Breaking Ground: Launch of Fourth Cohort of Breakthrough Energy Fellows
Key Ideas
- The Fourth Cohort of Breakthrough Energy Fellows has been launched, consisting of 25 innovators from four countries working on 14 projects to address climate challenges.
- The program provides technical support, funding, and business resources to accelerate the transition of climate technology breakthroughs from the lab to the market.
- Innovative projects in this cohort include HyperHeat developing an industrial heater, Standard Potential Co. rethinking battery manufacturing with sodium-ion technology, and Clear Skies Hydrogen working on a liquid hydrogen refueling system.
- Alumni of the program, such as Holocene from Cohort 2, have achieved significant milestones like a groundbreaking direct air capture purchase agreement with Google at $100 per tonne.
The Fourth Cohort of Breakthrough Energy Fellows has been proudly launched, featuring 25 innovators from four countries working on 14 projects aimed at tackling pressing climate challenges. This program, part of Breakthrough Energy's Discovery platform, offers technical support, funding, and business resources to help innovators in challenging-to-decarbonize industries. The latest Cohort includes projects like HyperHeat developing an industrial heater with near 100% efficiency, Standard Potential Co. revolutionizing battery manufacturing with sodium-ion technology, and Clear Skies Hydrogen working on a liquid hydrogen refueling system. The Fellows program also emphasizes innovative hydrogen solutions, with projects like the one by Clear Skies Hydrogen aiming to make hydrogen fuel delivery as cost-effective and convenient as diesel. Alumni successes, such as Holocene's direct air capture purchase agreement with Google, demonstrate the program's impact in driving climate innovation. The application for Cohort 5 is now open, inviting breakthrough climate technology innovators to join and continue the mission of accelerating clean energy solutions.