery is being accelerated by recent advances in computational modeling, artificial intelligence, […]
Emerging Technologies Driving the Materials Discovery Revolution
Achieving Net Zero hinges on novel materials capable of unlocking breakthroughs in hard-to-abate sectors like heavy industry, transport, and energy. Despite advances in computing and lab technologies, materials discovery remains slow, driven largely by trial-and-error experimentation. The average timeline from discovery to commercialization still spans an average of two decades. This delays the deployment […]
Why Materials Discovery Is Key to the Net Zero Transition
The success of the clean energy transition depends on reliable access to critical minerals and breakthroughs in advanced materials. Global demand for minerals such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt is projected to triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040. As demand for clean technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, and grid-scale batteries grows, innovation in […]
A conversation with Steel Atlas: The Next Wave of Climate Tech Venture
The Next Wave of Climate Tech Venture: Where Resilience Outperforms Hype Cameron Porter, Co-Founder of Steel Atlas Intro: Why Resilience Is the Market’s Next Premium in Climate Tech Venture capital has long rewarded speed — speed of product iteration, speed to market, speed to exit. But in a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical shocks, AI-driven […]
The Investors Financing Industrial Decarbonization
Venture capital firms, corporate investors, government agencies, and banks are accelerating the adoption of Climate Tech in heavy industry by funding technologies that enable cleaner manufacturing. Decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors demands significant capital, long-term commitment, and strategic innovation—making these investors critical to scaling solutions. This article builds on our previous analysis of Climate Tech shaping […]