Partners and Sponsors of Decarb TechInvest 2025

Lead Hydrogen Sponsor: Utility Global

Utility Global pioneers clean hydrogen solutions that power the economic energy transition for hard-to-abate industries such as steel, mobility, upstream oil & gas, refining, and chemicals. Our breakthrough H2Gen® technology harnesses energy from diluted, low-value industrial byproduct process gases and various biogases to produce high-purity, low-to-negative carbon intensity hydrogen from water, without electricity, via our proprietary electrochemical process. H2Gen systems have been proven to provide the utmost operationally flexible and integrate seamlessly into existing infrastructure, enabling practical, cost-effective decarbonization.

Find out more about Utility Global: https://www.utilityglobal.com/

Lead EPC Sponsor: Fluor

Fluor Corporation is a global engineering, procurement and construction company. We work with leaders in the energy, infrastructure, life sciences, advanced technologies, mining and metals industries, as well as government agencies, to build a better world. Since our founding in 1912, we have been building a legacy of innovation. Our nearly 27,000 employees provide professional and technical solutions to deliver safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects for our global clients.  Our clients seek our project expertise in some of the world’s most challenging and complex environments because we know how to deliver collaboratively and with the best-in-class talent. We operate throughout the project life cycle, from conceptual design, engineering, procurement and construction to the operations and maintenance of facilities.

Lead Green Fuels Sponsor: Emvolon

Emvolon Inc. is an MIT spin-off converting greenhouse gas emissions into carbon-negative fuels and chemicals . Leveraging our best in class, patented technology, we transform car engines into cost-effective, modular chemical plants. This groundbreaking approach enables us to support various industries, including waste management, agriculture, energy, as well as maritime and aviation, in powering the global economy without emissions. We have more than $100 Million/year in commercial agreements,have successfully completed a customer field pilot and are currently executing our first commercial project.

Analytics Sponsor: Boundless Impact Research & Analytics

Boundless is an environmental research and analytics firm that provides rigorous and actionable data and analytics to move investment dollars more quickly toward clean technologies and companies driving positive environmental change. The Boundless method uses a science-based, data-driven approach, grounded in the proven methodology of Life Cycle Assessment, and serves a growing universe of investors, companies and funds. 

Find out more about Boundless here: https://boundlessimpact.net/

Industrial Partner: Boston Metal

Boston Metal is commercializing Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE), a tonnage metals technology platform powered by electricity, to decarbonize steelmaking and transform how metals are made. MOE provides the metals industry with a scalable, cost-competitive and green solution for the production of steel and high-value metals from a variety of feedstocks and iron ore grades. Backed by visionary investors and led by a world-class team, Boston Metal is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts and has a wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil. 

Find out more about Boston Metal: https://www.bostonmetal.com/

Sponsor: Tidal Metals

Tidal Metals has developed an efficient, scalable solution for accessing the estimated two billion megatons of magnesium dissolved in our oceans — enough to last millennia. Powered by electricity from renewable sources, their “clean and green” method concentrates and extracts magnesium salt in seawater using proprietary innovations and established physical processes. Nothing is added to the water, and no waste is generated.

Find out more about Tidal Metals: https://www.tidalmetals.com/

Sponsor: PhiCap Advisors

PhiCap Advisors is a capital and business advisory firm based in Philadelphia, founded by members of the executive finance team for a family of public energy companies. The firm provides senior leadership for emerging and growing enterprises, namely in the energy transition sector. PhiCap supports these companies by acting as day-to-day partner in all of their necessary financial and operating activities and giving strategic direction alongside senior management. PhiCap also identifies, structures and sources capital funding for clients for all stages of the company lifecycle. PhiCap’s unique blend of executive experience and capital direction distinguishes it as a powerful partner.

Find out more about PhiCap: https://www.phicapadvisors.com/

Sponsor: AJW, Inc

In these complex, turbulent times, AJW, Inc. anticipates policy-driven market changes, analyzes and quantifies impacts, and develops responsive, revenue-focused strategies for decarbonization innovators and investors. Our regulatory and market insights, coupled with rich policy intelligence, span North American and European markets to help innovators identify opportunities and build resilience.

Working with AJW’s advisors, investors come away with clear, defined risk analyses. Clean technology providers gain sound growth and business strategies for their solutions. Industrials future-proof plans with in-depth regulatory and business insights, while policymakers craft improved regulations and rules informed by business realities.

Find out more about AJW: https://ajw-inc.com/

Sponsor: CAC Specialty

Find out more about CAC: https://cacgroup.com/

Sponsor: Quaise Energy

Quaise Energy is unlocking Earth’s deep heat to deliver clean, reliable, baseload energy at scale—almost anywhere in the world. As both a technology innovator and project developer, Quaise builds and operates solutions that harness superhot geothermal energy far below the surface, enabling power generation that can rival the output of today’s most efficient fossil fuel and nuclear plants. Leveraging millimeter wave drilling, developed after more than a decade of research at MIT, Quaise’s mission is to make superhot geothermal a backbone of the modern energy system, offering affordable, zero-carbon power and true energy independence for communities and nations everywhere.

