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Welcome to For ClimateTalk – For ClimateTech’s monthly newsletter highlighting upcoming opportunities for climate innovators, thought leaders, and community connectors.
Meet Us at Climate Week NYC
We’re kicking off Climate Week NYC with an exciting event featuring the latest climate technology solutions. Join the For ClimateTech team at Newlab in Brooklyn for an immersive day of pitches, panels, and networking opportunities that brings together over 100 innovators, investors, industry leaders, hardware experts, manufacturers, and more to showcase the latest advancements in climate technology. Hear from nearly 40 innovators in both the Scale For ClimateTech and Venture For ClimateTech cohorts who are developing climate solutions across four key sectors: Buildings, Transportation, the Grid, and Industry.
Register today here.
Funding Opportunities
Access the National Labs Through the Open Voucher Call from American-Made Challenges
The American-Made program, created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions, has announced the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Open Voucher Call, which will provide the public with opportunities to receive technical assistance from researchers at DOE National Laboratory facilities. The $2.1 million TCF Open Voucher Call will help facilitate the commercialization of scientific discoveries by helping to identify pathways by which technological breakthroughs can make their way to market.
The submission deadline is October 3, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
Cohort News
HeatPath Solutions and CarbonBridge Receive ARPA-E Award as Part of the GREENWELLS Initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $41 million for 14 projects to develop technologies, Renewables-to-Liquids (RtL), for harnessing renewable energy sources like wind and solar to produce liquids for sustainable fuels or chemicals. HeatPath Solutions, a V4C Cohort member and provider of plant-derived, sustainable platform chemicals like Methane, was awarded $4 million. CarbonBridge, a S4C Cohort Member that turns greenhouse gasses into carbon-negative feedstock for industrial processes, was awarded $720,000.
Read the full press release here.
Matereal Inc. Raises $4.5 Million Seed Round to Lead the Fight Against Toxic Plastics
Matereal, a pioneering plastic replacements technology, announced the successful closure of its $4.5 million seed funding round, led by the Collaborative Fund. This key investment propels Matereal into its next stage of development to bring a new environmentally safe plastic to market. The funds will support the company on its mission to decarbonize and detoxify the chemical plastic supply chain.
Read the full announcement here.
Climatize Raises $1.75 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Support Solar Projects
Climatize closed a $1.75 million pre-seed funding round, led by Myriad Venture Partners, with participation from Climate Capital, Techstars, Responsibly Ventures, and Temerity Capital. The funding will help Climatize support projects in the $250,000 to $5 million range that are typically left unfunded since they’re too big for community funding and too small for institutional funding. Read more about Climatize’s round in Latitude Media’s feature story.
Read the article here.
Re-Nuble Wins Funding in Round 1 of the Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge by NYSERDA
Governor Hochul announced the winners of Round 1 of the Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge. Re-Nuble was awarded $516,000 to apply a circular business model to reduce waste-related methane by reusing certified hemp byproducts and other plant-sourced fibers for the production of a compostable, grow media line. Its work supports a secure supply chain to downstream hydroponic growers in New York State.
Read about the full award here.
Power to Hydrogen Secures Over $18 Million in Series A Fundraising Round
Power to Hydrogen Inc., a leader in advanced electrolysis technologies and S4C Cohort 3 alumni, announced today it has raised over $18 million to scale and deploy the world’s first industrial-scale AEM electrolysis technology. The Series A funding was led by venture studio Rev1 Ventures and strategic investor Worthington Enterprises. The round also includes support from global investors, including Finindus, JERA, Asahi Kasei, American Electric Power, EDP Ventures, E.ON, ESB, FH Capital, INP Capital, and others.
Learn more about the announcement here.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain News
$33 Million in Funding Available To Advance Smart Manufacturing Technologies To Help Accelerate a Clean Energy Economy
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) released a $33 million funding opportunity to accelerate the advancement of smart manufacturing technologies and processes necessary to develop and deploy the innovative technologies and materials needed for the nation’s clean energy transition. Funding recipients will support research to develop smart manufacturing technologies that improve the efficiency and economics of circular supply chains; advance sustainable transportation manufacturing; accelerate the development of high-performance materials for the clean energy transition; and create more sustainable, safe, and competitive mining in the United States.
Applicants must submit a concept paper by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Aug. 22, 2024, to be eligible to submit a full application.
Manufacturer & Supply Chain Partner Spotlight: RIT’s Center of Excellence in Advance and Sustainable Manufacturing
The Center of Excellence in Advanced and Sustainable Manufacturing (COE-ASM) is a partnership between Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (“NYSTAR”) and RIT dedicated to helping New York State manufacturers develop and apply new technologies that create competitive business advantages.
COE-ASM is a matrix organization with broad technical expertise across multiple industries and applications. For qualifying projects with New York State companies, funding is available to offset the cost of RIT’s engineering time and materials on a client project. Its work focuses primarily on process or project design improvements or new technology applications and can usually be structured in such a way as to avoid customer IP concerns.
To learn more about and to get connected, click here.
Find New Opportunities—Join the New York SCP Database
If you are a manufacturer or service provider interested in joining the Scale For ClimateTech Supply Chain Partner (SCP) Database, which offers access to projects, the ability to extend your expertise by solving challenges, and revenue potential through connections and matchmaking with new clients, fill out our interest form here.