Innovation Spotlight

Alan Branagh of Net Zero Alchemists reveals how Belfast Harbour became the first in the UK to install water-borne tech to capture and remove litter and microplastics

Kirk Siderman-Wolter, founder of Darlington-based Take Root Bio, explains how the company is learning from astronauts to convert dairy waste into energy back on Earth

Hashem Arouzi, founder and CEO of Ahbstra, reflects on how a 'catalogue of setbacks' have been overcome to launch the company's patented atmospheric water harvesting tech

Moletsane Mophethe, founder and CEO at Metal Morph, reflects on the company's journey after confirming recent investment from Sustainable Ventures, Green Angel Ventures, Aqcelerator, and Found Capital

Sampo Lahtinen explains how generative AI firm CuspAI helped Kemira explore around 300 trillion material structures with the potential to tackle waterborne PFAS

Andy Cunningham, CEO at GeoPura, explains how the firm hopes to build on early work with Netflix and the MoD to deploy thousands of green hydrogen power units

Dr Avi Baruch, CEO and co-founder at Climingo, discusses overcoming weather forecast 'inertia', and the thrilling pace and scale of meteorological innovation

Sequest CEO and co-founder Gary Ganz looks ahead to the launch of the firm's first commercial facility, as company strives to deliver 'repeatability at scale'

Dr Daniel Stewart, co-founder and CEO at Southampton University spin-out Viridi, explains why chemicals are an 'often-overlooked' part of the green transition

Matt and Jonny Browning of Brothers Make discuss how they are reworking plastic from broken pickleballs and single-use pens