Ten British Startups Pushing Boundaries In Green Technology
From electric vehicle charging to turning coffee beans into fuel, here are some of the most innovative and successful green tech companies in the UK
EnergyDeck
IoT is used in many different ways, although green tech firm Energydeck is using it to help organisations run their premises in more sustainable ways. It’s created a platform that captures and monitors energy, resource and environmental data. By doing this, users are able to find solutions in a bid to cut costs and increase efficiency. The company has been received with praise from a variety of organisations and key figures in technology, including The Tech Trailblazers and CODE_N awards.
Kelda Technology
Kelda Technology is another home-grown green tech start-up doing amazing things.. Researched and developed at the University of Southampton, it’s a water-saving product that harnesses automotive and aerospace technology to use half the water and energy of a standard shower. It works by using jet engine technology and adding air to the water stream, which the creators say bodes for a better showering experience. The company has used funding from the Department of Energy and Climate change to develop the tech and showcased it at FIBO trade show in Cologne and to the UK’s industry at the Elevate trade show at Olympia earlier this year.
Hybrid Air Vehicles
Hybrid Air Vehicles is a manufacturer of hybrid airships – eco-friendly aircraft that incorporate aerodynamics and lighter-than-air technologies so they can fly for several weeks. Founded in 2007, the company works with the likes of the US Army and UK Government, and in 2015 raised a record-breaking £2.1 million on Crowdcube while also receiving a grant from EU Horizon 2020. It returned to the crowdfunding platform earlier this year, raising £1.2 million from more than 1,500 investors.
Freevolt
Lord Drayson, the former science minister, is an entrepreneur revolutionising green tech. His start-up Freevolt has invented an energy harvesting technology that turns ambient radio frequency waves into electricity capable of charging low-power electronic devices. It’s scalable and suitable for use in technologies such as wearables, sensors and beacons. The first commercial application of Freevolt is the CleanSpace air sensor, which monitors air pollution in major cities across the world and sends this data to an additional app.
