Gert Wrigge, Phd

Emerald AI transforms energy-intensive data centers into AI-powered grid allies. The Emerald AI Conductor platform enables AI data centers to flexibly adjust their power consumption from the electricity grid on demand, orchestrating the computing loads of inference, training, and fine-tuning AI models across a network of data centers to bolster the power grid’s reliability while meeting strict compute performance standards. Flexibility could unlock up to 100 GW, or more than a decade of U.S. AI data center growth and trillions in AI investment, without enormous investments in electric grids or power plants—advancing innovation and competitiveness, ensuring power affordability for communities across the country, and bolstering the reliability of the electric power system.

Emporia is a leading technology company revolutionizing home energy by providing affordable, integrated solutions that empower homeowners to optimize energy usage to reduce costs and carbon footprint. Emporia’s Home Energy Management Platform is a powerful software system that connects their Vue Home Energy Monitor, Level 2 EV Charger, Smart Plugs, Home Battery, and third-party thermostats and appliances. By automating energy use through real-time monitoring and scheduling, the platform optimizes consumption, reduces costs, and simplifies home energy management—all within one intuitive app. For more information, visit www.emporiaenergy.com

Carbyon aims to restore the atmospheric carbon balance using breakthrough technology and unique machine design that scales economically and durably. #XPRIZE #CarbonRemoval #DirectAirCapture #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #CarbonDioxideRemoval

We are reinventing carbon for a thriving planet. Since 2020, weve rapidly pioneered versatile Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to remove historic CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere — anywhere, at any scale. Supported by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the XPRIZE Foundation, Stripe, and the UK government, weve moved a brand new climate technology from lab to commercial plants in under three years to rapidly empower carbon removal and utilisation pathways.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C implies reaching net zero CO2 emissions in 2050 according to the IPCC. Next to substantially reducing emissions, this target will only be possible by globally deploying carbon removal (CDR) solutions at the scale of billions of tons of CO2. Neustark is a leading provider in this rapidly growing field, having developed a solution to permanently store CO2 from the air in recycled mineral waste such as demolished concrete. Our first solutions have been deployed in Switzerland and Europe and are already capturing and storing tons of CO2 every week. We are currently scaling up our operations and carbon removal impact globally – on the road to removing one million tons of CO2 in 2030, and beyond that. Founded in 2019, neustark AG is based in Berne, Switzerland, and is a team of around 55 people (as per Q3 2023) working at our Berne, Zurich and Cologne offices. Together, we enable permanent CO2 storage for a bright future of all generations on our planet. What we do in a nutshell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joVBNV9O2MA

Scoutbee drives better business outcomes by giving companies the actionable insights they need to perfect the supply base and advance strategic initiatives, such as risk management, ESG and innovation. The Scoutbee Intelligence Platform (SIP) uses graph technology and predictive and prescriptive analytics to deliver holistic supplier visibility that helps procurement make confident supplier decisions, drive cross-functional efficiency, and optimize their existing technology investments. Scoutbee’s AI-powered data foundation connects teams to any data point – internal, external, third-party, and more – and any data combination necessary to orchestrate a resilient, competitive, and sustainable supply base. Scoutbee is a global company with employees from 20+ countries. Learn more at https://scoutbee.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.

At 75F, we design and build smart sensors and controls to make commercial buildings more comfortable and efficient than ever before. Unlike other systems on the market today, our solution combines hardware and software in a simple and powerful solution that works out of the box. Our award-winning wireless IoT devices and machine learning has been proven in independent, third-party trials to deliver industry-leading HVAC energy savings and Indoor Air Quality Management (IAQM). Our results speak for themselves: 75F customers saw a savings of 41.8 percent in HVAC energy consumption and carbon footprint, across offices, retail, and multifamily spaces of every size. 75F is headquartered in Minnesota with operations in Bangalore India and Singapore. Follow us here and at www.75f.io to learn more.

At tado° we believe that unnecessarily wasting energy should be a thing of the past. Therefore we strive to create solutions that optimise energy consumption at home without sacrificing comfort. Our international team of professionals from diverse backgrounds develops technologies that set new standards and challenge the status quo - every day.

