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Today is Newlab's first pilot showcase and featured on the center stage is the itselectric EV curbside charger & our very own 2024 MINI Cooper SE. ⚡️👏 The climate innovation showcase includes eight deep tech founders demoing climate tech solutions they’re piloting with Newlab and strategic corporate partners to drive real-world environmental outcomes. Interested in seeing the demos? Register to view the showcase virtually: https://lnkd.in/efGbiHGq

Virtus Solis Technologies (C14) was recently featured on Space.com discussing how SpaceX's Starship will be a game changer for space-based solar power generation. 🚀 "For space-based solar power to work, you need to have heavy-lift launch, you need to have wireless power transfer and you need to have the economics. Once you have low-cost access to space, that's one less miracle that you need to have solved." - John Bucknell, PE Founder at Virtus Solis and former SpaceX rocket engineer. The Cohort 14 team is working on ground breaking technology by manufacturing large scale space based solar power plants, which are able to provide clean, firm, scalable energy to end-users anywhere on the planet, anytime in any weather. 🌎 Read the article linked below and learn more about the startup. 👇

Fishing Nets to Furniture: Gravity Wave’s Plan to Clean The Ocean 🌊 In the midst of prevalent climate pessimism, our recent feature by Thomas Falconer for URBAN-X offers a ray of hope. Undoubtedly, plastic pollution presents a significant challenge, affecting our world on a daily basis. However, the emergence of companies such as Gravity Wave, founded by Amaia Rodríguez Sola and Julen Rodriguez, provides a compelling reason to persist in our efforts for a better tomorrow. Read the URBAN-X Founder Spotlight here ➡️: https://lnkd.in/emN-28sh

👀⚡️👏 Keep it up Lectrium! The Cohort 14 team is building a point-of-sale EV charger installation platform connecting dealerships with EV buyers, and EV buyers with electricians.

Congratulation’s to our Managing Director Johan Schwind for being awarded the Crain's New York Business 2024 Notable Leaders in Sustainability! As a founding member of URBAN-X, Johan has worked closely with over 100 startups with the vision of reimagining city life for a more sustainable future. His dedication to finding innovative solutions for our planet and people inspires our growing community of founders and tech enthusiasts everyday. We’re so proud to have him as a leader!👏 Read the entire article here: https://lnkd.in/e2NFZNNC

Earth Day 2024 is a call to action for our Planet vs Plastics. URBAN-X sees this as a call for Innovation. In our latest founders spotlight Thomas Falconer shares "Over 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally every year. Global plastic waste more than doubled to 353 million tons from 2000 to 2019. According to Roland Geyer, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans by weight than there are fish." Amaia Rodríguez Sola and Julen Rodriguez are the Co-founders of Gravity Wave, a startup that employs partnerships with local fishers along with blockchain technology to transform recovered fishing nets into furniture for public spaces and innovative offices and homes. The Spain based team joined URBAN-X for the 2023 MINI Impact Program. What will you do for our planet and our people? 🌎 Read our latest Founder Spotlight and become inspired. ⬇️ #EarthDay #EarthDay2024 #PlanetvsPlastics #Innovation #Circularity #Startups #WaterConservation

Almost daily we're confronted with bad news about the health of our planet. But our many portfolio founders prove that we can in fact change things for the better. What will you do this Earth Day? — Amaia Rodríguez Sola Gravity Wave Arianna Armelli Dorothy Baruch Herzfeld Popwheels Lindsey Dukles Vycarb Richard Mokuolu Roland Mokuolu Partsimony Peter Barba Lectrium David Tse Chargely 🎥: Wavelength Justin Fischer Emma He Michael Prall #EarthDay #EarthDay2024 #SaveThePlanet #SustainableLiving #ProtectOurPlanet #Startups #Innovation

URBAN-X is proud to accelerate MINI’s drive towards a more innovative future for our cities, people, and planet. Watch the latest episode of A Moment With MINI featuring MINI USA Vice President Mike Peyton, URBAN-X Managing Director Johan Schwind and itselectric Founder and COO Tiya Gordon. 🚗⚡️⬇️

The latest URBAN-X Founder Spotlight - featuring Garrett Boudinot & Vycarb. 💡 CO2 emissions hit record highs, up 1.1% in 2023 due to post-COVID economic rebound & coal use. While global emissions are projected to decline after 2025, temperatures may still rise by 1.5°C by 2035. Urgent action is imperative and Garrett Boudinot & Vycarb are at the forefront, creating innovating technology to curb emissions and pave the way for a sustainable future. Read the entire story written by Thomas Falconer ➡️: https://lnkd.in/enbbE-Us #CarbonCapture #CO2 #Innovation #Startups #Climateaction #EmissionsReduction #Sustainability #ClimateInnovation

A Carbon Capture Startup in the Fight Against Climate Change. 🌊 Our most recent article written by Thomas Falconer delves deep into the urgent quest to reduce CO2 emissions, spotlighting the innovative strategy spearheaded by Brooklyn-based startup Vycarb (C13) and its founder & CEO, Garrett Boudinot. “Historically, water-based carbon has been very difficult to quantify. For this reason, other companies who remove CO₂ in water have chosen to rely on modeling to understand the impact of their projects. At Vycarb, we measure the entirety of the carbon cycle directly and in real time. This means a lower cost and a more distributed approach to CO₂ removal. It also means carbon projects that partners and buyers can trust.” Read the entire article linked below. ⬇️