Found Energy

Our aluminum-powered industrial decarbonization technology is in the spotlight! Found Energy is featured in the Boston Globe. Read our story about our mission to decarbonize heavy industry with aluminum fuels. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZzHXHgR “The Found Energy system could replace fossil fuel with aluminum-generated hydrogen, a gas that burns at up to 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, but produces no waste carbon. Instead of using barrels of oil, you truck in refined aluminum, which is safer and easier to transport than volatile fossil fuels and doesn’t release carbon and toxic gases. Feed the aluminum into a Found Energy reactor for heat and hydrogen, then send the aluminum oxide back to the smelter for ‘recharging.’ Dan Steingart, chair of the department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University, said Found Energy is onto something. 'I’m a big fan of using metals to store energy, particularly something like aluminum,’ Steingart said. ‘Metals are easy to transport and they’re easy to store.’” Read on ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eZzHXHgR #FoundEnergy #aluminum #climatetech #cleanenergy #industrialdecarbonization Via Boston Globe Media and Hiawatha Bray

We were thrilled to host the City of Boston | Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Cabinet at Found Energy last month. Thank you to Jeanne Dasaro, Shanice Wallace, MPP, and Steven Lee, CFA, for visiting us and for your commitment to Boston's clean energy future. We’re excited to play a role in building a more sustainable city together! #FoundEnergy #cleanenergy #climatetech #decarbonization #aluminum

CEO Peter Godart made the Consensus In Conversation 2024 Year End Wrap Up featuring Conor Gaughan breaking down the best storytelling advice, wisdom, and insights from this year’s guests, alongside Keith Norman from Lyten, Ben Christensen of Cambium, Nicolas Pinkowski of Nitricity, and more! Listen to the special end of year episode with Peter Godart here (26:48): https://lnkd.in/eqhU_Y-6 #ConsensusinConversation #ConorGaughan #sustainability #aluminum #cleanenergy

Announcing $18.6 million in new investments from Elemental Impact today! These 16 entrepreneurs are deploying projects around the world and across the U.S. in states such as Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.   These investments represent the next chapter in our mission to tackle the $150B "Scale Gap” - a significant funding shortfall entrepreneurs face during first-of-a-kind (FOAK) and early-stage commercial deployments. We bridge this gap through providing catalytic capital, deep project expertise, and meaningful community partnership. These entrepreneurs join our portfolio of more than 160 companies that have collectively created over 10,000 jobs and are delivering real benefits in rural towns, Tribal lands, urban areas, and wild ecosystems.   I am beyond grateful to our audacious philanthropic and government funders who believe in the power of rigorous investing and relentless innovation -- and enable us to back such extraordinary entrepreneurs. Welcome! 💚 Xplorobot Oleg Mikhailov, Verdi Arthur Chen, Symbium, SuperCircle Chloe Marie Songer Stuart Ahlum, SIMPLi Sarela Herrada, Seabound, Plantible Tony Martens Fekini, Noon Energy Chris Graves, MetOx International Bud Vos, Klim Robert Gerlach, Inevitable Lucianne Kempton, Found Energy Peter Godart, Foray Bioscience Ashley Beckwith, Fleet Robotics Sidney McLaurin, Aspiring Materials Mark Chadderton, Artyc Hannah Sieber Read more: https://lnkd.in/gmCrPpBT

We are thrilled to announce that we will be joining Elemental Impact! 🌏 Their focus on scaling climate technologies with deep community impact is a perfect match to our mission to decarbonize heavy industry with aluminum fuel. Looking forward to a fruitful and impactful partnership! 💚 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTNjn5Eg

Great take by Jon Smieja from Trellis Group. Last year the US exported 2 million tons of aluminum waste. Why not process that here in the States? Investing in aluminum manufacturing and recycling infrastructure would bolster domestic manufacturing, keep a critical metal in circulation locally, and - with Found’s technology - generate clean energy for American energy independence. https://lnkd.in/gHDkJFd4 #americanmanufacturing #aluminum #circulareconomy #cleanenergy

This very interesting article from Bloomberg Green highlights the need for practical ways to move energy from renewable energy-rich regions to energy-importing countries. The SunCable project’s ambition highlights the scale of the opportunity. While their ambition is impressive, we need multiple ways to transport clean energy and we need them to be simple, practical, and scaleable. *Australia can produce enough solar to meet its domestic energy demand 10,000 times over. *Singapore is electricity-hungry and in need of new clean sources to meet its goals for carbon emissions reductions.  *Between the two countries: 4,000+ kilometers of ocean. How do you effectively move clean energy across that space? SunCable leaders debated exporting the energy as hydrogen vs. building a massive undersea cable (you can tell by the name where they landed).  Both approaches have massive complexities and would require developing entire new ecosystems. What if there is a simpler way to move the energy using already-existing infrastructure? #Energy #Energytransportation #Sustainablefuture

Umema Khan, a Chemical Engineer on Found Energy’s Fuel Development Team, has been researching how to turn different aluminum feedstocks into potent aluminum fuel. With her Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina and Master of Applied Science from the University of Toronto, she is able to apply her wealth of knowledge in material characterization to rapidly advance the development of our aluminum fuel. We talked to Umema to learn about her career journey and what brought her to Found Energy. Here are some highlights: 🍃 What brought you to Found Energy? 🍃 It’s important to me to work in a place where I’m making a net positive impact. I felt like the idea of Found Energy - using something we use almost every day and turning that into a source of clean energy - is very cool and unlike anything I have ever heard of before. 🍃 Tell us about your career journey. Any highlights? 🍃 …I ended up on the metal side of the business at Markforged (a metal and polymer 3D printing company) which was something that I knew basically nothing about at the time. But through the amazing mentors and people I met there, I became the technical lead of the launch of two new materials. I was able to use my newfound knowledge in metals, scaling up and passion to make a positive impact to end up here! 🍃Tell us a fun fact. 🍃 I have a coffee spreadsheet with my sister where we rank every coffee shop we go to. We are currently on entry number 286 in North America. Read more about Umema’s career journey and impact at Found Energy ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dXm863tT

CBO Gadi Ruschin and CSO Ariel Jackson are back from ICSOBA 2024, where we were proud to be Bronze Sponsors! ⭐ Some takeaways: ➡️ The aluminum industry is making progress on emissions intensity. Sector-wide emissions have plateaued even while production has increased. However, there’s still much to be done to get on track for 2 °C warming scenarios. ➡️ We were inspired by the industry’s openness with technological advancements and commitment to collaboration, all in the name of furthering the industry's efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. 🌳 We look forward to continuing the conversation on how Found Energy can contribute to making aluminum not only the most recycled material but also the cleanest, most practical fuel for industrial decarbonization. #ICSOBA2024 #aluminum #cleanenergy #industrialdecarbonization

CBO Gadi Ruschin and CSO Ariel Jackson are back from ICSOBA 2024, where we were proud to be Bronze Sponsors! ⭐ Some takeaways: ➡️ The aluminum industry is making progress on emissions intensity. Sector-wide emissions have plateaued even while production has increased. However, there’s still much to be done to get on track for 2 °C warming scenarios. ➡️ We were inspired by the industry’s openness with technological advancements and commitment to collaboration, all in the name of furthering the industry's efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. 🌳 We look forward to continuing the conversation on how Found Energy can contribute to making aluminum not only the most recycled material but also the cleanest, most practical fuel for industrial decarbonization. #ICSOBA2024 #aluminum #cleanenergy #industrialdecarbonization