Those are the two backbones of any business. Even bad companies can have bad management and bad systems, but they are still the cores of their bad business. There has been great advances in both – management using tools to optimize manufacturing and logistics, and systems providing ever more granularity of data and processing it into answers. The next step should have been obvious, but it is starting to take hold. Using systems to actively manage and supply management with real-time data and complex answers makes it a much more integrated and efficient outcome. And as the recent conflicts have confirmed, energy is now understood as one of the world’s most critical industries. So having 5-10 different systems running 5-10 different processes – charging batteries, converting solar, running electronics – can be simplified and made more efficient through a single source? Some of the most amazing and lucrative businesses are those consumers never see but make them beneficiaries of it.

For this Company Spotlight, we interviewed CZAR Power’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Tony Frisone). CZAR Power has developed an all-in-one smart energy solution to support the deployment of clean energy sources and electric fast-charging. For more information on CZAR Power, please visit www.czar-power.com.

Background: Before co-founding CZAR Power in 2019, Tony Frisone served in the U.S. Army for eight years during which he was a Counter-IED Officer in Afghanistan. While deployed, he noticed that diesel fuel transport vehicles were often the targets of IEDs. This made him realize how critical ...............READ MORE

Electric Hydrogen manufactures, delivers and commissions the world’s most powerful electrolyzers for critical industries to produce the lowest cost green hydrogen. Electric Hydrogen’s complete 100MW solution is capable of producing nearly 50 tons of green hydrogen per day at transformational low cost to help its customers meet their decarbonization goals and includes all system components required to turn water and electricity into green hydrogen, including power conversion, gas processing, water treatment and thermal management. The new capital will accelerate the company’s manufacturing and deployment plans to meet strong customer demand for its power-dense green hydrogen systems.

CarbonCycle is a carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) developer focused on the development, capitalization, and operation of carbon storage assets throughout North America. CarbonCycle aims to partner with natural gas processors and other related industrial emitters to decarbonize their operations by developing solutions to safely capture, transport, and permanently sequester CO2 deep underground. CarbonCycle plans to use the committed capital to execute on its strategy to develop CCS projects, primarily focusing on natural gas processing facilities and other related industrial emitters.

Qube Technologies (“Qube”) is a Calgary-based technology company that has developed a low-cost environmental surveillance technology, helping primary industries, such as oil and gas, cost-effectively detect, quantify, and reduce methane and other emissions. Qube has grown rapidly since its last funding round eighteen months ago. The Company has seen a 15x increase in deployments and is now working with over 80 clients globally. This funding will allow Qube to advance research and development to enhance its emissions monitoring solutions and release new product lines, expand its international presence, break into the waste treatment, renewable natural gas and mining industries and attract top talent.

Amperon is a technology company based in Houston that builds AI-powered electricity analytics for energy market participants. Founded in 2018, Amperon empowers businesses to make informed decisions, optimize energy utilization, and work toward a more sustainable grid. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, Amperon is the forecasting company of the energy transition. The funding will propel Amperon's evolution from an electricity demand forecasting platform to a comprehensive data analytics solution, enabling businesses to navigate the energy complex and accelerate grid decarbonization.

Osmoses is an industrial separations company with a novel membrane technology that purifies gases, the world’s smallest molecules, with unprecedented performance and efficiency. Founded in 2021 and spun out of MIT, Osmoses’ breakthrough polymer platform is reducing the energy and capital needed to drive global energy transition. This funding propels Osmoses toward commercialization, getting first products into the hands of key partners and scaling the team to deliver on its ambitious goal of playing a foundational role in decarbonizing heavy industry.

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