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Bygen’s energy-efficient process for manufacturing activated carbon helps agribusinesses turn their biomass waste into a valuable industrial commodity.
Bygen’s energy-efficient process for manufacturing activated carbon helps agribusinesses turn their biomass waste into a valuable industrial commodity.
Technical advisor and co-founder of Bygen
Philip Kwong is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Adelaide’s School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials. He joined the university in 2009 and focuses on developing low-cost technologies that can facilitate a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. One of his ongoing research projects primarily deals with the conversion of agricultural waste into biochar, a form of charcoal that can act as a feedstock for making activated carbon and for sequestering carbon.In 2017, Kwong and two PhD students in his research group, Ben Morton and Lewis Dunnigan, began commercialization of the waste-to-activated carbon technology they had developed. A spin-off company called Bygen was established, with Dunnigan and Morton leading the startup. Kwong is a co-founder and technical advisor of the company.
Philip Kwong is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Adelaide’s School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials. He joined the university in 2009 and focuses on developing low-cost technologies that can facilitate a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. One of his ongoing research projects primarily deals with the conversion of agricultural waste into biochar, a form of charcoal that can act as a feedstock for making activated carbon and for sequestering carbon.In 2017, Kwong and two PhD students in his research group, Ben Morton and Lewis Dunnigan, began commercialization of the waste-to-activated carbon technology they had developed. A spin-off company called Bygen was established, with Dunnigan and Morton leading the startup. Kwong is a co-founder and technical advisor of the company.
CEO and co-founder of Bygen
Lewis Dunnigan is a researcher turned entrepreneur based in Australia. After earning a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and working as a researcher at the University of Edinburgh in the UK, Dunnigan returned to Australia. He had a brief stint as a visiting researcher and earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Adelaide.During his PhD, Dunnigan was a part of Philip Kwong’s research laboratory. His PhD project involved developing a system to generate activated charcoal and renewable energy from biomass. In 2017, Dunnigan, Kwong, and fellow PhD student Ben Morton decided to commercialize this technology and established a spin-off company called Bygen, which developed a low-cost, novel way to make activated carbon more sustainably using various forms of agricultural waste. Dunnigan is now the CEO of Bygen.
Lewis Dunnigan is a researcher turned entrepreneur based in Australia. After earning a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and working as a researcher at the University of Edinburgh in the UK, Dunnigan returned to Australia. He had a brief stint as a visiting researcher and earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Adelaide.During his PhD, Dunnigan was a part of Philip Kwong’s research laboratory. His PhD project involved developing a system to generate activated charcoal and renewable energy from biomass. In 2017, Dunnigan, Kwong, and fellow PhD student Ben Morton decided to commercialize this technology and established a spin-off company called Bygen, which developed a low-cost, novel way to make activated carbon more sustainably using various forms of agricultural waste. Dunnigan is now the CEO of Bygen.
CTO and co-founder of Bygen
Ben Morton is an Australian entrepreneur and a chemical engineer by training. While serving in the Royal Australian Infantry, he attended Flinders University, pursuing a double honours degree in physics and organic chemistry. After graduating in 2013, Morton briefly worked as a chemist at fertilizer company SprayGro. In 2016, he enrolled at the University of Adelaide to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering. There, he joined Philip Kwong’s research group and met fellow PhD student Lewis Dunnigan. Using technology they developed at the research group, in 2017 Morton, and Dunnigan established Bygen, a startup offering a low-cost, novel way process of making activated carbon using various forms of agricultural waste, with Kwong as a technical adviser and fellow co-founder. Morton is now CTO of Bygen.
Ben Morton is an Australian entrepreneur and a chemical engineer by training. While serving in the Royal Australian Infantry, he attended Flinders University, pursuing a double honours degree in physics and organic chemistry. After graduating in 2013, Morton briefly worked as a chemist at fertilizer company SprayGro. In 2016, he enrolled at the University of Adelaide to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering. There, he joined Philip Kwong’s research group and met fellow PhD student Lewis Dunnigan. Using technology they developed at the research group, in 2017 Morton, and Dunnigan established Bygen, a startup offering a low-cost, novel way process of making activated carbon using various forms of agricultural waste, with Kwong as a technical adviser and fellow co-founder. Morton is now CTO of Bygen.
Carbonstop claims to be China’s first company providing tools to help enterprises make low-carbon choices by analyzing and managing their carbon footprint.
