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)...

Germany-based, Kopernikus Automotive (Kopernikus) is developing an “Automated Valet Parking” (AVT Type 2) (through “infrastructure orchestrated maneuvering technologies”) for logistics centers & car parks (i.e. “no one’s behind the wheel”). In a nutshell, the startup installs fixed sensors on location & AI (perception & path planning performed externally) to safely steer (driving commands sent wirelessly in real-time by a computer or agent) the vehicle to the parking space. The startup has already piloted (& recently converted to a contract) its solution with Volkswagen (in partnership with the latter’s Cariad software group) at their Wolfsburg plant, as well as two pilot projects across two Ford car plants in Europe. Moreover, client & investor Continental has started...