About this Event
Join us in welcoming the 2nd Cohort of the Spark Cleantech Accelerator Program during a reception in their honor at the UT Research Park!
Cohort members will provide a brief introduction to their companies followed by networking while attendees enjoy complimentary drinks and appetizers.
Spark Cleantech Accelerator 2023 Cohort 2:
Farm to Flame, Stefano Alva, Pittsburgh, PA.
Farm to Flame Energy provides industrial manufacturing facilities the ability to repurpose their biomass waste into heating and/or electricity through an Energy as a Service business model. Their patented combustion process allows them to achieve a high combustion efficiency, which results in a smokeless and odorless burn from a variety of feedstocks that are typically unsuitable for energy generation.
Aligned Composites Technology, Pritesh Yeole & Vinit Dilipbhai Chaudhary, Knoxville, TN.
Aligned Composites Technology (ACT) is a University of Tennessee based company specializing in carding technology for the production of nonwoven mats specifically designed for fiber reinforced composites, with a focus on recycled carbon and natural fibers. By precisely aligning and blending fibers, they create anisotropic nonwoven mats with consistent and uniform fiber distribution. With their cutting-edge solutions, sustainable practices, and commitment to excellence, they create lightweight, durable, and high-performance aligned nonwoven preforms for a wide range of applications including automotive, medical equipment, sporting goods, infrastructure and more.
Vitruvian, Chris Sentz, Columbus, OH.
Vitruvian is reshaping housing with its autonomous construction platform that produces highly desirable homes at a fraction of the cost, build time, and labor of conventionally built homes. The company exists at the convergence of robotics, advanced materials, and artificial intelligence; empowering building in ways that are otherwise impossible.
INNO-NEAT Energy Solutions, Godfrey Simiyu Katiambo, Nairobi, Kenya
INNO-NEAT Energy Solutions is dedicated to addressing the global challenge of clean drinking water access. Their flagship product, Safisolar, is a solar-powered water filter that provides a sustainable and affordable solution for communities facing water scarcity and contamination issues. Safisolar combines innovative technology with solar energy to remove contaminants, including bacteria and viruses from water sources, ensuring safe and clean drinking water. The system incorporates advanced membrane filtration technologies to achieve high-quality water purification. It is portable, easy to use, and requires minimal maintenance. The system is offered to low-income off-grid communities through a Pay-as-you-Go model thereby lowering the costs of ownership for these communities.
Algaeo, Nicholas Sokol, Knoxville, TN.
Algaeo creates systems that help farmers produce sustainable, efficient, and organic fertilizers on site using micro-algae and AI driven hardware. Algae grows quickly, takes carbon dioxide from the air, and are easily grown under a variety of conditions. Algae fertilizer has been shown to boost yield on a variety of crops and help farmers boost their soil health. Through Algaeo, farmers can purchase algae fertilizer directly, or buy the equipment to grow their own fertilizer.
Agri-Tech Producers, Joe James, Columbia, SC.
Agri-Tech Producers uses their patented Combined Remediation and Bio-Product Production Process to plant then multi-task fast and large-growing Bio-Crops, to cost-effectively capture large amounts of atmospheric CO 2, remediate air, soil and water, and produce a variety of Bio-Products, in which the captured Carbon can be sequestered.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Institute of Advanced Materials & Manufacturing (IAMM), 2641 Osprey Vista Way, Knoxville, United States
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