Carbonstop claims to be China’s first company providing tools to help enterprises make low-carbon choices by analyzing and managing their carbon footprint.
bp ventures is an investment arm of the energy group BP with an annual venture investment budget between $150m and $200m. The group invests in new energy solutions, with over 30 startups’ investments in its portfolio supporting BP’s core business in oil and gas.bp ventures has increasingly invested over the past years in carbon-management technologies, low-carbon products, and advanced mobility through EV charging companies like the Chinese Shanghai PowerShare Tech and the California-based FreeWire Technologies.
bp ventures is an investment arm of the energy group BP with an annual venture investment budget between $150m and $200m. The group invests in new energy solutions, with over 30 startups’ investments in its portfolio supporting BP’s core business in oil and gas.bp ventures has increasingly invested over the past years in carbon-management technologies, low-carbon products, and advanced mobility through EV charging companies like the Chinese Shanghai PowerShare Tech and the California-based FreeWire Technologies.
Climate-KIC is an initiative supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), whose focus is to create and support a community of entrepreneurs and mentors that jointly develop and produce innovative ideas facilitating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Climate-KIC has launched various initiatives and acceleration programs across Europe targeted at growing startups that are tackling climate change, providing them with structure, assistance, mentoring and seed funding to develop low-carbon products and services.
Climate-KIC is an initiative supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), whose focus is to create and support a community of entrepreneurs and mentors that jointly develop and produce innovative ideas facilitating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Climate-KIC has launched various initiatives and acceleration programs across Europe targeted at growing startups that are tackling climate change, providing them with structure, assistance, mentoring and seed funding to develop low-carbon products and services.
CEO and Founder of Carbonstop
Yan graduated from Oxford University in 2009 with an MSc in Computer Science. Before that, he had worked at the IT company YTEC as a software engineer and project manager from 2006–2008. After graduation, he joined Best Foot Forward, one of the earliest global carbon footprint consulting companies as a senior software engineer, and worked there until March 2011 when he left to found Carbonstop.He is an expert reviewer of the UN IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project Technical Experts. He used to be a member of the China Youth Delegate for UNFCCC 2012 Doha Climate Change Conference.
Yan graduated from Oxford University in 2009 with an MSc in Computer Science. Before that, he had worked at the IT company YTEC as a software engineer and project manager from 2006–2008. After graduation, he joined Best Foot Forward, one of the earliest global carbon footprint consulting companies as a senior software engineer, and worked there until March 2011 when he left to found Carbonstop.He is an expert reviewer of the UN IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project Technical Experts. He used to be a member of the China Youth Delegate for UNFCCC 2012 Doha Climate Change Conference.
Albert Wenger is a managing partner at New York-based Union Square Ventures. He is also an angel investor with disclosed investments in 25 startups, many in the area of sustainability. His most recent investments have been in the April 2021 $6.2m seed round of Finnish carbon sequestration startup Carbon Culture and in the $9.5m Series A round of French web browser innovation company Beam.
Albert Wenger is a managing partner at New York-based Union Square Ventures. He is also an angel investor with disclosed investments in 25 startups, many in the area of sustainability. His most recent investments have been in the April 2021 $6.2m seed round of Finnish carbon sequestration startup Carbon Culture and in the $9.5m Series A round of French web browser innovation company Beam.
The Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, also known as Maharatna ONGC, is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India, contributing around 75% of India’s domestic production. It has committed to carbon reduction initiatives and has 15 projects that can potentially reduce total emissions equivalent to 2.1m tons of CO2 annually. String Bio is its first tech startup investment, part of the Series A round in 2019.
The Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, also known as Maharatna ONGC, is the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India, contributing around 75% of India’s domestic production. It has committed to carbon reduction initiatives and has 15 projects that can potentially reduce total emissions equivalent to 2.1m tons of CO2 annually. String Bio is its first tech startup investment, part of the Series A round in 2019.
Founded in 2017, Starlight Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Miami, Florida. Investing mainly in US-based startups, the VC currently has 29 startups in its portfolio including enterprises involved in alternative energy, carbon reduction or replacement and alt-proteins sectors. In 2020, the firm joined investment rounds for US deep-tech aerospace startup InterCosmos in July and the $84m Series A for fusion energy tech Commonwealth Fusion in May.
Founded in 2017, Starlight Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Miami, Florida. Investing mainly in US-based startups, the VC currently has 29 startups in its portfolio including enterprises involved in alternative energy, carbon reduction or replacement and alt-proteins sectors. In 2020, the firm joined investment rounds for US deep-tech aerospace startup InterCosmos in July and the $84m Series A for fusion energy tech Commonwealth Fusion in May.
The first in Asia and third in the world to create alternative protein from methane, offering a cost-effective, circular economy solution, producing high-protein animal feed.
