Dr. Christoph Zehe

C1 develops new, climate-friendly chemical production processes by rethinking chemical reactions from the atomic level all the way up to production scale. The first innovation to spin out of our quantum-chemistry platform is a novel, proprietary methanol catalysis. This groundbreaking technology disrupts a century old chemical production process and enables us to unlock non-fossil feedstocks for the production of green methanol. Green methanol will play a pivotal role in the defossilization of the carbon-based chemical industry and is poised to become the alternative fuel of choice for net-zero shipping. The market for green methanol is expected to grow to appr. $200 billion per year by 2050. The resulting CO2 saving potential of green methanol is several gigatons per year (several percentage points of current global CO2 emissions). Our aim is to realize as much of that potential as fast as possible.

Aerolight adressiert einen der größten, bislang nur unzureichend gelösten Hebel der Energiewende: die Bestandsgebäude. Mit unserem Aerogel-basierten Hochleistungsdämmstoff ermöglichen wir maximale Dämmwirkung bei minimalem Materialeinsatz – ohne die materialinhärenten Nachteile klassischer, plastikbasierter Lösungen.

XAnge is a BCorp-certified early-stage investment fund managing €800 million, with offices in Paris, Berlin, and Brussels. The fund backs European founders who aim to transform daily life through technology, investing between €1 million to €15 million from from Seed to Series C. XAnge invests in  Deep Tech (Aerospacelab, Ledger), SaaS (Odoo, 360 Learning, Skello), AI (Gleamer, Tomorro), energy transition (Greenly, Greenfusion), digital finance (Lydia) and healthcare sectors. XAnge is the innovation-driven venture capital brand of the Siparex Group.

C1 develops new, climate-friendly chemical production processes by rethinking chemical reactions from the atomic level all the way up to production scale. The first innovation to spin out of our quantum-chemistry platform is a novel, proprietary methanol catalysis. This groundbreaking technology disrupts a century old chemical production process and enables us to unlock non-fossil feedstocks for the production of green methanol. Green methanol will play a pivotal role in the defossilization of the carbon-based chemical industry and is poised to become the alternative fuel of choice for net-zero shipping. The market for green methanol is expected to grow to appr. $200 billion per year by 2050. The resulting CO2 saving potential of green methanol is several gigatons per year (several percentage points of current global CO2 emissions). Our aim is to realize as much of that potential as fast as possible.

Als professionelles Netzwerk und innovativer Do Tank gestaltet Circularity den Wandel zur Circular Economy in Deutschland. Als Do Tank gestalten und begleiten wir die Entwicklung und Umsetzung zirkulärer Ansätze in deutschen Unternehmen und Startups, sowie strategische Partnerschaften und gemeinsame Projekte. Dabei sind uns fachliche Exzellenz und der Einsatz innovativer Formate ebenso wichtig wie der Enthusiasmus für die Circular Economy. Unser Netzwerk verknüpft Fach- und Führungskräfte aus einer Vielzahl von Industrien sowie Gesellschaft und Politik und bietet eine Plattform für informierten, interdisziplinären Dialog auf nationaler Ebene. Zu unseren Partnern zählen Corporates, Startups, Forschungseinrichtungen, Think Tanks, sowie Organisationen aus dem öffentlichen und dritten Sektor, wie etwa Philips, Google, Rebuy, Visa, Tchibo, Vattenfall, BASF, BMW, WEF, Alba/Interseroh, Remondis, Grover, share, BSH/Blue Movement, Wuppertal Institute, Foundation of German Business (sdw), ETH Zürich, TU Braunschweig, BMW Foundation, Agora Energiewende, EPEA und viele mehr.