Imagine a severe storm knocks out a neighborhood powerline; while most homes go dark, one homeowner seamlessly manages their backup energy, prioritizing critical appliances. This is not the future—it is happening now with SPAN’s smart electrical panel.
NREL – October 1, 2024 – While reading papers describing the use of enzymes to transform materials into biofuels as an alternative to using microbes, NREL research group leader Yannick Bomble first came across the eventual founders of Invizyne.
NREL – August 21, 2024 – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Research Group Manager Dan Schell says he gets to do the fun part.
“I get to use a big piece of equipment and turn wood into very small particles with continuous explosions,” Schell said.
NREL – Jul 2, 2024 – Biotech entrepreneur and Hexas Biomass founder and CEO Wendy Owens has brought her groundbreaking (pun intended) crop to the Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) after admiring the program from afar for several years.
NREL – February 12, 2024 –To put it simply: Antora Energy, a Shell Gamechanger Accelerator Powered by NREL™ (GCxN) graduate, focused on decarbonizing industry by converting low-cost, intermittent renewable electricity into reliable industrial energy, would not be where it is today without the help of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
NREL – December 5, 2023 – The themes from Cohort 6 move GCxN into technical areas it has not explored in prior cohorts, piecing together different expertise from across the laboratory in ways that are industry relevant.
PR Web:
“We are excited to invest in the founders and support Hygge Power’s mission for an energy mindful future. Ideaship is grateful to be part of Hygge Power’s journey to make our planet a better place,” commented Robert Bell, Ideaship Venture Partner.
Centered:
Many flow batteries contain the relatively rare metal vanadium, but Jolt’s batteries are considerably cheaper because they use an organic liquid for the electrolyte. The non-acidic, non-corrosive, non-toxic electrolyte also makes these batteries considerably safer than other kinds. Jolt’s batteries can produce about four times as much energy as other flow batteries at about a fourth of the cost.
TechCrunch:
Rao sees Span as far more than just a smart fuse box…
And he’s gotten some unique, expert validation of his vision in the form of an investment from Matt Rogers, one of the founders of Nest, which was the first billion dollar company to try and tackle home energy use and efficiency.
GreenTechMedia: Led by a Tesla alum, the California startup looks to tap growing demand for solar and storage in key markets of California and Hawaii.