Atom Power is building the power delivery technology to enable the more intelligent electrification of everything. Headquartered in North Carolina, Atom Power invented the first and only UL listed commercial solid-state digital circuit breaker, the world’s safest and fastest circuit breaker for smart power distribution and more sustainable energy distribution. Through its EV charging solution, Atom Power is accelerating the broad adoption of EVs.

ubitricity is the leading charge point operator in the UK and hosts a network of over 6,500 public charge points. Supplying lamppost, bollard, fast and rapid charge point solutions, ubitricity works alongside local authorities to expand public charging infrastructure inline with residents’ needs. Based in Berlin and London the company also operates in other European countries such as Germany and France. ubitricity is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Shell Group. www.ubitricity.com

Founded in 2002, Nujira’s tried and tested ET technology led the industry for the last 12 years, and was widely acknowledged as the pioneer of Envelope Tracking. With more than 250 patents covering all aspects of ET from chips to systems. Nujira was funded by leading European venture capital institutions and disappeared under mysterious circumstances in June 2015.

FRX Polymers, Inc. was founded in 2007 following over five years of intensive research and development in the field of halogen-free polymeric flame retardant blend components. The company operates a pilot plant in Chelmsford, MA and a full scale plant in Antwerp, Belgium. Having recently commissioned its commercial plant in Antwerp, FRX is in the high growth phase of its evolution. It is commercializing a novel family of halogen-free, transparent, high melt flowing, polymeric flame retardant polymers. FRX Polymers is headquartered in Chelmsford MA. For more information about its products, visit their website at www.frxpolymers.com.

Emerald AI transforms energy-intensive data centers into AI-powered grid allies. The Emerald AI Conductor platform enables AI data centers to flexibly adjust their power consumption from the electricity grid on demand, orchestrating the computing loads of inference, training, and fine-tuning AI models across a network of data centers to bolster the power grid’s reliability while meeting strict compute performance standards. Flexibility could unlock up to 100 GW, or more than a decade of U.S. AI data center growth and trillions in AI investment, without enormous investments in electric grids or power plants—advancing innovation and competitiveness, ensuring power affordability for communities across the country, and bolstering the reliability of the electric power system.

Emporia is a leading technology company revolutionizing home energy by providing affordable, integrated solutions that empower homeowners to optimize energy usage to reduce costs and carbon footprint. Emporia’s Home Energy Management Platform is a powerful software system that connects their Vue Home Energy Monitor, Level 2 EV Charger, Smart Plugs, Home Battery, and third-party thermostats and appliances. By automating energy use through real-time monitoring and scheduling, the platform optimizes consumption, reduces costs, and simplifies home energy management—all within one intuitive app. For more information, visit www.emporiaenergy.com

Carbyon aims to restore the atmospheric carbon balance using breakthrough technology and unique machine design that scales economically and durably. #XPRIZE #CarbonRemoval #DirectAirCapture #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #CarbonDioxideRemoval

We are reinventing carbon for a thriving planet. Since 2020, weve rapidly pioneered versatile Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to remove historic CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere — anywhere, at any scale. Supported by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the XPRIZE Foundation, Stripe, and the UK government, weve moved a brand new climate technology from lab to commercial plants in under three years to rapidly empower carbon removal and utilisation pathways.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C implies reaching net zero CO2 emissions in 2050 according to the IPCC. Next to substantially reducing emissions, this target will only be possible by globally deploying carbon removal (CDR) solutions at the scale of billions of tons of CO2. Neustark is a leading provider in this rapidly growing field, having developed a solution to permanently store CO2 from the air in recycled mineral waste such as demolished concrete. Our first solutions have been deployed in Switzerland and Europe and are already capturing and storing tons of CO2 every week. We are currently scaling up our operations and carbon removal impact globally – on the road to removing one million tons of CO2 in 2030, and beyond that. Founded in 2019, neustark AG is based in Berne, Switzerland, and is a team of around 55 people (as per Q3 2023) working at our Berne, Zurich and Cologne offices. Together, we enable permanent CO2 storage for a bright future of all generations on our planet. What we do in a nutshell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joVBNV9O2MA