NZTC supporting more technology start-ups

Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, UK – The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has chosen 12 ‘clean energy’ technology start-ups for the fourth cohort of its TechX Accelerator program.

Each of the companies will start the 15-week program in late February, receive mentoring and support from companies in the industry, and a grant in each case of up to £100,000 ($135,812).

Partners in the program include bp, Equinor, ADNOC, Accenture, and Deep Science Ventures.

The 12 start-ups are:

• Aquature – Technology to produce green chemicals and carbon neutral fuels from wastewater, using a bio-electrochemical process. 
• BeeX Autonomous Systems – Hovering autonomous marine systems conducting performing ‘intelligent’ assessments and analyses of underwater facilities. 
• Brayfoil Technologies – A wind turbine blade design that employs bio-mimicry to improve performance and efficiency.
• Cedeco – Technology offering a mechanical alternative to grout for installations of offshore wind turbines.
• Dunia Innovation – A ‘self-driving’ laboratory for electrocatalytic CO₂ use, said to speed up catalyst discovery.
• HonuWorx – Uncrewed systems for the deployment and control of subsea robots.
• JET Engineering System Solutions – Floating telecom mesh networked 5G buoys, combining data with communications.
• PJP Eye – Rechargeable plant-based dual carbon batteries using industrial waste instead of rare metals.
• RepAir Carbon Capture – A modular method of capturing carbon through an electrochemical system powered by electricity.
• T-Omega Wind – Low-cost floating wind turbines that can resist wave-induced motion and align to the wind by weathervaning. 
• UP Catalyst – A carbon-capturing reactor that can convert airborne CO₂ to graphite.
• ZEM Fuel Systems – An ammonia-based fuel cell to power marine vehicles (zero-carbon transportation).

The NZTC expects TechX’s start-up alumni to achieve revenue of £10-12 million ($13.6-16.3 million) this year. The program is designed to help start-ups speed up commercialization of their developments and further the wider cause of achieving net zero.

02/09/2022