SEaB Power and others enter industrial discussions with Shimizu following UK-APAC Tech Progress Programme reverse pitch
SEaB Energythe developer of a pioneering anaerobic digestion system that produces power from natural waste, has received the chance to forge a partnership with Shimizu Corporationcertainly one of Japan’s largest civil engineering, development and structure corporations. Representatives of SEaB Power are actually invited to Shimizu’s NOVARE innovation facility in Singapore to discover collaboration preparations with the company.
This was the end result of a reverse pitch held in London, involving 10 UK scaleups vying to unravel a ‘net zero building’ problem posed by Shimizu. It was organised by the UK-APAC Tech Growth Programmewhich helps high-growth know-how corporations to discover and safe industrial alternatives within the APAC area.
At the beginning of the occasion, representatives from Shimizu set out their plans to collaborate with UK tech corporations to advance the company’s ‘Vision of 2030’ sustainable enterprise technique. Every of the ten corporations – fastidiously chosen from among the many UK’s main sustainability tech startups – then offered how its know-how may assist Shimizu’s imaginative and prescient, earlier than collaborating in a Q&A session.
Shimizu chosen SEaB Power because the winner due to its revolutionary, compact, easy-to-install anaerobic digestion methods housed in transport containers. The methods are already being put in globally, each by SEaB Power immediately and thru distribution and licensing agreements.
Sandra Sassow, SEaB Power’s CEO, stated: “We’re thrilled that Shimizu recognised the value creation opportunity of using sustainable energy and reducing CO2 emissions via our waste-to-energy technology. Our various sized platforms and the significant reduction in emissions they deliver will help Shimizu win new construction orders and further promote the use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources. This aligns with the corporation’s ‘Vision of 2030’ to realise a sustainable society.”
Shimizu has additionally invited three of the opposite collaborating corporations to progress industrial discussions. They’re:
- Faradai: a provider of synthetic intelligence (AI)-based methods for power and emissions monitoring
- Low Carbon Materials: a climate-tech firm that develops product improvements for the decarbonisation of emission-intensive development supplies reminiscent of concrete and asphalt
- re:sustain: a provider of an power optimisation know-how that works with any constructing administration system and makes use of calibrated digital twins to ship scalable carbon and power price financial savings for industrial buildings.
Daisuke Kato, Head of the Acceleration Group at Shimizu’s NOVARE facility, stated: “Our deal with sustainability is powerful, particularly in Southeast Asia the place we’ve a protracted historical past in development. We had been due to this fact delighted discover the options on supply within the UK-APAC Tech Progress Programme’s reverse pitch.
“The event was incredibly insightful and we were impressed by the advanced technologies and expertise showcased by the UK companies in the field of net-zero buildings. They highlighted that UK sustainability efforts are a few steps ahead of Japan, which is valuable knowledge as we strive to close the gap in APAC. It was inspiring to see so many UK tech companies aligned with our goals for a sustainable future in Asia Pacific.”
Dr Lian Hutchings, Head of Progress at Low Carbon Supplies, stated: “It was an honour to be selected to present our net zero construction solutions to Shimizu. As a climate tech startup with ambitions to expand into new geographical markets, including the APAC region, we very much look forward to continuing our discussions with the corporation.”
The UK-APAC Tech Progress Programme gives free and subsidised assist to know-how corporations aspiring to enter a number of of 11 markets: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. It’s delivered on behalf of the federal government by worldwide enterprise improvement consultancy Intralink.
Corporations can apply to take part here.
Jeremy Shaw, who leads UK-APAC Tech Progress Programme, stated: “Initiatives reminiscent of this are simply a number of the methods the Programme highlights the most recent UK applied sciences to potential clients and companions in Asia Pacific. The truth that Shimizu has determined to proceed discussions not simply with the winner however with three of the opposite collaborating corporations is affirmation of the large curiosity in UK know-how.
“We congratulate SEaB and the other participants and look forward to supporting them on the next stage of their journey into the APAC region.”
