OxfordPV

Parkwalk closes OxfordPV investment for the UK Tech Fund I OxfordPV has developed a new solar cell technology that is manufactured from inexpensive, abundant, non-toxic and non-corrosive organic materials and can be scaled to any volume. The technology replaces the liquid electrolyte with a solid organic semiconductor, enabling entire solar modules to be screen printed

Xeros

Cleans up at the Climate Week Awards British invention uses beads to clean clothes, saving water, energy, carbon and waste Advanced Manufacturing Park (Sheffield, UK), 28 March 2011. The first Climate Week Awards has named Xeros as the ‘Best Technological Breakthrough’ for the unique way that Xeros cleans clothes by using hardly any water. Harnessing

ACAL Energy

Parkwalk closes ACAL Energy investment for UK Tech Fund I ACAL Energy is the world’s leading developer of low cost PEM Fuel Cells systems. The ACAL hydrogen fuel cell technology uses a low cost liquid catalyst, reducing platinum use by up to 90%, enabling ACAL’s fuel cells to be commercially competitive with existing stationary diesel

ACAL Energy

Carbon Trust invests £1m in ACAL A small company whose technology could cut the cost of hydrogen powered cars is to receive a £1m investment from the Carbon Trust, the government arm that pioneers carbon reduction. Acal Energy is working with Solvay, the Belgian chemical company, and an unnamed Japanese car manufacturer, and hopes to

ACAL Energy

Innovative Fuel Cell ready for installation ACAL Energy and its development partners have put the ground works in place to install the world’s first FlowCath® fuel cell technology system to be used in a practical application at Solvay Interox Ltd, Warrington site. ACAL Energy is the developer of affordable and reliable fuel cell engines based

OxfordPV

Spin-out touts printed solar cells Start-up company believes that its organic solar cell technology has potential to reach conversion efficiencies of around 10%. A University of Oxford, UK, spin-off company claims that its printable, dye-based thin-film solar cells will ultimately offer a much more cost-effective way to harness solar energy.

Xeros

WWF’s “Top 20 Global Green Game-Changers” LONDON — While politicians bicker over international action on global warming, many companies are taking the lead and cutting greenhouse gas emissions on their own. While such efforts are unlikely to be enough without strong incentives and regulation from governments, environmentalists are encouraged by how seriously some in the

Eykona

Parkwalk closes investment in Eykona for the UK Tech Fund I Eykona develops state-of-art imaging solutions to capture dermal characteristics and shape from the human body. Eykona’s first product addresses the substantial unmet need for objective measurement and clinical characterisation of hard-to-heal wounds such as diabetic ulcers.

Xeros

TIME magazine 2010 Best Inventions The (Almost) Waterless Washing Machine By Claire SuddathThursday, Nov. 11, 2010 You probably don’t think about this every time you separate your whites, but the U.S. uses more than 330 billion gal. of water on laundry each year, according to the British firm Xeros Ltd. The company is developing a

Xeros

Parkwalk closes investment in Xeros for the UK Tech Fund I Xeros’ mission is to convert the traditional world of aqueous washing to Xeros polymer bead cleaning. Conventional laundry has always used a lot fresh water – a precious resource. Xeros polymer beads replace the majority of that water. The unique cleaning action creates a