Find out more about Quaise: https://www.quaise.com/

Exhibitor: Queens Carbon

Queens Carbon is reinventing how cementitious materials are made — without combustion, without CO₂ emissions and at competitive cost. Our patented Q-System is a modular platform that uses steam pressure to convert standard raw materials into cementitious materials at less than half the temperature of the legacy process. This enables electrification, energy efficiency, and a compelling path for the industry to profitably decarbonize. Our first product, Q-SCM, is a zero-CO₂ material that replaces up to 50% of standard cement, cutting CO2 emissions in half. With Buzzi Unicem as a strategic partner, we’re piloting a 2,000 ton/year system and rapidly advancing towards commercialization.

Find out more about Queens Carbon: https://www.queenscarbon.com/

Strategic Partner: Urban Future Lab

​The Urban Future Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is a non-profit innovation hub for best-in-class climatetech startups with a focus on clean energy and sustainable urban infrastructure solutions.

​It is home to ACRE, New York’s longest-running climate tech incubator, Clean Start, an advanced certificate from NYU for people seeking a transition into the climate tech sector, the Carbon to Value Initiative and Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, which bring innovative technologies and solutions to industry leaders, and the Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme, which supports market entry in the US for UK based climatetech startups that can effectively scale and support the clean growth goals of New York State. ​

Through our 5 programs, we support innovators on their journey to scaling up and commercializing climate solutions. Since 2009, we’ve supported 170+ startups with an industry-leading 88% company survival rate and several impressive exits (Smarter Grid Solutions, Artemis, Go Electric, Keen Home, Honest Buildings). ​

We have raised $2.5B+ in venture capital, project finance, and grants, created 4,100+ jobs, and facilitated 100+ events with 2,000+ attendees per year. We are proud to champion the brightest minds in climate tech innovation, providing them with the necessary support and resources to scale up their transformative solutions while leveraging New York’s built environment and access to climate finance.

Find out more about the Urban Future Lab: https://www.ufl.nyc/

Strategic Partner: Sightline Climate

​Sightline Climate accelerates the deployment of climate tech solutions through industry-leading data, analytics, and research. Sightline’s subscription-based intelligence platform gives investors, corporates, and governments the insights they need to confidently build and finance the new climate economy. Sightline Climate also produces the newsletter, CTVC, read by 65,000 climate tech leaders. Notable clients include Southern Company, BHP, Galvanize Climate Solutions, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Find out more about the Sightline Climate: sightlineclimate.com

Strategic Partner: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is a state economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy and climatetech sector across the Commonwealth to spur job creation, deliver statewide environmental benefits, and secure long-term economic opportunities for the people of Massachusetts. Since 2010, MassCEC has awarded nearly $800 million in programs and investments and attracted more than $2.8 billion in private and public funds.

Find out more about the MassCEC: https://masscec.com/

Strategic Partner: Greentown Labs

Greentown Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accelerating climatetech innovation and commercialization by empowering entrepreneurs and enabling collaboration. As the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America—with locations in Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas—Greentown convenes the climatetech ecosystem to provide entrepreneurs the community, connections, and resources they need to thrive. Greentown is home to more than 200 startups and has supported more than 575 since its founding in 2011; these startups have collectively created more than 13,500 jobs and raised more than $8.2 billion in funding.

Find out more about Greentown Labs: https://greentownlabs.com/

Strategic Partner: Houston Energy Transition Initiative 

The Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI) is an initiative of the Greater Houston Partnership, dedicated to strengthening Houston’s position as the Energy Capital of the World. HETI builds on the best of traditional energy skills and systems to leverage Houston’s industry leadership to accelerate global solutions for an energy-abundant, low-carbon future. HETI is a coalition of industry, academic and community partners working together to ensure the long-term economic competitiveness and advancement of the Houston region as leaders of the global energy transition. HETI is committed to strengthening Houston’s position as a leader in this effort by convening key leaders, advocating for sound public policy and attracting innovative companies who share our vision.

Find out more about Houston Energy Transition Initiative: https://htxenergytransition.org/

Strategic Partner: Krishnan & Associates, Inc

Krishnan & Associates is a specialized B2B digital marketing consulting firm providing energy transition marketing services worldwide. Based in the USA, Europe, and Asia, we offer marketing, lead generation, business development, branding, thought leadership, content creation, client-sponsored webinars, and seminars for the energy industry and in particular CCUS and Hydrogen related issues. We provide energy market and regulatory analysis, technology mapping, market forecasts, partner selection, licensing, and JV selection. Another division offers executive recruitment, placing C-suite, management, technical, and subject matter experts. Our vast database of decision-makers at energy facilities and cleantech expertise is used for market development, branding, pilots, and database marketing.

Find out more about Krishnan & Associates: https://krishnaninc.com/

Strategic Partner: IDAIC

The Industrial Decarbonisation AI Coalition (IDAIC) is a new group which will pool resource and expertise to help accelerate industry decarbonisation.

In 2022, the world achieved a decarbonisation rate of just 2.5%. However, to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a year-on-year rate of 17.2% is needed. Through advanced R&D and collaboration facilitated by the IDAIC, the development of critical AI problem-solving tools will look to support this goal.

The IDAIC’s initial focus will be promoting areas of development for AI in industrial processing and materials discovery. It will do this via education, awareness and identifying sector opportunities.

Find out more about IDAIC: https://www.idaic.org/

Get in touch with Stella Jones to learn how you could partner with us. From our membership base across the Decarbonization Leaders Network through to keynotes or tailored small group workshops at the summit – we have the right partnership for you that will put you in front of an audience keen to understand how you can help them decarbonize.

Stella Jones
Commercial Director
stella@decarbconnect.com

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