The first in Asia and third in the world to create alternative protein from methane, offering a cost-effective, circular economy solution, producing high-protein animal feed.
Stylish garments created using materials technology, which can expand across seven sizes and last for years, offering a sustainable alternative to the heavy-polluting fashion industry.
Stylish garments created using materials technology, which can expand across seven sizes and last for years, offering a sustainable alternative to the heavy-polluting fashion industry.
Refurbed will expand Amazon-style refurbished electronics marketplace, with carbon-neutral plan to cut CO2 emissions and plant 1m trees in at-risk biodiversity hotspots worldwide.
Refurbed will expand Amazon-style refurbished electronics marketplace, with carbon-neutral plan to cut CO2 emissions and plant 1m trees in at-risk biodiversity hotspots worldwide.
Founded in 2015 in Limassol in Cyprus, Caspian Venture Capital Partners has at least six companies in its portfolio. Its last disclosed investment was in 2017 when it participated in sustainable transportation and magnetic levitation firm Hyperloop’s $135m Series B round. Prior to that, in 2015 it invested in US-based Diamond Foundry, the world’s first certified carbon-neutral lab-produced diamond manufacturer.
Founded in 2015 in Limassol in Cyprus, Caspian Venture Capital Partners has at least six companies in its portfolio. Its last disclosed investment was in 2017 when it participated in sustainable transportation and magnetic levitation firm Hyperloop’s $135m Series B round. Prior to that, in 2015 it invested in US-based Diamond Foundry, the world’s first certified carbon-neutral lab-produced diamond manufacturer.
FluroSat: Combining satellite imagery and farm data to predict crop issues
This year’s Future of Food Asia winner offers a crop management software that can be used with existing agritech platforms, adding value with machine learning, and is even used for sustainability reporting
CoRTP: Building sustainable supply chains with returnable packaging
The Shanghai-based startup’s award-winning returnable transit packaging reduced carbon emissions in 2020 by 250,000 tons, and the figure is estimated to reach 8m by 2030
Demand Side Instruments: Using small data to solve big problems
Following a €3.6m Series A round, the French startup is growing its workforce to commercialize its precision irrigation technology in new markets in Europe and North America
SWITCH Singapore 2021: Tapping the $1tn sustainability market in Southeast Asia
Falling costs and simplified deployment of sustainability solutions will help boost adoption, especially in underprivileged communities
AddVolt: Taking the diesel out of cold-chain transport to make it cleaner, more efficient
The Porto-based startup is winning over the refrigerated goods transportation industry in Europe with the world's first renewable energy plug-in electrical system for the sector
Dipole Tech: Using blockchain to democratize access to renewable energy in Asia
Having established key markets in the Philippines and Thailand, China’s Dipole Tech is next gaining ground at home for its energy trading app
Botree Cycling: Recovering critical metals from end-of-life batteries
The Beijing-based startup helps clients dismantle and recycle spent lithium batteries on-site, recovering over 90% of rare metals and reducing demand for mineral resources
The B2B platform for greater route efficiency and sustainability in trucking raised €17m despite supply chain disruptions, economic uncertainties during Covid-19
Clarity AI uses machine learning and data analytics to effectively assess and score environmental, social and governance performance of companies and investment portfolios
Xampla: Making strong, low-cost biodegradable plastic from peas
Inspired by the strength of spider silk, the Cambridge University spinoff has produced a plant-based, completely compostable alternative to microplastics
COMY Energy: Closing the plastic waste loop with chemical recycling
The Chinese startup transforms plastic wastes to virgin-quality recycled products without releasing toxic gas or pollution and is attracting interest from petrochemical giants and waste management companies
MioTech: Early mover in China ESG data and analytics for investing, corporate reporting
Hong Kong-based fintech uses AI technologies to monitor ESG data and risks in real time, turn unstructured data into reliable insights
X1 Wind's PivotBuoy: Innovative floating platform to help scale offshore wind energy
With a downwind turbine on its patented single point mooring system, Spanish startup X1 Wind aims to disrupt the market with light, cheaper and easy to install offshore platforms
Future Food Asia: Covid-19 sparked dramatic shifts in agriculture in China and India
Key Chinese players from e-commerce giant Pinduoduo and and agritech VC Omnivore share their insights at last week’s agrifood conference by ID Capital
Auara: Social enterprise and environmental sustainability in a bottle
Auara, with its 100% recycled-plastic mineral water bottles, aims to reduce its manufacturing carbon footprint while helping the most water-stressed citizens
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