Netherlands-based CarbonOro is developing carbon capture technology, expected to reduce cost by enabling the desorption/ separation of carbon dioxide (through a proprietary amine solvent) from industrial exhaust/ flue gas, at lower temperatures & higher pressures than conventional technologies (& with a wider application field). The new funds will be used to deliver three industrial pilots with clients in waste-to-energy, the steel industry & a brick manufacturer. Moreover, CarbonOro can boast to be one of the first startups to also receive financial support from members of the Global Cement & Concrete Association. Pieter Verberne (CTO) started CarbonOro in 2013, with co-founders Jan Hoppenbrouwers (CRO) & Roger Meertens (CEO) joining in 2019. Other startups in the space...

Founded in 2020 by Rainhard Fuchs (CCO) & Andreas Tschas (CEO), Glacier is an Austria-based edtech, offering (primarily) corporates an e-learning platform focused on "climate protection knowledge": for entire workforces or individual departments, from basic to special topics e.g. ESG reporting & regulations, to climate communication e.g. “anti-greenwashing”, new energy or the circular economy. The skills gained are confirmed by a certificate. Customers include UniCredit Bank Austria, ÖBB, A1 Telekom, Infineon, ServiceNow & TPA. According to the firm’s CEO “last quarter was our busiest one yet”. Fun fact: Glacier also run an annual event called “Glacier Climate Week” to help raise awareness on climate protection (knowledge) <Source: brutkasten.com>