Clean Energy Ventures

We’re excited to announce the latest addition to our portfolio, Lithios, a developer of an innovative electrochemical process to address the looming global lithium shortage by unlocking previously inaccessible sources worldwide. ???? Solving one of the biggest challenges to the growth of the EV market – the availability of critical metals – Lithios’s novel Advanced Lithium Extraction (ALE) platform will enable access to 85% of untapped lithium sources. It’s an honor to partner with our incredible bench of co-investors including TechEnergy Ventures, GS Futures, Lowercarbon Capital, and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to support Lithios as it continues to scale. A huge congrats to Mohammad A. Alkhadra and the Lithios team, and more on how Lithios’s energy efficient and scalable approach is extracting low-cost, sustainably sourced lithium supplies: https://lnkd.in/e5UAukvu

Such a great time hosting investors, founders, and innovators for discussions about the future of climatetech at our Cocktails in the Clouds event in New York ??????. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us during a packed and memorable #CWNYC, and a huge shoutout to our co-hosts National Grid Partners, MassMutual Ventures, Woven by Toyota, and Mahoney Communications Group for helping us put on the event. Here’s to a great 2024 NY Climate Week — and can’t wait to do it again next year!?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to democratize access to clean hydrogen, our portfolio company Ayrton Energy is hiring for the following roles:?? ??♀?Director of Engineering ????Director of Business Development ????Stack Engineer ????BD Engineer Chemist ????Engineering Intern Learn more about how Ayrton’s technology helps scale access to clean hydrogen from TechCrunch:? https://lnkd.in/dsnbAwgC

Snapshots from the ACT | The Alliance for Climate Transition Green Futures Gala last month with team members Daniel Goldman and Ariel Hyre. ?? We’re grateful to support and?sponsor an event that continues to honor companies driving environmental change across the Northeast.

During NY Climate Week: CEV Managing Partner Daniel Goldman joined a live special edition of Wood Mackenzie's Energy Gang podcast in New York to dive into the role of venture capital funding in the energy transition and how policy is driving the development of innovative new technologies. ? A huge thank you to Ed Crooks and Amy Jaffe for inviting us and CEV portfolio company Carbon Upcycling Technologies CEO Apoorv Sinha to the show. To hear Dan and Apoorv’s thoughts on how startups and investors are collaboration on the biggest transition in energy, check out the episode here: https://lnkd.in/eft_YDtG

Just a few months after our investment in Evari, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Evari $1.7M in funding as part of its latest initiative to deploy high-impact building technologies to decarbonize the grid, improve resilience, and lower energy costs. Congrats to Steve Walker and the entire Evari team! We can’t wait to see their scalable, cost-effective, and energy-efficient compressors for heat pumps power even more industries. More on how Evari is decarbonizing heat pump technology:? https://lnkd.in/ehhpisCG

If you are working to minimize mining impact and meet global demand for critical metals, please consider applying to UpLink - World Economic Forum’s Mining the Unmined Innovation Challenge. The challenge will fund companies enabling sustainable mining by: ? Improving efficiency of mining? ? Re-recovering of metals and materials? ? Recycling and urban mining ? Repurposing metals and minerals Submit your technology: https://lnkd.in/esSP8aFF

We’re excited to announce our investment in Ayrton Energy, which is scaling a first-of-a-kind liquid organic hydrogen carrier storage system to democratize energy access worldwide. ? Ayrton is solving the two major bottlenecks currently stunting the growth of the clean hydrogen sector: costly transport and unsustainable storage for long-duration use. We couldn’t be more excited to partner with Natasha Kostenuk, P.Eng, Brandy Kinkead, PhD and the team alongside an amazing bench of co-investors including BDC Capital (Canada), Antares Ventures, EPS Ventures, SOSV, The51, and UCeed Investment Funds. Check out how Ayrton is supercharging its technology and team to decarbonize heavy-polluting sectors like shipping, aviation, and more: https://lnkd.in/ex7uWAr4

A powerful leap forward in hydrogen innovation is here! ???? Advanced Ionics is teaming up with Shell, backed by the Shell GameChanger program, to push the limits of low-cost hydrogen production with our breakthrough electrolyzer technology! This pilot project is a glimpse into the future of decarbonization. ? As global ammonia demand is set to skyrocket by 2050, our Early Access Program ensures that visionaries like Shell get first access to scalable green hydrogen tech. Producing hydrogen for less than $1/kg using 40% less energy, we're reshaping the energy landscape for industries across the globe. A big shoutout to our team and partners for making this possible! The energy transition isn't coming – it's happening now. Check out the full release here: https://bit.ly/3Tv0Xlz #GreenHydrogen #Shell #HydrogenFuture #SustainableTech #Energy

How will November impact the future of climate tech? CEV Investment Partner Peter Sopher joined the CleanTechies podcast to unpack the economics and policies moving the climate tech sector – and where he believes capital will flow. Hear from one of the industry’s experts in climate tech, from his days at the Environmental Defense Fund to funding companies that are achieving multi-gigaton greenhouse gas reductions here at CEV.? ?? https://lnkd.in/e9RdYsa2