Race to net zero: Competing for the top emissions solution
Race to net zero: Competing for the top emissions solution






HyWatts power-plant-in-a-box delivers reliable zero-emission energy anywhere for power-intensive businesses at as low as half the price of electricity from utility companies by combining on-site solar energy production with our breakthrough energy storage technology. We address the needs of the rapidly electrifying economy, with growing demand for EVs, Data Centers, crypto mining, and other power-intensive industries driving the need for more power.

We use special microorganisms for direct electricity generation in battery and decarbonization.

EcoForge aims to tackle the construction industry's 39% CO2 emissions with innovative hemp based ceiling tiles. These tiles are eco-friendly, non-toxic, and improve building safety and comfort. Our unique hemp species creates stronger, cost-effective solutions, supporting a greener planet.

Wastewater treatment is expensive, troublesome, and toxic. The status quo to remediate wastewater typically includes fiscally inexpensive treatment methods that have high environmental costs due to the use of harsh chemicals, which leach into the groundwater and surface streams. However, greener methods are fiscally expensive to set up and operate and require five to ten times the energy and labor compared to standard treatments. we are proposing the use of engineered microorganisms to remediate toxic contaminants from water. We have genetically engineered yeast to capture heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, and mercury, from various water sources.

Ada IQ, an AI research company, improves the product development process with ProductGPT. It provides a holistic perspective on how consumers feel about specific product features, from SKU to market segment. It automatically draws insights from millions of data points across different sources to uniquely identify consumer needs and validate designs, before prototyping. Product Managers and designers can leverage insights in real-time for both existing and new designs to make better decisions, faster.

Aclymate educates and empowers small & mid-size businesses to measure, reduce, report, and offset their climate footprint at an affordable price and without requiring expertise. We connect to the data systems our customers already have to provide them a full-scope carbon accounting through a SaaS solution. For those that need extra help, we offer an integrated carbon bookkeeping service and for companies that are looking to offset, Aclymate offers the largest selection of offsets available on the web. We're founded by climate experts who have both led carbon companies previously, advised the US Climate Alliance on policy and markets, and developed the largest offset reforestation project in US history.

Esger's AI automates the desktop due diligence process for companies' suppliers. Our AI performs audit reviews against companies’ own code of conducts in under 3 minutes, assigns sustainability risk scores for suppliers, generates Corrective Action Plans, and presents aggregate trends and granular insights from real audit data. Using our AI, customers have reduced the amount of time spent on desktop due diligence from ~15 hours to 10-15 mins.

Carbon Negative Solutions is a platform company using our proprietary AI to develop and commercialize carbon negative concrete & concrete products, the most produced material in the world. Our leading product is carbon negative supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that are up-cycled from zero-value waste streams resulting in a product that is cleaner, cost less to produce, and replaces more cement (>50%) than traditional SCMs.

The global water crisis and the fight against climate change demand transformative solutions. Desalination and reliance on over-stressed water sources are unsustainable, both environmentally and economically. PiKARE's revolutionary AWEG technology disrupts the status quo. We extract clean water directly from the air and generate surplus energy with our patented system.






At FEI 2024, nine cutting-edge startups pitched their net zero emissions solutions in a thrilling "Shark Tank"-style competition. Each startup had just 2 minutes to pitch their net zero solution, 6 judges to win over, and $25,000 on the line. From AI-driven supply chain tools to carbon-negative concrete, these sustainable pioneers showcased technologies with the potential to transform industries and combat climate change. Find out who was crowned the winner and took home the FEI X All Things Innovation prize money now.