Founded in 1999 by Dirk Ockhuizen (CEO) & headquartered in the Netherlands, Fortes Energy Systems specializes in collective heat & cold networks for residential, utility & industrial use. Among others, its solution enables the low-energy production of domestic hot water (DHW). Some of the projects carried out by the firm include De Zalmhaven residential tower in Rotterdam, the Cooltower in Rotterdam, Strijp-S residential & business complex in Eindhoven, Le Toison d’Or residential & retail complex in Brussels, De Makroon residential complex in Amsterdam & Efteling Loonsche Land holiday park. The company has 68 employees & is represented in Benelux, Germany, the UK & Denmark. Post acquisition by BRD Thermea (a subsidiaryx` of De Dietrich Remaha)...

Founded in 2021, Arkeon is an "ingredients" startup based in Austria, which has developed a patented process to convert (inorganic) CO2 into (organic) proteins. The tech leverages years of research from co-founders Dr. Simon Rittmann (CSO), Dr. Guenther Bochmann (CTO) & Dr. Gregor Tegl (CEO), into (among others) underwater volcanos; high-pressure & high-temperature environments, with very little nutrients, where microbes feed off the nutrients in gases. Of particular focus is the "archaea" microbe (part of the microbiota of all organisms), which naturally feeds on CO2 & transforms it into amino acids. Arkeon can "cultivate" archaea & with a one-step gas fermentation process, the microbe produces all 20 amino acids, the basis of proteins, from CO2. The...