Energy & Renewables

Supported by InnoEnergy

ARKai

AI and satellite-data ground-deformation analysis

ARKai uses AI and satellite radar (InSAR) to detect, explain, and predict ground deformation for safer and more resilient infrastructure. The platform delivers regulator-ready insights and early warnings for pipelines, hydropower plants, gas storage sites, transport networks, and other critical assets—all in one place.

  • Backed by ESA BIC Latvia and Commercialization Reactor
  • Explain ground deformation faster with cause-based AI insights
  • Monitor large asset networks with millimetre-level satellite precision
  • Apply across energy, hydropower, gas storage, transport, and insurance sectors

Venezuela

LinkedIn

Founders

Natasha Lapornik

Co-founder & CEO

Alberto García Navarro

Co-founder & CTO

Natasha Lapornik

Co-founder & COO

Beaver Nexus

Mobile machines for farm waste

Beaver Nexus solves the problem of agricultural and forestry waste, which is often burned, causing pollution. Their Transportable Wood Reactor (TWR) is a mobile machine that turns this waste into valuable, eco-friendly products right on the farm.

  • Converts waste into valuable products like biochar for healthier soil and pyroligneous acid for plant care.
  • Operates on-site with minimal energy and uses AI to optimise the process.
  • Helps fight climate change by locking carbon into biochar to create carbon credits.
  • The technology is proven and is now starting field trials with early adopters in Europe.

Türkiye

LinkedIn

Founders

Altan Türel

Co-founder & CEO

Ogulcan ESMER

Co-founder & COO

Emre Boysan

Co-founder & CTO

Katalytron

Electrodes for affordable green hydrogen

Katalytron solves the high energy cost of making green hydrogen. Our special electrodes make alkaline electrolysers use over 7% less energy, saving a 20 MW plant around €2.5 million per year.

  • Cut energy use by over 7% for significant cost savings in hydrogen production.
  • Fit directly into existing machines, needing no redesign.
  • Contain no precious metals and are made with a single-step laser process.
  • Developed by a team with decades of electrochemistry experience and multiple patents.

Slovenia

Founders

Andrej Turk

Co-founder

MethVolt

Electrodes for affordable green hydrogen

MethVolt solves the problem of stranded or wasted green hydrogen by converting it into synthetic natural gas. This allows hydrogen producers to run their equipment for longer and earn extra revenue.

  • Turns surplus hydrogen and captured CO₂ into grid-ready synthetic methane.
  • Uses compact, modular 0.5 MW units that are fast to deploy and scalable.
  • Helps producers extend operating hours by up to 5% and reduce energy waste.
  • Unlocks new income from methane sales and carbon credits.

Türkiye

Founders

RenU Fuel Solutions

Purple hydrogen from nuclear waste

RenU solves the costly storage problem of spent nuclear fuel by converting its radiation into clean hydrogen. The Aether Cell system transforms this waste liability into a profitable energy source.

  • Generates zero-emission purple hydrogen from the radiation in spent nuclear fuel.
  • Transforms a multi-billion dollar storage liability into a revenue-generating asset.
  • Uses existing storage casks without requiring new sites or long-distance transport.
  • Each unit pays for itself in under 10 years while operating for 30-50 years.

Spain

LinkedIn

Founders

Simone Albanese

Co-founder

Tomás Gomes

Co-founder

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